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PARIS, France (AFP) — Heavy snowfall and deadly blizzards lashed Europe Thursday, forcing airports to cancel or delay flights around the continent, as a deep freeze gripped countries from the far north to Mediterranean beaches in the south. The snowstorms, unusual for much of Europe at this time of year, left roads blocked, thousands of drivers stranded and schools shut, with weather agencies predicting the biting cold would continue in parts of the region at […]
by Gaël Branchereau Agence France-Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Spotify may uncontestably be the king of music streaming, but as the Swedish firm prepares for a stock listing, there is still a divide whether its reign is benign or not for artists and the music industry. “We really do believe that we can improve the world, one song at a time,” Spotify’s 35-year-old chief executive and co-founder Daniel Ek said in the documents filed to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Thursday advocated the death penalty for drug dealers, escalating his tough-on-crime rhetoric amid an opioid crisis that kills an estimated 200 Americans a day. “The drug dealers, the drug pushers, they are really doing damage,” Trump said during a White House meeting on the crisis. “Some countries have a very, very tough penalty. The ultimate penalty and, by the way, they, they have much less […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Strong holiday season sales of Apple’s newest smartwatch propelled the California tech giant into the lead in wearable tech in 2017, a market tracker said Thursday. A report by the research firm IDC said Apple jumped to the front of the wearables pack in the fourth quarter following the release of Apple Watch 3 and placed at the top of the market for the full year as well. While official […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street stocks fell sharply Thursday after President Donald Trump said he will enact steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, reviving worries of a trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 1.7 percent to close 24,608.98, above the worst levels of the day. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 1.3 percent to end at 2,677.67, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.3 percent to 7,180.356. Trump, at […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada’s Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Thursday a US proposal to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would be “unacceptable.” “We’re following this situation very carefully,” Champagne told parliament. “Any tariffs or quotas that would be imposed on our Canadian steel and aluminum industry would be unacceptable. Any such decision would have an impact on both sides of the border.” Canada is the largest supplier of both steel and aluminum […]
by Andrew Beatty and Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Despite fierce opposition from inside the White House, US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced punishing steel and aluminum tariffs, teeing up a possible trade war with major producers as well as China. Trump ended rumor and counter-rumor about his administration’s intentions, by saying that “next week” he would sign off on measures designed to protect US producers. Meeting at the […]
by Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva and Theo Merz Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday launched what appeared to be the start of a new arms race with Washington, as he boasted of a new generation of “invincible” Russian weapons developed in response to the threat posed by the United States. Putin praised Russia’s new hypersonic missiles and cutting-edge submarines during a state of the nation address that also touched on economic […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday suggested that the military and police put up mobile checkpoints instead of permanent ones. The President made the suggestion in a speech before the police and military in Davao, following what he said were the sniping attacks done by the enemies on permanent checkpoints that resulted in the deaths of government security troops. “Everyone manning the detachment and at a distance, they did not need to attack […]
(Eagle News) — Those who receive their pension benefits from the Social Security System during the first five days of March will get them a little later. In a statement on Thursday, SSS said the “slight delay” was “due to enhancements in the e-disbursement system, which caused the delayed release of funds to the partner-banks.” The agency said the system enhancements were necessary to ensure “better service delivery.” “The SSS, however, assures the pensioners who […]
(Eagle News) — The bicameral committee of Congress has reconciled the Senate and House of Representatives versions of an amended anti-hazing law. Senator Panfilo Lacson said that under the reconciled version of Senate Bill 1662 and House Bill 6573, stricter penalties were imposed for hazing. Officials of a group that resorts to hazing are also made liable under the reconciled version even if they are not present during the rites. “Tinaasan ang lahat na penalties […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday again accused the United Nations of interfering in the country’s affairs. “When the human rights or whoever is that rapporteur arrives, my order to you is, do not answer… Who are they and who are you to interfere in the way I would run my country?” Duterte said in a speech before policemen in Davao City. Duterte made the comment after Iceland Foreign Minister Gudlaugur thor Thordarson called on the Philippines to […]
