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Brazil’s Lula defiant after corruption trial

by Damian Wroclavsky Agence France-Presse CURITIBA, Brazil (AFP) – Brazil’s leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged defiantly Wednesday from almost five hours of testimony in a corruption trial that threatens to destroy his storied career. Arguably the country’s most popular and controversial politician, Lula is accused of receiving a seaside apartment as a kickback from the OAS construction company. If found guilty, he could be barred from running for office and even jailed, […]

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President Duterte rails against corrupt police

(AFP) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday launched another tirade against corrupt police, after four more officers were accused of kidnapping and extortion. The arrest of the four from Manila’s financial district of Makati was the latest in a series of scandals involving police. “I was reading, coming here, another spot report of four policemen again (linked to) kidnapping. These policemen, —— —!” Duterte said at Manila airport before flying to Cambodia. Duterte admitted early […]

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Libya intercepts almost 500 migrants after sea duel

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) – Libya’s coastguard on Wednesday intercepted a wooden boat packed with almost 500 migrants after duelling with a German rescue ship and coming under fire from traffickers, the navy said. The migrants, who were bound for Italy, were picked up off the western city of Sabratha, said navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem. The German non-governmental organization “Sea-Watch tried to disrupt the coastguard operation… Inside Libyan waters and wanted to take the migrants, on the […]

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Fewer Filipinos trust VP Robredo based on recent SWS survey

(Eagle News) — Fewer Filipinos trust Vice President Leni Robredo, a Social Weather Stations survey showed. The results of the poll done from March 25 to 28 showed Robredo garnered a +30 net trust rating. The figure is 15 points less than the net rating she got in December 2016. According to the SWS, the 15-point decline was due to the declines of 10 points in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon and Visayas, and 32 points […]

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Ed Sheeran to hold concert in Manila in November

(Eagle News) — Ed Sheeran is coming to Manila. The singer announced he would hold a concert there on November 7. Manila was among nine cities the singer added in his Asian tour in October and November. The other eight were Taipei (Oct. 22), Osaka (Oct. 25), Seoul (TBA), Tokyo (Oct. 31), Hong Kong (Nov. 4, 5), Jakarta (TBA), Bangkok (Nov. 16) and Mumbai (Nov. 19). The singer had originally announced concert dates in Singapore (Nov. […]

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Height doesn’t matter: Kids hand out an INC pamphlet to a man on stilts in Bonn, Germany

  These kids in Bonn, Germany hand out copies of the PASUGO or God’s Message magazines, as well as pamphlets of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) during the Europe Day observance on May 6, 2017. The kids even managed to get the attention of this man on stilts and wearing a costume in Bonn, and were not overwhelmed at all by the height difference. (Photo by Gemma Tropel, Eagle News Service, Germany)

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UK parliament terror suspect ‘linked to Afghanistan’

(Agence France Presse) — A man arrested near the British parliament last month was involved in bomb-making in Afghanistan in 2012, it was alleged Wednesday as he appeared in court on terrorism charges. Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali, 27, was arrested not far from Prime Minister Theresa May’s office on April 27, in possession of three knives, London’s Westminster Magistrates Court heard. He is charged with preparing terrorist acts relating to that incident, and faces two […]

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Kidnap threat at Philippine tourist hotspots

  By Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Terrorists are planning to kidnap foreigners in tourist hotspots across the central and western Philippines, Western governments said Wednesday following a foiled abduction attempt by Islamic militants a month ago. President Rodrigo Duterte said security had been increased on the western island of Palawan, one of the Philippines’ most popular tourist destinations, after the United States embassy warned of a kidnapping threat there. “The US […]

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Napoles’ camp seeks her transfer to NBI detention center

(Eagle News)– The camp of Janet Lim Napoles on Wednesday said they made a request to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to have her transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) detention center. “Actually sumulat ako sa DOJ kahapon na kung pwede ilipat na siya kasi hindi na siya dapat doon dahil correctional ‘yun para sa mga convicted person. Ang request ko sa NBI [Actually we requested to DOJ yesterday if we can transfer her […]

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4 Liberal Party solons move to PDP-Laban

(Eagle News)– Four members of the Liberal Party (LP) in the House of Representatives have transferred to President Rodrigo Duterte’s party. Bataan Rep. Geraldine Roman, Lanao del Sur Rep. Ansaruddin Adiong, North Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco, and Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas’ move will further strengthen the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan’s membership base to more than 90 in the Lower House. The LP solons’ move leaves LP with only 28 members in the House, a number […]

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Makati police chief, intel head sacked after arrest of 4 Makati cops

(Eagle News)– Makati City police chief Senior Superintendent Dionisio Bartolome and intelligence head Chief Inspector Oscar Pagulayan were relieved from their posts following the arrest of their four men who were allegedly involved in abduction and extortion. Relieved due to “command responsibility,” Bartolome and Pagulayan are being asked why they failed to discover the illegal acts of the four policemen. The suspects, identified as PO2 Harley Garcera, PO2 Clarence Maynas, PO1 Tim Santos and PO1 Jeffrey […]

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National ID system bill hurdles House committee level

(Eagle News)– The House committee on population and family relations approved on Wednesday (May 10) the proposed establishment of a national ID system in the Philippines. Chaired by Laguna Representative Sol Aragones, the committee unanimously approved a substitute bill to the 18 measures filed by House members. The proposal seeks to create a national ID that will be used for all government transactions, only one card serving as the “official identity verification” of all Filipino citizens. […]

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