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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The leaders of 11 Latin American nations, including its two biggest economies, Brazil and Mexico, announced on Wednesday a plan to work together to address rampant inflation. The initiative was unveiled after a virtual meeting convened by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. He said the aim was to give people access to “food and basic products at better prices” through steps such as removing import tariffs and other trade […]
by Anderson COELHO Agence France-Presse BLUMENAU, Brazil (AFP) — A 25-year-old man burst into a preschool in southern Brazil and killed four children with a hatchet-like weapon Wednesday before turning himself in to police, an attack President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned as “monstrous.” The attacker, who jumped a wall to get inside, also wounded four other children at the private preschool, known as the Good Shepherd Center, in the city of Blumenau, said […]
by Ahmad GHARABLI with Mai YAGHI in Gaza Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Global criticism and concern mounted Wednesday after Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Islam’s third-holiest site, sparking a military exchange of rockets and air strikes, with fears of further escalation. Two more rockets were fired late Wednesday from the Israel-blockaded Gaza Strip towards Israel, the army and witnesses said, and fresh altercations broke out at Al-Aqsa mosque during the Jewish Passover […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s foreign ministry on Thursday condemned the meeting between US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen in California, state media Xinhua reported. Tsai met with a delegation of US politicians from the Republican and Democratic parties during a stopover in the United States on Wednesday after visiting Guatemala and Belize, two of Taipei’s dwindling group of official allies. “In response to the seriously erroneous acts of collusion between […]
by Romain FONSEGRIVES Agence France-Presse SIMI VALLEY, United States (AFP) — US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy welcomed Taiwan’s president in California on Wednesday, in a meeting she said reassured the island’s people they were “not isolated” in the face of rising Chinese anger. Speaking to reporters after talks with the top Republican, Tsai Ing-wen said the welcome from a large delegation of politicians from both sides of the aisle was proof Taipei had friends in […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, in particular. PAGASA said these were due to the easterlies. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Northern Luzon […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao Del Norte on Wednesday, April 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:56 p.m. The epicenter was 26 kilometers southeast of General Luna. The depth of focus was 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–Headline inflation in the Philippines slowed down further to 7.6 percent in March 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the PSA, inflation was pegged at 8.6 percent in February 2023. The inflation rate in the same month in 2022 was at 4 percent. The PSA said among the 13 commodity groups, the continued downtrend of the overall inflation in March was mainly brought about by the food and non-alcoholic beverages category, which […]
London, United Kingdom (AFP) Racism has been experienced by players at all levels of elite rugby in England, according to a survey published by the Rugby Football Union. It comes as an independent investigation found that former England centre Luther Burrell was the victim of racial abuse during his time at English top-flight club Newcastle. Burrell, who is of Jamaican descent, said he was subjected to comments about slavery, bananas and fried chicken, adding that […]
Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) A journalist who was kidnapped in Mexico was found alive by authorities on Tuesday, the country’s official organization for the protection of journalists said. “Reporter Ricardo Villanueva Ake, who had been illegally deprived of his freedom on Monday, was found alive,” the State Commission for the Attention and Protection of Journalists (CEAPP) said in a statement. CEAPP did not specify where he was found or his condition, but said arrests were […]
by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse London, United Kingdom (AFP) With around a month until King Charles III’s coronation, plans are at an advanced stage to mark his historic accession to the throne — Britain’s first in seven decades. Charles, 74, immediately became king when Queen Elizabeth died aged 96 last September, ending her record-breaking 70-year reign following a period of declining health. But a British monarch’s coronation traditionally takes place some months later, after […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing has asked the United States, Japan and the Netherlands to confirm the existence of an alleged agreement between the three countries to curb semiconductor exports to China, state media reported Wednesday. Beijing’s representatives issued the request during a regular meeting this week at the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to a state television broadcast. Representatives demanded that the three countries “notify the WTO of the agreement and subsequent measures, and […]
