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(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has denied Senator Gringo Honasan’s motion for reconsideration of the anti-graft court’s earlier denial of his bid to junk the graft cases filed against him in connection with the pork barrel scam. In a resolution dated Oct. 7, the second division said that Honasan’s latest MR was “devoid of merit,” after it ruled the senator used the same arguments he used when he first sought the dismissal of his cases. […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) – Disrespecting China’s national anthem could carry a prison sentence of up to three years under a new draft law amendment, state media reported Tuesday. China has been fine-tuning legislation on the proper way and place to sing its national anthem, recently tightening rules that already bar people from belting it out at parties, weddings and funerals. The country passed a National Anthem Law in September, which specified a much lesser jail term […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, state media said Tuesday, as the Communist Party pushes for a larger role in private firms. The meeting came days after Xi secured his position as China’s most powerful leader since Mao and as Facebook seeks to gain entry to the massive market. “As a beneficiary of and contributor to economic globalization, China’s development is the opportunity […]
by Paul Handley and Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse An investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election moved into a new and more perilous stage for the White House Tuesday after three aides to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, including a former chairman, were charged. Ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and another former Trump aide appeared in court, pleading not guilty to conspiracy against the United States, money laundering and several other charges after the […]
by Omar Hasan Agence France-Presse DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday advised energy-rich Gulf economies to speed up their diversification away from oil after projecting the worst growth for the region since the global financial crisis. Oil exporters in the Middle East, especially those in the Gulf Cooperation Council, have been hit hard by the collapse in crude prices which provided a major part of their finances. Following the […]
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani woman ended up killing her husband and 12 of his family members when poisoned milk was turned into a yoghurt drink and served to him and his relatives, police said. The woman, who was forced by her family into an arranged marriage in September, has been arrested and charged with murder along with her alleged lover, senior police official Owais Ahmad told reporters in central Pakistan’s Muzaffargarh district on […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse Extreme weather caused some $129 billion (111 billion euros) in economic losses last year, said a report Tuesday that warned the bill will keep climbing as climate change boosts droughts, storms and floods. There was a 46-percent increase in weather disasters from 2010 to 2016, with 797 “extreme” events recorded last year, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal. These “resulted in $129 billion in overall […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude quake struck Catanduanes on Tuesday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake took place at 11:14 a.m. Its epicenter was at 68 kilometers northwest of Pandan in Catanduanes, Phivolcs said. It added that the quake had a depth of 10 kilometers. An Intensity 3 was felt in Naga, and an Intensity 2 in Legazpi. No aftershocks are expected.
ROME, Italy (Agence France Presse) — A Sicilian mafia boss who ordered the assassination of his daughter from behind bars because she was in love with a policeman has been arrested — after his son refused to carry out the hit. Godfather Pino Scaduto began blaming his earlier arrest and conviction on his daughter’s burgeoning relationship with a senior Italian policeman. Investigators scouring his prison correspondence discovered chilling references to a specific “gift” he wanted to give […]
(Eagle News) — Aegis Juris fraternity leader Arvin Balag has asked the Department of Justice to dismiss the charges in connection with the death of Horacio Castillo III filed against him, arguing that there was no proof the University of Sto. Tomas law freshman was subjected to hazing in the first place. In his counter-affidavit filed before the DOJ on Monday, Balag said he “could not in any way be held liable for violation of Republic […]
By Michael Hudson EBC Seattle bureau SEATTLE, WA (Eagle News) – This past Sunday showcased one of the greatest games of the 2017 season thus far as the experienced, battled-tested quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson, was pitted against the up-and-coming and immensely talented quarterback, Deshaun Watson, of the Houston Texans (3-4). This match-up was on full display as each of the respective quarterbacks led their offenses down the field on each possession, seeming […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — After ten seasons, 910 wins and a World Series championship title, the New York Yankees have decided to part ways with manager, Joe Girardi. In a statement, Yankees General Manager, Brian Cashman thanked Girardi “for his 10 years of hard work and service to [the] organization,” and praised “his tireless work ethic, [putting] his heart into every game he managed over the […]
