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PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday released what he said was a “very nice” letter from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin calling for a thaw in ties between the rival powers. Relations between Washington and Moscow are at their worst since the end of the Cold War, and President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions over Russia’s interventions in Syria and Ukraine. But Trump, who takes office on January 20, called […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin called Syria’s Bashar al-Assad Friday to congratulate him on completing the “liberation” of Aleppo, the Kremlin said. “Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and congratulated him with the end of the operation of liberation of Aleppo from fighters,” it said in a statement. “This success was possible thanks to mutual efforts of all who came together in the fight with international terrorism in […]
QUEZON CIty, Philippines – Fans and film enthusiasts gathered in Manila for Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars. Each film entry in the MMFF has its own float and the star-studded event caused traffic problems despite the traffic re-routing scheme implemented.
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Energy assured the public that there is an ample power supply in face of the impending maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya natural gas facility. The maintenance shutdown will start on January 20 and will last until February 16. According to Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the maintenance shutdown should not directly affect the electricity supply and that the DOE has laid down preparations in order to protect the consumers […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas forecasts an increase of 3.3% in the inflation rate in 2017 and an increase of 3% in the inflation rate in 2018. The higher inflation rate is due to the oil price hike in the world market.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Due to the continuous economic growth experienced by the Philippines, the country’s unemployment rate drops to 5.5% compared to last year’s 6.3%. https://youtu.be/72FpyRwZik0
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board released 500 special bus permits in order to accommodate the rush of passengers this holiday season. The special permits are in effect starting today December 23 until January 3, with Northern Luzon, Bicol region and Visayas routes having the most number of permits released. https://youtu.be/sifY0UclrC0
by Matthew Xuereb Agence France Presse VALLETTA, Malta (AFP) –Two men used fake weapons Friday to hijack a Libyan plane with 117 people on board and divert it to Malta, before releasing everyone and surrendering, officials said. The Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 was en route from Sabha in southern Libya to the capital Tripoli when it was taken over and forced to fly to Malta, sparking a four-hour runway standoff. While they were initially […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – MRT 3 and the LRT released their respective trip schedules this holiday season. To view said schedule, please watch the accompanying video.
QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council was placed under blue alert due to the severe tropical storm “Nina”, with its constituent government departments and agencies holding a disaster risk assessment meeting to make sure that areas affected by “Nina” are well prepared for the storm’s onslaught. https://youtu.be/OlwTf2dYJDs
(Reuters) — A man exited the hijacked Afriqiyah Airways plane in Malta on Friday (December 23) to wave a green flag similar to those used by supporters of toppled Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi before reentering the aircraft. One of the men who hijacked a Libyan internal flight and diverted it to Malta told Libyan TV on Friday that he was the head of a party supporting the late Gaddafi. The man, who gave his […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – As the public awaits the movies included in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, said films conducted their own premiere nights. One of the most successful is the premiere night of the movie “Kabisera” which stars Nora Aunor and JC De Vera. The premiere night was attended by supporters of the Superstar.
