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by Siavosh Ghazi with Shwan Mohammed in Darbandikhan, Iraq Agence France Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Tens of thousands of Iranians spent a second night in the open air after a 7.3-magnitude quake struck near the border with Iraq, killing more than 400. People who had fled their homes when the quake rocked the mountainous region spanning Iran’s western province of Kermanshah and Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday evening, braved chilly temperatures as authorities struggled to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was unable to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-United Nations Summit on Monday night because of the series of scheduled bilateral meetings with other countries he had to attend. In a text message to reporters, Foreign Affairs acting spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar said that Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano attended the summit in Duterte’s place. Bolivar said the President had several bilateral meetings with India, Japan, South Korea and […]
(Eagle News) — University of the Philippines professors on political Science Herman Joseph Kraft and Ron Jay Dangcalan are today’s resource persons in the special coverage on the historic 31st ASEAN Summit of Eagle News Service. The special live coverage of NET25-Radyo Agila-Eaglenews.ph of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation invites experts on their field to give their views on the various issues discussed in the ongoing 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits which the Philippines is hosting. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nagliyab ang isang truck ng basura habang binabaybay ang kahabaan ng Commonwealth Avenue nitong Lunes, November 13. Ayon sa mga nakasaksi, bigla na lamang nagliyab ang unahang bahagi ng nasabing truck bandang alas kwatro ng ng hapon (4:00 PM). Hinala nila, ang mismong sakay nitong pahinante na naninigarilyo ang sangkot dahil ang laman ng nasabing truck ay mga papel at plastic. Nagdulot ng mabigat na daloy ng trapiko ang pangyayari […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tinalakay ang implementasyon ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations Vision 2025 sa isinagawang plenary session ng 31st ASEAN Summit noong Lunes, Nobyembre 13. Batay ito sa paunang impormasyon na inilabas ng gobyerno. Ang ASEAN Vision 2025 ay pagpapatuloy ng mga inilatag na plano ng ASEAN regional bloc sa pagsisimula ng ASEAN integration na inilunsad noon pang 2015. Ito ay konsolidasyon ng ASEAN Community Building na naglalayong mas lalo pang gawing politically […]
by Julie Charpentrat Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Uber’s tieup with Japanese tech giant SoftBank suggests the ridesharing giant is set to come of age in the business world, but it still faces a long road ahead. The deal is giving the world’s most valuable startup an additional $1 billion in capital and could allow SoftBank to acquire as much as 14 percent of Uber over time. While Uber has become a global phenomenon […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A US appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to proceed with part of the latest version of his travel ban Monday, but it created an exemption for foreigners with American ties. The ruling by the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco bars citizens of six Muslim-majority countries who do not have a “bona fide” relationship with a person or entity already in the US. The White […]
MALABON, Metro Manila (Eagle News) — Matiyagang pumila at naghintay sa last full show ang mga moviegoers upang mapanood ang indie film na “GUERRERO” sa isang mall sa Malabon noong Lunes. Ang “Guerrero” ay kauna-unahang pelikula ng Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) Film ng isang internationally acclaimed director na si Carlo Ortega Cuevas. Si Cuevas din ang sumulat at nag-direct ng “Walang Take Two” na isa ring indie film ng INCinema Productions na humakot din ng […]
(Eagle News) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed willingness to “expand (Russian) ties” with the Philippines, noting that a “new chapter” in the relationship between two countries has already been opened. In bilateral talks held on Monday night, Medvedev said that such ties could expand to include the areas of culture, politics, trade, business, among others. Duterte said in the aspect of trade, the Philippine government has plans of organizing a trade event that […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese tech giant SoftBank Tuesday said there was “no final agreement” on an investment in Uber and warned it could pull out of a potential deal if the terms were unsatisfactory. The statement came after Uber said it had entered an agreement with a consortium led by SoftBank and investment group Dragoneer on what it termed a “potential investment.” Uber unveiled the deal after former CEO Travis Kalanick and an influential […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US-led coalition will forge ahead in its fight against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq until a UN peace process makes further headway, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. “We’re not just going to walk away right now until the Geneva Process has traction,” he told reporters. “You need to do something about this mess now, not just fight the military part of it and then say […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — UN chief Antonio Guterres urged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to return, when they met Tuesday at a summit in the Philippines, his office said. The meeting added to global pressure on Suu Kyi to take action to end the crisis for the Muslim minority, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson due Tuesday also to hold talks with her in Manila then travel […]
