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BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — Romanian lawmakers unanimously approved Monday a proposal to hold a referendum on corruption after mass protests forced the government to withdraw a decree that would have watered down anti-graft legislation. The proposal was put forward by centre-right President Klaus Iohannis, a fierce critic of the left-wing government. He now has to suggest what the question will be and when the referendum will take place. Romania has been rocked by two weeks […]
IF there is one athlete who put the Philippines on the map of the international sporting scene, it is Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao has captured 13 world titles in eight different weight classes and was hailed “Fighter of the Year” three times by both The Ring Magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). In addition, the BWAA body recognized Pacquiao with the “Fighter of the Decade” citation for the 2000s. Aside […]
by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Toshiba shares dived Tuesday after it delayed the release of financial results expected to include billions of dollars in losses tied to its ailing US nuclear power unit. The stock price plunged 9.45 percent to 226.2 yen at one point after it surprised markets by saying its nine-month earnings report had “not yet become available”. The shares closed down 8.0 percent at 229.8 yen. “We […]
TABUK, Kalinga (Eagle News) — Sa pangunguna ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), kasalukuyang isinasagawa sa Kalinga ang trade fair. Ito ay isinasagawa sa harap ng St. Tonis College, Bulanao sa lungsod ng Tabuk. Nagsimula ang nasabing aktibidad noong Pebrero 10 at magtatapos sa Pebrero 19. Dito ay mabibili ang mga lokal na produkto ng Kalinga tulad ng mga furniture, Kalinga coffee, native costumes, unoy rice, black rice at iba pang mga kalinga delicacies. […]
By Paul Handley and Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s national security advisor Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government Monday, a stunning first departure from the new president’s inner circle less than a month after his inauguration. The White House said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations the retired three-star general discussed United States sanctions strategy with Russia’s ambassador Sergey Kislyak before […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Three World War II shipwrecks off the coast of Malaysia — the final resting place of dozens of seamen — have almost disappeared, local divers say, with the finger pointing at possible scrap metal scavengers. The Japanese cargo vessels, which went down with their crews off the coast of Sabah in 1944, had become popular dive sites, teeming with fish and coral. But local operators say the wrecks have been reduced […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed over fears the bodies will fill with gas and explode as they decompose. The sands at Farewell Spit where the nearly 700 pilot whales beached in one of the largest mass strandings ever in New Zealand were closed to the public after authorities declared the rotting bodies a health […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Fashion shows are frequently staged in opulent, grandiose settings, but one designer chose Monday to make her New York catwalk debut on a school bus parked on a snowy street. Amanda Mehl sent models sashaying down the narrow aisle of a standard American yellow school bus in vertiginous gladiator-style laced-up stiletto boots in school girl cool, all short skirts and hoodies. And where did she choose to park it? […]
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a British con man who is on the top 10 list of the most wanted swindlers in the United Kingdom. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said operatives from the Bureau’s Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) arrested on Friday Adam James Stagg, 30, at his home along Yellow Papua Street, Don Bosco Compound, Mabalacat City, Pampanga. Morente said Stagg, who is listed seventh in the UK’s ten most wanted list of […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Markieff Morris scored 23 points as the Washington Wizards took advantage of an off night by Russell Westbrook to crush the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-98 on Monday. John Wall had 15 points and 14 assists and Bradley Beal scored 22 points as all five starters scored in double figures for the Wizards, who led by as many as 34 points. The Wizards also made 13 of 21 three-point attempts and […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Banned chemicals are tainting tiny crustaceans that inhabit the deepest ocean, a study said Monday — the first evidence that humans are polluting even the farthest reaches of our planet. Even at depths of nearly 11 kilometres (seven miles) these scavengers could not escape “extraordinary” levels of contamination with chemicals used in coolants and insulating fluids, researchers said. The pollutants likely came from plastic waste […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s military on Monday released drone footage showing more destruction of treasured monuments by the Islamic State in Syria’s Palmyra since jihadists recaptured the UNESCO World Heritage Site late last year. The black-and-white video dated February 5 shows part of the Roman amphitheater reduced to rubble and the tetrapylon, a 16-columned structure that marked one end of the ancient city’s colonnade, wiped out. “The pictures clearly show that the terrorists blew […]
