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by Thomas URBAIN Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Manhattan cycle path where a truck attack killed eight people reopened on Thursday, as New Yorkers and tourists flocked back to the much-loved spot to reject fear and relish in the city’s trademark diversity. Floral tributes remain in honor of the 20 victims, the eight who died and the 12 injured when an Uzbek immigrant allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple on Thursday reported profits rose on the back of strong iPhone sales in the past quarter, with the US tech giant set to begin selling its newest flagship handset seen as a key to its future. Net profit rose 19 percent from a year ago to $10.7 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter to September 30, Apple said. Revenues were up 12 percent to […]
by Simon Sturdee with Alfons Luna in Barcelona © Agence France-Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — A large chunk of Catalonia’s deposed government was behind bars Thursday after a Spanish judge ordered their detention pending probes into their role in the region’s independence drive, prompting fresh street protests. Carles Puigdemont, dismissed last week as Catalan president by the Spanish government and who has since been holed up in Belgium, meanwhile was facing a possible EU arrest warrant after […]
by Pierre Rochiccioli and Clare Byrne © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The brother of a French jihadist who shot dead seven people, including three Jewish schoolchildren, in 2012, received a 20-year jail term Thursday for terrorism in the first trial arising out of a wave of attacks by homegrown radicals. Abdelkader Merah, the older brother of infamous Toulouse “scooter killer” Mohamed Merah, was convicted of being part of a terrorist conspiracy but cleared of having […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Jerome “Jay” Powell, the Republican former investment banker tapped by President Donald Trump to replace Janet Yellen at the helm of the US Federal Reserve, could be the richest person to ever fill the role. Trump’s choice of Powell — who is not a trained economist — represents a departure from longstanding precedent, but also sends a signal to markets that the White House intends to maintain a measure of continuity with […]
(Eagle News) – Two Maute rebels, including the suspected right-hand man of slain Islamist State leader in Southeast Asia, Isnilon Hapilon, had been killed by the military. The Philippine military confirmed this on Thursday, as a military official identified the alleged right-hand man of Hapilon as Abu Talja. Colonel Romeo Brawner Jr., said Philippine soldiers recovered the bodies of the two slain Maute fighters, one of whom was Talja. The bodies of the dead Maute […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Although he will formally start his duties on November 6, 2017, newly-appointed Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque already conducted his first press briefing. Roque said that the President’s marching orders to him is to make sure that the public is properly informed of the President’s message regarding the running of the government. Roque also said during his press briefing that he was chosen because he and the President share the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Duterte Administration’s economic managers appealed to Congress to pass laws that will modernize the way of doing business in the Philippines. National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary General Ernesto Pernia said that outdated laws are hindering business in the country, especially in the local government units (LGUs). Some of the proposed measures include a one-stop shop in processing business permits, amendments in the economic provisions of the Constitution, […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict former Butuan Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. and several others for graft. The complaint for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act against him, former licensing officer Paul Cabrera and acting city fire marshal Alric Gomez stems from what the Ombudsman said was their act of allowing a business store secure a business permit despite its failure to comply with […]
(Eagle News) – The Indonesian fighter earlier arrested in Marawi City for fighting along with the Islamist-State inspired terrorists has been slapped with criminal complaints in connection with his rebellious acts, and for possessing various arms and ammunition. Police filed the criminal complaints on Thursday, November 2, before the Quezon City Prosecutors’ Office against the Indonesian, identified as Muhammad Ilham Syahputra. The Philippine National Police (PNP) charged Syahputra with rebellion, and for violation of […]
https://youtu.be/2f1_9qqt1_M United Nations investigators on Thursday blamed a sarin gas massacre on Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as the United States renewed its warning that he has no role in Syria’s future. Sarin is a deadly nerve agent used in chemical warfare. This man-made substance — originally developed as a pesticide in Germany — was banned under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. It attacks the body’s nervous system and is so toxic that a single drop can […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — An estimated half a million, or 500,000 new jobs will be created with the $6 billion investment deal from Japan, according to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. The trade chief after their successful visit in Japan said that there are 18 Japanese firms that will invest in the Philippines, which include investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, and information and communications technology. The investment deal was sealed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent […]
