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by Kelly Macnamara Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Donald Trump may have stumbled into dangerous new territory with tweets that North Korea interpreted as a declaration of war, alarming a region used to living on the edge but now seriously considering the possibility of conflict. Observers say the US president’s fondness for Twitter diplomacy is creating a situation ripe for dangerous misunderstandings as he pursues an increasingly personal row with Kim […]
The China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) intends to make Kuala Lumpur its hub for the ASEAN region as the port and construction group expands its footprint in the region Company’s Vice-President Peng Dapeng said the group will build the “CCCC Tower”, a commercial building at the Tun Razak Exchange.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano appealed to the United Nations General Assembly for the country to be allowed to manage its own domestic concerns as critics continue to criticize the government’s war on drugs. “Our people expect that the sovereignty be respected. And that its democratically elected government’s assessment of threats and how to go about addressing them shall be accorded preeminence among nations, or at the very least, is it too much to […]
The 35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting or AMEM 35 held a meeting this week and tackled, among others, the potential energy resource for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said that they envision dynamic and robust collaboration within ASEAN and dialogue partners as well as other relevant international agencies. Ensuring access to and adequate supply of resilient and sustainable energy in the ASEAN region is the main agenda of the […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella asked the media to wait for President Rodrigo Duterte’s explanation on the contents of the new drug matrix that is now with him. Abella said that the new drug matrix will show the connection of narco-politicians with the ISIS-inspired Maute Group in Marawi City. “Local politicians in Mindanao adversely affected by the government’s campaign against illegal drugs have financed the Daesh-inspired Maute Group, whose attempt to undermine our […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency and evacuated thousands of residents from an island in the Pacific archipelago after a volcanic eruption rained rocks and ash on nearby homes, reports and officials said Tuesday. After weeks of rumbling, activity from the Manaro Voui volcano — at the center of the northern island of Ambae — increased in recent days, the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department said. The department on Saturday […]
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND (Reuters) — With a winning time of under 7 seconds, speed climbing can claim to be the Olympic Games’ fastest sport. Sport climbing is one of five sports that have been included in the programme for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics along with baseball/softball, bowling, karate, surfing and skateboarding. On Sunday (September 24), Edinburgh hosted the latest round of the 2017 IFSC World Cup. Italy’s Ludivico Fossali won the men’s event after Russian Stanislav […]
by Yulius Martoni Agence France Presse KARANGASEM, Indonesia (AFP) — Vehicles laden with food, facemasks and bedding have been sent to help more than 75,000 people who have fled a volcano on the tourist island of Bali, as the Indonesian president flew in to visit crowded aid centers. Mount Agung, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from the resort hub of Kuta, has been rumbling since August and threatening to erupt for the first time since […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The United States wants a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear crisis with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, toning down the shrill rhetoric between the two countries. “We maintain the capability to deter North Korea’s most dangerous threats but also to back up our diplomats in a manner that keeps this as long as possible in the diplomatic realm,” he said in New Delhi after talks with […]
(Eagle News) — Perjury charges are set to be filed against the contractor who secured an P800-million contract with the government for the construction of houses for “Yolanda” victims. In a radio interview on Tuesday, Rep. Albee Benitez, chair of the House of Representatives’ housing committee, said the charges would be filed against JC Tayag after he was found to have lied to congressmen looking into possible anomalies in the implementation of the National Housing […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — In what looks like a typical office setting, a woman takes apart the central processing unit of a computer and uses it as a hot pan to make Chinese pancakes. That’s just one of many innovative videos from Youtube star, an “office chef” who calls herself “Ms Yeah.” Chinese hotpot, pancakes and flame-grilled fish are all cooked using everyday objects found in an office. The 23-year-old, who doesn’t want to […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — An Egyptian believed to be the world’s heaviest woman died Monday of heart and kidney failure at an Abu Dhabi hospital, following months of treatment to help her lose weight and one day walk again. A team of more than 20 doctors had been caring for the bedridden Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 37, since her arrival at Burjeel Hospital in May. El Aty first sought treatment in […]
