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PARIS, France (AFP) — French oil company Total said Thursday underlying profits gushed higher in the second quarter thanks to a recovery in the price of oil, with the company also benefitting from increased output. The firm’s measure of adjusted profits that excludes exceptional items climbed 14 percent from the same period last year to $2.5 billion ($2.1 billion euros). That beat the consensus forecast of analysts surveyed by financial data firm Factset, who were […]
(Eagle News) — The seven congressmen who challenged the constitutionality of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao before the Supreme Court will no longer question before the High Court the extension of military rule there. In a statement, the so-called Magnificent 7—Reps. Edcel C. Lagman of Albay, Teddy Baguilat Jr. of Ifugao, Edgar R. Erice of Caloocan City, Emmanuel A. Billiones of Capiz, and Raul Daza of Northern Samar; and Party-list Reps. […]
Notes how US property now being restored by Filipino-Chinese (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte assured his government would continue to support initiatives aimed at preserving the country’s national heritage, as he graced the grand opening of Rizal Park Hotel in Ermita, Manila on Wednesday, July 26. The hotel stands at the site of the iconic Manila and Army Navy Club, the first American social club to be established in the country in 1898. […]
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — Huge fires that forced mass evacuations of residents and holidaymakers in southern France were “under control” early Thursday, firefighters said, although they warned new blazes were still starting. In the village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, located near beaches popular with tourists on the Cote d’Azur, “the fire is not completely under control but we are winning the fight,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Bernier, the civil security officer leading the emergency effort there. “Things are […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Major Asian markets gained Thursday but the dollar struggled after the previous day’s losses when the Federal Reserve’s tepid inflation outlook fueled speculation it will hold off further United States rate hikes this year. Regional traders tracked fresh Wall Street records on optimism about corporate earnings as a host of big names disclosed results Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney all rose while Seoul was boosted by Samsung Electronics forecast-beating, record-breaking […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Fighting between Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement and a former Al-Qaeda affiliate on the Syria-Lebanon border halted Thursday after a ceasefire was reached, Lebanese media and Hezbollah outlets reported. The ceasefire comes a week after the powerful Shiite militant group launched an offensive against the jihadists in the mountainous Jurud Arsal border region. Hezbollah’s “War Media” outlet said “a ceasefire that began at 6:00 am (0300 GMT) is in effect on all the […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Thursday announced the nomination of Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez as ambassador to the United States. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Romualdez, who was special envoy to Washington prior to his nomination, will also have “concurrent jurisdiction over the Commonwealth of Jamaica, Republic of Haiti, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines and Saint Lucia.” “We […]
YULIN, China (CCTV) — Rescue operations are still underway across rainstorm-hit Suide County near Yulin City of Shaanxi province, northwest China, on Thursday. More than 400 people have been relocated to three shelters, while other residents have asked for help from their relatives. While power is still down at the three shelters and rain is still expected throughout Thursday, traffic has begun to return to roads. Light rain started to fall on Tuesday evening and […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Hiniling ni House Minority Floor Leader at Quezon Representative Danilo Suarez sa liderato ng Kamara na sertipikahang urgent ang panukalang itaas ang retirement age para sa mga sundalo at pulis. Giit ni Suarez, mahihirapan ang mga nagretiro na maghanap muli ng bagong trabaho dahil mayroon na itong nakasanayang buhay noong sila’y nasa serbisyo pa. Binigyang diin pa ni Suarez na makatutulong din sa pamahalaan ang pagtataas ng retirement age […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain said Wednesday it will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 in a bid to cut air pollution but environmental groups said the proposals did not go far enough. Environment minister Michael Gove announced the move as part of the government’s keenly-awaited £3 billion ($3.9 billion, 3.4 billion euro) air pollution plan, which will demand that councils propose measures by March next year […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Crowds gathered in Mexico City on Wednesday (July 26) to watch chefs craft a record breaking super “torta” sandwich. According to organizers, the 67-meter (220 foot) long “torta” sandwich set a new local record for the longest sandwich ever prepared in Latin America, for a fourteenth year running. The mega “torta” record attempt took place in Venustiano Carranza district of Mexico City. Local authorities and dozens of local establishments dedicated […]
(Eagle News) — Expect rains in parts of the country over the weekend, as Gorio continues to enhance the southwest monsoon and it moves toward northern Taiwan on Sunday. Renato Paciente, assistant weather services chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, said in the next 24 hours, strong rains are expected over the western part of Luzon, including Subic and Clark. Paciente said this is because Gorio–which as of 10 a.m. was […]
