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by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump barreled through warnings of a damaging trade war with China Thursday, vowing an additional $100 billion in tit-for-tat tariffs on Beijing. Having already asked for $50 billion worth of Chinese goods to be punitively taxed, Trump responded to Beijing’s countermeasures by doubling down. “Rather than remedy its misconduct, China has chosen to harm our farmers and manufacturers,” Trump said in […]
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Oscar-nominated Japanese anime director Isao Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and was best known for his work “Grave of the Fireflies”, has died aged 82, the studio said on Friday. The winner of many awards domestically and internationally, Takahata was considered one of the greats of Japanese animated film and is often linked with long-term Studio Ghibli collaborator Hayao Miyazaki. He enjoyed a career spanning […]
by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France Presse BHAKTAPUR, Nepal (AFP) — A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago is hoping to finally reach the summit after Nepal’s top court overruled a controversial government ban on blind and double amputee climbers. Xia Boyu is the first double amputee to be given a permit to climb the world’s highest mountain after the ban was revoked. The 69-year-old said the measure, introduced […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Incoming Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said he would focus on internal cleansing in the PNP once he assumes the post on April 18. In a television interview on Friday, Albayalde said he would “put responsibility on the ground” so that if commanders did not discipline their men, “merong kalalagyan sila.” “Mangilan ngilan lang naman sila (police scalawags),” Albayalde said. So far, he said he does not have […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers were already getting into NBA playoff mode even before coach Tyronn Lue returned to the bench on Thursday night. LeBron James scored 13 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as Cleveland made sure Lue’s return was a successful one with a 119-115 win over the Washington Wizards. James helped the Cavaliers claw their way back from a 17-point deficit and hold onto the number […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Conor McGregor has turned himself into US police Thursday night following an incident where he allegedly attacked a shuttle bus loaded with fellow mixed martial arts fighters who were attending a New York media event. The 29-year-old McGregor surrendered to the 78th Precinct station but there was no immediate indication whether charges had been filed, the New York Post reported. The newspaper said McGregor was being questioned and would […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics flagged Friday a first-quarter operating profit of 15.6 trillion won ($14.7 billion), a record for any three-month period, as it benefited from soaring demand for its memory chips for mobile devices. Sales for January to March are expected to reach 60 trillion won, the world’s largest maker of smartphones and memory chips said in an earnings forecast. The profit forecast from Samsung Electronics — the flagship subsidiary of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inanunsyo ng Department of Education ang pagpapalawig ng senior high school voucher program application para sa susunod na School Year. Layon nitong bigyang-daan ang mga nais makahabol sa pagsusumite ng mga kaukulang dokumento ng mga estudyanteng nakakumpleto ng Grade 10 at nais magtuloy sa Senior High School level. Hinimok nila ang lahat ng mga interesado na maaaring magsumite sa pamamagitan ng kanilang website na ovap.deped.gov.ph hanggang Abril 27.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Wala umanong dahilan para mag-inhibit ang apat na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema sa gagawing oral arguments ukol sa inihaing quo warranto case laban kay Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Ayon kay Attorney Larry Gadon, complainant sa impeachment laban kay Sereno, walang grounds para mag-inhibit sina Associate Justices Diosdado Peralta, Francis Jardeleza, Noel Tijam at Lucas Bersamin na sinasabing hindi magiging patas sa pagdedesisyon sa usapin. Una rito hiniling ng kampo […]
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy and its affiliate offices will be closed to the public on Monday, April 9. The US Embassy said this was in observance of Araw ng Kagitingan. The embassy and its affiliate offices will resume services on Tuesday, April 10.
Duterte also asked traders to bring down price of rice sold in market, source says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the abolition of the National Food Authority Council. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said in a radio interview on Friday that the President gave the order in a meeting with rice traders on Thursday. According to Piñol, the NFA and other agencies that have to do with agriculture will be transferred to the […]
If abuses are committed, they “cannot claim immunity from having to account for them,” Poe says (Eagle News) — Three senators hailed Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre’s resignation, with one saying it only proves no one is safe in President Rodrigo Duterte’s official family. “Pwede kang ma-endo anytime by the President…Whether the exit was graceful or unceremonious, one thing is also certain — the actions undertaken by the resigned official while in office can be assessed […]
