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LONDON, United Kingdom – World stock markets and the dollar wobbled on Wednesday, shaken by overnight news that United States President Donald Trump has fired Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey. In late morning European equity trade, Paris dipped 0.1 percent in value and Frankfurt flatlined, while London clawed its way 0.2 percent higher. The US dollar remained under pressure, having tumbled to a six-month euro low after Trump ousted Comey late on Tuesday. Asian […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Supporters of Jakarta’s non-Muslim governor staged a colorful rally outside city hall Wednesday a day after he was jailed for blasphemy, in a case that has damaged Indonesia’s image as a bastion of tolerant Islam . A crowd wearing red and white — the colors of the Indonesian flag — gathered outside the colonial-era building calling for Basuki Tjahaja Purnama’s release, and singing the country’s national anthem. “Let’s fight for justice,” […]
(Eagle News) — Newly appointed Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu promised to do his best “to protect the environment in all its forms,” but at the same time asked that he be given time to “scan and study the terrain.” “I will try to do my best as President (Rodrigo) Duterte’s point man in the daunting task of protecting our environment in all its forms – from the mines to the lakes and rivers to the forests […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) – The public are being asked to name a rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, with conservationists saying she has become an “ambassador” for the threatened species. The white-haired, blue-eyed Bornean orangutan was saved in Kapuas Hulu district last month from villagers who had been keeping her in a cage. The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation, which is caring for the critically endangered ape, says it is […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Toyota on Wednesday reported its first drop in annual net profit for five years, while the Japanese car giant unexpectedly warned that the cost of customer incentives and a further pickup in the yen threatened to dig further into its bottom line. The downbeat forecast underscores how Japan’s automakers, including rivals Nissan and Honda, have benefited heavily from a slump in the currency in recent years. But sharp yen gains […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday (May 10) that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Eduardo Año will be his next secretary for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Duterte presented Año during his pre-departure media conference at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before he left for Cambodia to attend the World Economic Forum. “You really want to know, who’s the next? May I call upon the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Today, May 10, 2017 the newly constructed academic building of the School of Ministry Laguna South extension was inaugurated. The building is located in Brgy. San Marcos, San Pablo City, Laguna. The two-storey academic building not only has big classrooms, but it also has facilities such as library, speech clinic, and audio/visual room. This was in addition to nine (9) more campuses in the Philippines, the main campus of which is […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is the new Foreign Affairs secretary, and General Eduardo Año, the next Department of the Interior and Local Government chief. President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement in a speech prior to his departure to Cambodia on Wednesday. “Come forward and be counted as one of the Filipinos…You are now facing the next DILG secretary. Kailangan ko kasi I have a problem with the police and a military man, halos parehong pareho din […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte talked with Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP) leaders, including National Democratic Front negotiating panel chairperson Fidel Agcaoili, and the Tiamzon couple in Malacanang on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The President met with Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, and Agcaoili in a meeting at the Music Room. Also present were Rosario Agcaoili, Dr. Joy Alcantara, and former Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno. There were no details released as to […]
(AFP) — Terrorists are planning to kidnap foreigners on a Philippine island popular with tourists, the United States embassy has warned, a month after a foiled abduction attempt by Islamic militants at another tourism hotspot. An advisory from the US embassy in Manila on Tuesday warned Americans to “carefully consider” going to Palawan, naming a World Heritage-listed underground river as one area of specific concern. “The US Embassy has received credible information that terrorist groups […]
(Reuters) — Former One Direction singer has released his first video clip of his new single “Sign of the times”. The video for the power ballad shows Styles flying over mountains and walking on water. The video was filmed in Isle of Sky, Scotland. “When shooting the ‘Sign of the Times’ music video in Isle of Sky, which does not use any green screen visual effects, Harry flew over 1,550 feet high in the air – […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Terrorists are planning to kidnap foreigners on a Philippine island popular with tourists, the United States embassy has warned, a month after a foiled abduction attempt by Islamic militants at another tourism hotspot. An advisory from the US embassy in Manila on Tuesday warned Americans to “carefully consider” going to Palawan, naming a World Heritage-listed underground river as one area of specific concern. “The US Embassy has received credible information that […]
