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Obama rejects faith-based discrimination amid travel ban uproar

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US president Barack Obama expressed his objections Monday to any faith-based discrimination, in an apparent dig at his successor Donald Trump’s ban on nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries entering the country. “With regard to comparisons to president Obama’s foreign policy decisions, as we’ve heard before, the president fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion,” his spokesman Kevin Lewis said in a […]

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Bangladesh pushes on with Rohingya island plan

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) – Bangladesh will push ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to a remote island despite warnings it is uninhabitable and prone to flooding. The government has set up a committee comprising state officials in the coastal districts, ordering authorities to help identify and relocate undocumented Myanmar nationals to Thengar Char in the Bay of Bengal. “The committee will assist transferring both registered and […]

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African Union mulls Morocco membership, Trump fallout

by Fran BLANDY Agence France-Presse ADDIS ADABA, Ethiopia (AFP) – African Union leaders grappled with Morocco’s divisive bid to rejoin the bloc at a summit Monday and sounded alarm for the continent over US President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. “The very country (where) our people were taken as slaves… has now decided to ban refugees from some of our countries,” outgoing AU Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told some 37 heads of state and leaders from across […]

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With 40 kg “stage” on her back, Miss Myanmar wins “national costume” award

  (Eagle News) – Wearing a 40 kilogram costume, including a mini-stage as a backdrop for a traditional puppet dance, Miss Myanmar Htet Htet Htun won the best national costume award at the 65th Miss Universe competition held on Monday at the SM Mall of Asia arena. Her national costume caught the attention of host Steve Harvey who noted that the stage on her back seemed heavy. “I really want to put it down. It […]

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Watch: Miss France says she was surprised to win Miss Universe

  (Eagle News) — Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittanaere said she was surprised when her name was called as the winner of the 65th Miss Universe pageant in Manila. Mittanaere ended a 63-year old title drought for France whose last Miss Universe was crowned way back 1953, Christiane Martel. “Thank you very much, I’m very proud to bring this crown back to France. It’s true, I still can’t comprehend and realize that I am Miss […]

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President Duterte abolishes all PNP anti-illegal drug units

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the  abolition of all anti-illegal drugs units of the Philippine National Police (PNP) after the killing incident of the Korean businessman, Jee-Ick-Joo inside the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame. President Duterte said he felt humiliated because of the police involvement in the abduction and killing of the Korean national. “You put the name of the PNP and other policemen in shambles,” Duterte said, as he also warned […]

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Duterte orders internal cleansing of PNP, police drug war halted

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Philippine National Police to start an intense “internal cleansing” of its ranks, and to stop indiscriminate raids based on search warrants that are being done by cops at this time as he reorganizes the national police. In a late night press conference on Sunday (January 29) until the wee hours of Monday (January 30), the President also rejected the offer of PNP chief Director General Ronald […]

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President Duterte to wage illegal drug war until end of term

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would wage the illegal drugs war until his last day because of the complexity of the illegal drugs operations, and how widespread and deeply entrenched the problem is. In a late night press conference at the Malacanang Palace on January 29, the President explained the need to prolong the government’s war on drugs until the end of his six-year term. As part of Duterte’s presidential campaign, […]

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Dollar, Asia markets down as dealers hit by Trump woe

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The dollar tumbled against its major peers in Asia on Monday while regional markets sank in holiday-thinned trade as dealers were spooked by tensions caused by Donald Trump’s divisive immigration ban. A disappointing reading on US economic growth added to the downbeat sentiment with Wall Street ending last week on a negative note. The reality TV star-turned-president on Friday signed an executive order banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries that […]

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Canada will offer temporary residency to those stranded by U.S. ban

OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) — Canada will offer temporary residency to people stranded in the country as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said on Sunday (January 29). “We will continue to ensure that our immigration system is about compassion, efficiency and economic opportunity and the protection of the health, safety and security of canadians. We welcome that fleeing persecution, terror, and war,” said Hussen at […]

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Canada PM condemns mosque shooting as ‘terrorist attack’

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday condemned a Quebec City shooting as a “terrorist attack” after gunmen opened fire at a mosque there, killing at least five. “We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge,” Trudeau said. “Muslim-Canadians are an important part of our national fabric, and these senseless acts have no place in our communities, city, and country.” © 1994-2017 Agence France-Presse

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