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by Fiachra GIBBONS / Charlotte DURAND Agence France-Presse PARIS, France – The French artist who spent a week entombed inside a rock began an even more bizarre feat Wednesday — sitting on a dozen eggs until they hatch. Abraham Poincheval aims to become a “human hen” by sitting and laying on the eggs inside a glass vitrine at a Paris modern art museum until the chicks emerge. The performance, called “Egg”, could last three to […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May said there could be “no turning back” and called for national unity on Wednesday after notifying the European Union of Britain’s intention to end its 44-year membership of the bloc. “This is a historic moment from which there can be no turning back,” she told parliament, adding: “Now is the time for us to come together,” she added.
By Katell Prigent PARIS, France (AFP) — Ten people were arrested in a second night of protests in Paris over the killing by police of a Chinese father of five, an incident that has caused tensions with Beijing. Around 400 members of the Asian community and supporters of anti-racism groups gathered outside a police station in the northeast of the capital to again denounce the fatal shooting of Shaoyo Liu, 56, in his home two days […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets fell Monday and the dollar struggled on fears the collapse of Donald Trump’s repeal of Obamacare could mean he will struggle to push through his promised tax-cut and infrastructure spending policies. In a severe early blow to the new administration, the healthcare reform was pulled Friday as it failed to garner enough support among Trump’s Republican party, who have a majority in both houses of Congress. While […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Music icon Bob Dylan is set to receive his Nobel prize this weekend at a meeting with the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. “The good news is that the Swedish Academy and (Dylan) have decided to meet this weekend. The Academy will then hand over Dylan’s Nobel diploma and the Nobel medal, and congratulate him on the Nobel Prize in Literature,” Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Academy, wrote in a blog […]
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines is encouraging manufacturers of electric and hybrid vehicles in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to explore the Philippine market, as the organization eyes the country as the EV production hub in the region. E-VAP President Rommel Juan said industry players in ASEAN can look into opportunities in the Philippine market, with the existing demand to modernize the country’s mass transport system like jeepneys and tricycles. He said the […]
Travelers flying in and out of the Clark International Airport will now have easy access to information about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as the programs and projects of the national government and local government units. This, as the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) launched on Tuesday (March 28) its ASEAN information kiosk inside the airport with an aim of heightening awareness among the people in Central and northern Luzon about the relevance of ASEAN being one […]
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has cited the key role played by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in driving the growth of the global economy and facilitating cooperation within the 10-member regional bloc. Dominguez said ASEAN’S future “will be shaped by more intense regionalism,” with the Philippines benefiting from this move as regional cooperation had “helped nurse the modernization of our economy.” https://youtu.be/oi9k8DysnRw “Fifty years ago, a group of visionaries dared to imagine […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is planning to double the amount of fines for traffic violations to force motorists to comply with traffic rules and regulations. MMDA officer in charge Tim Orbos believes that doubling the fees can be a very effective tool to deter and reduce road accidents in the metropolis. If the scheme is to be implemented, the fine for violating common traffic rules will be as […]
The European Union (EU) has committed some 6.1 million euros to the Philippines under phase four of the trade-related and technical assistance project. EU Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen on Tuesday, March 28, confirmed this during the closing ceremony of the TRTA-3 in Pasig City. The EU envoy said that the support under TRTA-4 will be for the next four years. The EU and the Philippines started the TRTA in 2005. The TRTA-3, which ran from […]
(Eagle News) — Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. on Wednesday welcomed the graft complaint filed against him by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, even as he admitted he was “hurt” by the act of his “good friend.” “Admittedly, I am hurt with the action of Speaker Alvarez against me. It not only affects me but also my family as well as the people of Davao del Norte..But that’s politics…I welcome any complaint to be filed against […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Solicitor General Jose Calida asked the Supreme Court to allow the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court to resolve the illegal drug case filed against Senator Leila De Lima. During the oral arguments, Calida told the high court magistrates that the motion to dismiss initially filed by De Lima was lodged in the sala of Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero. It is the Muntinlupa lower court, particularly Judge Guerrero, who should be the […]
