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by Anatol Golea CHISINAU, Moldova (AFP) — Pro-Russian candidate Igor Dodon was on the brink late Sunday of being declared winner of Moldova’s presidential runoff, viewed as an East-West choice in the impoverished ex-Soviet country. With 97 percent of ballots counted, Socialist Party chief Dodon had 55.3 percent of the votes, according to the electoral commission, with pro-European rival Maia Sandu on 44.7 percent. “We have won, everyone knows it,” Dodon told a late-night press […]
by Chris FOLEY CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — Rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling Monday to reach the epicentre of a powerful 7.8 earthquake that killed at least two people and sparked a tsunami alert that sent thousands fleeing for higher ground. The jolt, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the quake-prone South Pacific nation, hit just after midnight Monday near the South Island coastal town of Kaikoura. As dawn broke there was […]
MALACANANG clarified on Sunday that the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is just an idea aired by President Rodrigo R. Duterte amid his all-out war against illegal drugs. ”He has not yet announced the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. It is just an idea,” Presidential Communications Operations (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar said in an interview with Radyo ng Bayan dzRB. Last Friday night, President Duterte warned that […]
by Thomas Urbain New York, United States | AFP | — President-elect Donald Trump was expected to huddle with advisers at his Manhattan residence Sunday, plotting next moves after thousands of protesters besieged Trump Tower and marched in other US cities for a fourth day. The demonstrations have become daily affairs following Trump’s upset defeat of rival Hillary Clinton, who blamed FBI director James Comey for her loss during a conference call to campaign […]
by Park Chan-Kyong / Hwang Sunghee SEOUL, South Korea | AFP |– Pressure on South Korea’s scandal-hit president to resign escalated sharply Saturday, with organisers claiming a million-strong turnout at one of the largest — and loudest — anti-government protests the country has ever witnessed. Chanting “Step down Park Geun-Hye!” enormous crowds, including high school students, Catholic nuns, labourers, farmers, retirees and young couples with babies, massed in the streets of central Seoul in […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte capped off his state visit to Malaysia on Thursday (November 10) in a karaoke session with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. At a state banquet hosted by Najib, Duterte was seen singing Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings”. Najib responded with a livelier tune and sang “The Young Ones” by British pop singer Cliff Richard. The two later sang a duet of Danish band The Walkers’ “Sha-la-la-la-la” […]
Muling nagpa-alala ang Philippine National Police (PNP) na mahigpit na ipinagbabawal sa mga pulis na magsolicit ng pondo ngayong papalapit na naman ang holiday season. Samantala, sa susunod na Linggo, matatanggap na ng mga pulis ang kanilang 14th month pay. Ang detalye sa report ni Mar Gabriel:
Sa PNP custodial center sa Kampo Crame idederetso si Kerwin Espinosa pagdating nito sa bansa sa susunod na Linggo. Tiniyak ito ni PNP Chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa, pagdating nya kanina mula sa byahe sa Malaysia kasama ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ginarantyahan din ng heneral na hindi mamamatay si Kerwin pag uwi nito sa bansa hanggang sa makarating sa Kampo Crame. Hinding hindi rin daw mangyayari kay Kerwin sa loob ng PNP custodial center ang […]
Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, nagharap na sina U.S.. President Barack Obama at incoming President Donald Trump sa White House. Bukod sa isasagawang transition of power, pinag-usapan din ng dalawa ang maraming magaganda at kumplikadong mga bagay kabilang na ang domestic at foreign policy ng Estados Unidos. Nangako naman na kapwa magtutulungan sina Obama at Trump para sa ikapagtatagumpay ng kanilang bansa. Panoorin ang detalye sa report ni Ronald Nery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3XPSr74jQc
Ikinagalak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang magandang resulta ng kanyang two-day official visit sa Malaysia. Sa kanyang arrival press conference, ibinahagi ng pangulo ang ilan sa mga napagkasunduan sa kanyang bilateral meeting kay Prime Minister Najib Razak. Panoorin ang report ni Sophia Okut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj2UwMeXPOE
Pababalikin sa Pilipinas ang nasa 7,000 mga Pinoy na nakakulong sa Sabah, Malaysia dahil sa pagiging undocumented. Isa ito sa mga napagkasunduan matapos ang dalawang araw na pagbisita ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Malaysia. Sa ulat ng Bernama.com sa Malaysia, sinabi ni Prime Minister Najib Razak na pumayag si Duterte sa hiling niya na maiproseso ang deportation sa 7,000 Filipino illegal immigrants sa Sabah. Ayon naman kay Pangulong Duterte, binigyan ng Malaysian government ang Pilipinas […]
Pakistan (AFP)- by Sajjad TARAKZAI Abbas Khan feeds a hot wire from a rickety generator into a river, a fishing technique he argues is more environmentally friendly than others used in northwest Pakistan — though he also admits it has killed several of his friends. Hundreds of fishermen risk their lives daily to hunt the rare fish known as “sher mahi”, found in the Kabul River which flows from the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan into neighbouring Pakistan, […]
