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PARIS, France (AFP) — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday said Russia bore responsibility for recent chemical attacks by the Syrian government, which Moscow backs in the country’s civil war. “Only yesterday more than 20 civilians, most of them children, were victims of an apparent chlorine gas attack,” Tillerson said of the reported attack in Eastern Ghouta that left its victims struggling to breathe. “Whoever conducted the attacks, Russia ultimately bears responsibility for […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Most stock markets around the world pushed higher Tuesday on investor relief over the end of the US government shutdown, dealers said. Leading bourses in Asia climbed more than one percent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished at records for the third straight day. “A resolution to the US government shutdown has helped boost Asian and European indices,” said IG analyst Joshua Mahony. “However, with a short-term solution in place, […]
by Jitendra Joshi Agence France-Presse DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — Britain will stand by the poverty-alleviating benefits of free trade as it charts its difficult divorce from the EU, a top minister said Tuesday despite the country’s need to cosy up to President Donald Trump’s America. In an interview with AFP at the World Economic Forum, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said he would use the Davos meetings to press Britain’s case in talks with US and other […]
by Douglas Gillison Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump begins 2018 making good on his aggressive “America First” trade agenda, with China as a primary target. As he prepares to mingle this week with global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a traditional cheerleader of free trade, Trump has again ruffled feathers from Beijing to Berlin after imposing steep tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels. And major decisions […]
by Kadir Demir with Stuart Williams in Istanbul Agence France-Presse HASSA, Turkey (AFP) — The Turkish army on Tuesday clashed with Kurdish militia in Syria in an operation that has already left three of its soldiers dead, as the United States voiced alarm that the offensive could endanger attempts to end the Syrian civil war. Amid growing international concern over the four-day-old cross-border campaign into Turkey’s neighbour, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that Ankara would emerge victorious. […]
by Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France – Two dozen countries agreed Tuesday to push for sanctions against perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saying Russia “ultimately bears responsibility” for such strikes. Twenty-four nations approved a new “partnership against impunity” for the use of chemical weapons, just a day after reports they were used in an attack that sickened 21 people in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, which Tillerson said was suspected to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A teenage gunman opened fire in a Kentucky high school on Tuesday, leaving two students dead and more than a dozen people wounded, the US state’s governor said. A 15-year-old student, now in custody, is alleged to have carried out the attack at the Marshall County High School in Benton, a small town in western Kentucky. Two students — both also aged 15 — died of gunshot wounds, while 14 other people were shot […]
By Klaudine Caday EBC Florida Bureau ORLANDO, FL (Eagle News) — Equal pay, pro-choice, sexual harassment, equal opportunities for women, and recent allegations against President Trump were just a few of the topics for discussion at sites for the 2018 Women’s March. A year following Trump’s inauguration and the first Women’s March, millions of women from different backgrounds and beliefs gathered in cities around the world to let their voices be heard. Some of these […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that Filipinos can now go to Rwanda visa-free and stay for 90 days. This was approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cooperation of Rwanda. Rwandan nationals can also enter the Philippines without a visa for a period of not exceeding 30 days, provided they hold valid tickets for their return journey or their next point of destination. The DFA also said […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech he delivered in Compostela Valley, once again said that he does not want to extend his term as president, even if there is a constitutional amendment and a switch to a federal system of government. “If I extend my term even by just one day, I am now asking the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the PNP (Philippine National Police) not to […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Another child who received the Dengvaxia vaccine died in Pampanga. Reports said that the 12-year-old elementary student received the vaccine in 2016 in San Esteban Elementary School in Macabebe, Pampanga. The child was diagnosed with brain herniation syndrome. This is the third Dengvaxia-related death in Pampanga. According to reports, the girl received a dose of Dengvaxia on June 14, 2016.
(Eagle News) — There will be no number-coding scheme in place on Wednesday. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said this was to “help commuters that might be affected by the transport strike..” slated on that day. The MMDA was referring to the strike to be held by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide. The strike was in protest of the “Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok” campaign of the […]
