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Catalan independence would not be recognized: France

  PARIS, France (AFP) — Catalan independence would not enjoy international recognition, France’s minister for European affairs said Monday as the Spanish region’s leader threatens to announce a split. Pressure has mounted on Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to back down after hundreds of thousands of protesters last week rallied to defend national unity. “If there were a declaration of independence it would be unilateral and it wouldn’t be recognized,” Nathalie Loiseau said on CNews digital […]

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Britain and EU clash over who takes next Brexit step

  by Danny Kemp Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU and Britain clashed Monday after British Prime Minister Theresa May said the ball was in the EU’s court as Brexit negotiations entered a critical fifth round. Officials from both sides are meeting in Brussels, but chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier and British counterpart David Davis are not attending the start, underscoring low expectations for the talks. This round of divorce discussions is […]

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Two Australian Navy warships to visit Philippines

Two Royal Australian Navy  warships, the HMAS Adelaide (LO1) and the HMAS Darwin (FFG-04), will make a goodwill visit to the Philippines on October 10-15. Philippine Navy spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna said that the visit of the two vessels, which will arrive at Pier 15 of the Manila South Harbor at 9 AM on Tuesday, October 10 is part of the Australian Defense Force’s (ADF) joint task group Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017, The HMAS Adelaide, commanded […]

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Japan offers more than 100,000 jobs for foreigners; Filipinos in priority list

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News)  — More than 100,000 jobs are being offered by Japan to foreigners, and Filipinos are being prioritized. According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), the Japanese Ministry of Health and Labor said it would prioritize hiring skilled and semi-skilled Filipino workers in Japan. It also said that the Japan government will not be strict in its language proficiency requirement.

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President Duterte’s base of support, still solid, says party-list lawmaker

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bagong Henerasyon Party-List Representative Bernadette Herrera-Dy is confident that despite the 18% drop in President Rodrigo Duterte’s satisfaction ratings, his support base is still solid. Herrera-Dy said that the 16 million Filipinos who voted for the President should not be discounted and that fluctuations in the satisfaction ratings of a President is normal. “But his base of support remains solid, in my view. The 16 million who voted for […]

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Senator Drilon claims dip in President Duterte’s ratings reflection of lower business confidence

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The opposition said that the drop in the President Duterte’s satisfaction rating also reflected lower confidence of the business sector for the Duterte government Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said that it is also time to revisit the policies of the administration, especially the war on illegal drugs. “The government better take a second look at their policies and the way they enforce their policies dahil kung walang pagbabago, sa mga […]

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Malacañang says dip in President Duterte’s ratings, viewed as “constructive criticism”

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacañang on Monday, October 9 said that President Duterte views the dip in his satisfaction ratings as part of constructive criticism. “We also encourage constructive criticism, because it is the only way for us in government to focus on our job and para mapaalala din – kami sa gobyerno – na kung ano iyong mga dapat naming gawin para mas lalo kaming maging in tune with the sentiment of […]

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Lakbay-tribo, alay ng mga sundalo sa mga Indigenous People sa Palawan

BROOKES POINT, Palawan (Eagle News) — Sa layuning mapaigting pa ang relasyon ng Indigenous People o mga mamamayang katutubo at militar, nagsagawa ng isang educational field trip ang 44th marine company na tinawag nilang “Lakbay-Tribo” bilang bahagi ng kanilang community program sa Brgy. Saraza sa bayan ng Brooke’s Point. 53 indigenous people (IP) mula sa Palawan tribe ang mapalad na napabilang ngayong araw sa Lakbay Tribo educational field trip ng 44th marine company. Pinangunahan ni […]

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Rescuers search for survivors in Idlib after deadly air strikes – amateur videos

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — A man and a child were pulled from under the rubble in Idlib on Sunday (October 8) following an air strike said to be carried out by the Syrian regime targeting the city of Maarat al Numan, amateur videos posted online purported to show. The Syrian Civil Defence, better known as the White Helmets rescue workers, said on its Twitter account that jets it believed to be from the Syrian military […]

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Philippines: NY ‘plotter’ was allegedly doctor to pro-IS gunmen

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Filipino doctor wanted over a foiled jihadist plot targeting New York’s subway and Times Square previously treated pro-Islamic State (IS) group militants in the mountains of southern Philippines, the military said on Monday. Russell Salic, 37, had links to the Maute group, which since May had been occupying parts of the Philippines’ most important Islamic city of Marawi in a bid to establish an IS caliphate in Southeast Asia, Philippine […]

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First snow of this fall hits northwest China

Jinchang City, Gansu Province, China (CCTV) — Affected by a cold front, cities of Jinchang and Jiayuguan saw heavy snow on Sunday night, which has brought temperature down to minus four degree Celsius. The residents wore heavy coats when doing outdoor activities, while wet and slippery roads slowed down the cities’ traffic. The meteorological authorities said the chilly weather will last three to five days.

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Kim Jong-Nam murder trial visits lab to view tainted clothes

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (AFP) — The trial of two women accused of murdering the North Korean leader’s half-brother moved Monday to a high-security Malaysian laboratory to view clothing worn by the defendants and contaminated by a nerve agent. The visit to the government lab near Kuala Lumpur came after a chemist last week testified there were traces of VX on the women’s clothes. Raja Subramaniam’s testimony was the first evidence directly linking the women to the poison […]

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