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by Sam Reeves Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Uber sold its Southeast Asian business to rival Grab on Monday, ending a bruising battle between the ride-hailing behemoths and marking the US firm’s latest retreat from international markets. Singapore-based Grab is taking over the ride-sharing and food delivery operations of Uber in the region, with the California-headquartered company to receive a 27.5 percent stake in the business in return. The sale is Uber’s […]
by Elaine Yu Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — From murals made famous by Instagram to painting battles, Hong Kong’s once largely underground street art scene has exploded in recent years and is now blossoming across the city’s walls and alleyways. The commercial high end of the art world is at the fore in March, with gallerists, collectors, and celebrities descending on Hong Kong for the annual Art Basel fair. But English mural […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Monday urged Iran to stop sending weapons into Yemen and instead use its influence to end the conflict, as the Saudi-led coalition’s military intervention enters its fourth year. Saudi Arabia has been leading an aerial bombing campaign in support of the government and against the Iranian-backed Huthi rebels. The United Nations has found Tehran in violation of an arms embargo on Yemen by failing to block supplies of […]
(Eagle News)—The Bureau of Customs filed on Monday charges against four importers and brokers for “gross undervaluation of imports and large-scale agricultural smuggling.” Charged were owners and customs brokers of Granstar Premiere Sports Corporation and Seven Myth Marketing. Fabian Go, Granstar’s owner, and customs broker Norinel Quezana were charged in connection with the illegal shipment of 112 units of brand new Vespa scooters that originated from Singapore and arrived at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets extended last week’s worldwide plunge as investors fret that Donald Trump’s controversial tariffs on $60 billion of Chinese goods will spark a trade war that would hammer the global economy. The US move to impose levies, claiming China is breaching intellectual property rights, sparked a rout of equities across the world, while China warned it was “not afraid of a trade war”. US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) na hindi saklaw ng number-coding scheme ang mga passenger bus sa Metro Manila simula Marso 29 hanggang Abril 2. Sa abiso ng MMDA, inialis muna ang pagpapatupad ng number-coding scheme para sa provincial at city buses upang makasakay ang maraming bilang ng mga pasahero. Samantala, patuloy na ipapatupad ang number coding sa iba pang mga sasakyan sa mga nabanggit na araw. https://youtu.be/7flHj-NmYi0
HERMOSA, Bataan (Eagle News) – Dead-on-arrival sa pagamutan ang anak ng dating mayor ng Hermosa, Bataan. Kinilala ang biktima na si Dr. Christian Cruz, 39 taong gulang, anak ni dating Hermosa Mayor Efren J. Cruz. Natagpuan ang nakababatang Cruz sa loob ng kanilang tahanan sa Brgy. Palihan noong Sabado, Marso 24. Mismong ang ama ng biktima ang nagsugod sa ospital. Natagpuan rin ang naagnas nang labi ng asawa nito na nakilalang si Larlyn Belleza, 31, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng pumasok na ngayong araw sa Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) ang low pressure area o LPA na binabantayan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Ayon sa PAGASA, wala pa itong direktang epekto sa bansa ngayon at batay sa forecast track hindi rin magla-landfall sa kahit anong bahagi ng kalupaan. Sakaling maging ganap na tropical depression, tatawagin itong ‘Caloy.’ Samantala patuloy ang pag-iral ng northeast monsoon o hanging […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na walang Pilipinong naapektuhan ng pinakahuling terror attack sa France. Hinihinalang terorista ang walang habas na namaril sa bahagi ng Carcassone at Trebes na ikinasawi ng tatlo katao at ikinasugat ng labing anim (16) na iba pa. Kinondena naman ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano ang nangyaring pag-atake kasabay ng pagpapaabot ng pakikiramay sa mga naulilang pamilya ng mga biktima at maging […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Seoul is pushing for “Gangnam Style” star Psy to perform in next week’s historic concerts by South Korean artists in the North’s capital, multiple reports said. A team of at least nine South Korean pop acts is set to visit North Korea next week for two concerts in Pyongyang, the first of their kind for more than a decade. The shows — part of reconciliatory moves ahead of a planned […]
At least 37 people were killed when a fire ripped through a busy shopping centre in an industrial city in western Siberia, with scores more reported missing, including children. Images on Russian television showed thick black smoke pouring out of the Winter Cherry shopping centre in the city of Kemerovo, which also houses a sauna, a bowling alley and a multiplex cinema and was packed with people on Sunday afternoon. “At this time, we […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Paiigtingin ng Inter-Agency Council for Traffic o i-ACT ang kanilang kampanya kontra sa mga colorum na pampublikong sasakyan ngayong araw, Marso 26. Iniutos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang crackdown sa mga colorum vehicle kasunod ng aksidente sa Occidental Mindoro kung saan labing siyam (19) na pasahero ang namatay. Sinabi ni Transportation Undersecretary Tim Orbos, target nila ang mga bus terminal sa Metro Manila at mga kalapit lalawigan katuwang ang Philippine […]
