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(Eagle News) — Authorities have recovered 10 Indonesian passports in Marawi City. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now investigating the passports that were recovered by the soldiers in the battle site. Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, spokesman of Joint Task Force Marawi, said that they are still verifying the reports if the recovered passports were from the foreign fighters who joined the Maute Group to take part in the siege of Marawi City. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation has lifted the suspension order meted against the operator of Resorts World Manila, where more than 30 people were killed after a gunman barged in, fired shots and set furniture on fire early June. Pagcor said in a statement on Thursday that the lifting of the suspension order against Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. was done after TIHGI complied with Pagcor’s “required security and safety improvements.” […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The Artificial Intelligence Expo opened its doors in Tokyo on Wednesday (June 28) for the first time ever, showcasing a variety of next-generation technologies from a robotic sommelier to an emotion analyzer. Japanese logistics solution company VINX collaborated with AI developer Sensy to create the “robot sommelier” which can suggest the best bottle to satisfy a customer’s specific tastes by asking them to fill out a questionnaire following a short tasting […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Three decades after it abandoned vinyl production, Sony says it will start making records again on the back of surging demand for the retro music format. A factory southwest of Tokyo will be churning out freshly pressed records by March next year, Sony Music Entertainment said Thursday. The Japanese giant stopped making vinyl records in 1989, a company spokesman said, as consumers flocked to compact discs and other emerging music technology. […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Thursday against protectionism and isolationism at a time when the world faces global challenges such as climate change and the threat of terrorism. “Those who think that the problems of this world can be solved with isolationism or protectionism are terribly wrong,” she told the German parliament ahead of the July 7-8 Group of 20 summit. She acknowledged that even within export powerhouse Germany, there are anti-globalization […]
(Reuters) — From white water rafting in Bali to visiting ancient temples in central Java’s Borobudur, former United States President Barack Obama and his family were back this week in Indonesia, where he spent four years as a child, for a private holiday. Obama remains popular in the world’s most populous Muslim nation and his trip has been splashed across the media during an extended public holiday to mark the end of the fasting month […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Conservationists in Cambodia have found a nest with 19 eggs from one of the world’s most endangered crocodiles, boosting hopes for a rare species threatened by poachers and habitat loss. The clutch of fist-sized eggs was discovered this week by environmental officers and local villagers near a pond in southwestern Koh Kong province, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which assisted with the discovery. The group had been searching […]
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AFP) — Mongolia’s first-ever presidential runoff has been brought forward by two days to July 7 due to a traditional sporting festival, the country’s electoral authorities said Thursday. The three candidates in Monday’s first-round poll fell well short of the absolute majority needed to secure the presidency, extending the drama of an election marked by corruption scandals. Former judoka Khaltmaa Battulga of the opposition Democratic Party and speaker of the parliament Mieygombo Enkhbold of […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (Reuters) — Apple Inc’s iPhone turns 10 Thursday (June 29), evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and stirring interest in where it will go from here. The very concept of the iPhone came as a surprise to some of Apple’s suppliers a decade ago, even though Apple, led by chief executive officer Steve Jobs, had already expanded beyond […]
(Reuters) — Argentine police have seized at least five tons of cocaine in the city of Berazategui, located in the Buenos Aires province, local media reported on Wednesday (June 28). The drugs were found in an abandoned semi-trailer truck with a thermal box, within a hidden compartment. Police seized more than 7,000 packages from the truck which are still being counted, local media reported. This means that the amount of the drugs confiscated could increase. […]
(Eagle News) — An augmentation force from Metro Manila has arrived in Cebu in time for a 17th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in July. Authorities said the force tasked to beef up security at an Asean meeting at Radisson Blu Hotel from July 1 to 7 includes bomb squads, canine units, among others. Apart from the augmentation force, personnel from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be deployed to install closed-circuit […]
by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump’s order to block arrivals from six mainly Muslim countries takes partial effect Thursday after he won a Supreme Court victory over rights groups. But implementation of the order after five months of legal challenges could be chaotic, in part due to the meaning of a key term used in the court’s ruling Monday: “bona fide.” The court said that […]
