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UN condemns ‘highly provocative’ N. Korea missile launch

by Carole LANDRY, with Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States – The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea’s “highly provocative” launch of a missile that flew over Japan as US President Donald Trump scheduled talks with leaders of Japan and South Korea to address the crisis. North Korea fired the intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan that landed in the Pacific, responding to new UN sanctions with its furthest-ever missile flight. In […]

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22 injured in London Underground bomb attack

  by Alexandra del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — At least 22 people were injured after a bomb detonated on a packed London Underground train during the morning rush hour on Friday in what police are treating as a “terrorist incident.” Witnesses reported seeing passengers covered in blood and with facial burns and hair coming off at Parsons Green station in west London after the explosion on the train. “At 8:20 this […]

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Alvarez hits CHR Chair Gascon for refusing to resign

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House of Representatives Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez criticized Commission on Human Rights Chair Chito Gascon  for refusing to resign even after the House of Representatives gave the CHR a Php 1,000 budget. Alvarez said that Gascon is holding on his position even if he is not able to do his duties. On the other hand, Alvarez said that there will be no conflict between the House of Representatives and Senate […]

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Budget for CHR, NCIP, ERC to be used to fund free tertiary education, says lawmaker

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives plans to transfer the supposed budget for the Commission on Human Rights, the National Commission for Indigenous People and the Energy Regulatory Commission to the budget for free tertiary education. “That would be the treatment kasi where else can we put it except doon. Kasi naghahanap kami ng pondo para sa implementation ng Free Higher Education Law,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman Karlo Nograles said on […]

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China ‘opposes’ N. Korea missile launch, rejects blame

  BEIJING, China (AFP) — China condemned North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan on Friday, but said it was “irresponsible” to blame Beijing for regional tensions after Washington urged it to rein in its ally. After the North’s latest test, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on China to use the oil it supplies to North Korea as leverage to pressure the isolated nation into reconsidering its nuclear program. But Chinese […]

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Empty villages, Rohingya on the run: Who is left in Myanmar’s Rakhine?

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — A military campaign to wipe out Rohingya insurgents has rained violence down on Myanmar’s Rakhine state, sending nearly 390,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing for sanctuary in Bangladesh. Around 30,000 Rakhine Buddhists and Hindus have also been displaced, as ethnic and religious hatreds carve through the western state. Access to the epicentre of unrest — the northern wedge of Rakhine — has been blocked by the government as the crisis unfolds. […]

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Kulot’s parents, 2 siblings now under WPP provisional coverage

(Eagle News) — The parents and two siblings of slain teenager Reynaldo De Guzman are now under the Witness Protection Program. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, said Eduardo Gabriel, Lina de Guzman and their children, aged 17 and 12, were placed under provisional coverage after the couple visited him the other day. “I told the parents of ‘Kulot’ that they can trust the government’s (WPP),” Aguirre said. De Guzman and his friend Carl Angelo Arnaiz went […]

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Malaysia probes foul play in deadly school fire as anger mounts

by M Jegathesan Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian authorities said Friday they had not ruled out foul play in a fire that killed 23 children and teachers in an Islamic school, as calls mounted for better safety regulations at religious study centers. The fire broke out in the boarding school in downtown Kuala Lumpur before dawn Thursday. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within an hour, but not before it had gutted the […]

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Faeldon to file ethics complaints vs Trillanes, Lacson on Monday

Lacson says it is Faeldon’s “right to waste bond paper and ink” (Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon will file ethics complaints against Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Panfilo Lacson on Monday, his counsel said. In  a press conference on Friday, Atty. Martin Dino said Faeldon will ask the Senate’s Office of the Sergeant at Arms “to be allowed to personally file under guard” the complaints against the two senators, who have accused […]

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Football: Arsenal probe fan chaos during Europa clash

by Julian Guyer and  John Weaver Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Arsenal said Friday they were investigating how vast numbers of away fans gained access to the home sections of Emirates Stadium for their clash with Cologne, sparking ugly scenes that marred the Europa League clash. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he had been preparing for a postponement at the north London ground, describing the decision to play the game as a “gamble.” Visiting fans were issued […]

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Passengers badly burned in London Underground train terrorist ‘incident’

by Alexandra Del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Passengers were seen “badly burned” following a possible explosion on a London Underground train, eyewitnesses said on Friday, as emergency services said they were responding to an “incident.” British police are treating an incident on a London Underground train on Friday as an act of terrorism, saying “a number of people” had been injured. “Terrorist incident declared at Parsons Green Underground Station,” police […]

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N. Korea “has Guam in mind” — Japan minister

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s defense minister said Friday he believed North Korea “has Guam in mind” after its most recent missile launch, noting it had sufficient range to hit the United States territory. Pyongyang has threatened the US Pacific territory with “enveloping fire,” sparking dire warnings from US President Donald Trump. Itsunori Onodera told reporters that Friday’s missile, which overflew Japanese territory, flew 3,700 kilometers — “long enough to cover Guam,” which is 3,400 […]

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