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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nintendo shares soared more than 20 percent Monday morning, extending a rally sparked by news that its smartphone game debuted at the top of gaming charts. The videogame giant jumped 3,310 yen to 19,580 yen as its latest foray into mobile gaming launched in the US and Australia was an immediate hit with fans. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
MANILA, July 11 – Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar said the United Nations (UN) Arbitration Court decision on the West Philippine Sea will be released in the afternoon of Tuesday, July 12. In an interview over Radyo ng Bayan on Sunday, he said: “Let us wait for the decision and the Solicitor General will study this, then that’s the time we shall explore our next move.” Andanar also said President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s executive […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga late Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The US Geological Survey said the quake was shallow, striking 140 kilometres (87 miles) northeast from the town of Hihifo. A second 5.5 quake struck shortly afterwards in the sea 110 kilometres away from Hihifo, USGS reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not immediately issue any warnings. Tonga sits […]
by Leila MACOR MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The Dallas ambush by a black gunman targeting white police is the latest spasm of fury that reflects what experts see as a rising tide of extremism and intolerance on the fringes of American society. Fueling the country’s polarization are racial tension, anger with establishment politicians and economic inequality, says the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors racist and hate groups in the United States. Micah Johnson, […]
(Reuters) The son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the United States for assassinating his father, according to an audio message posted online. Hamza bin Laden promised to continue the global militant group’s fight against the United States and its allies in the 21-minute speech entitled “We Are All Osama,” according to the SITE Intelligence Group. “We will continue striking you and targeting you in your country and […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Monday threatened to take “physical action” to counter a sophisticated US anti-missile system planned to be deployed in the South. The warning follows an announcement by Seoul and Washington Friday to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to counter growing threats from the North. The two allies have not yet revealed exactly when and where in the South the system would […]
(Reuters) British finance minister George Osborne will meet some of Wall Street’s biggest investors in New York on Monday to urge them to stick with Britain despite last month’s vote to leave the European Union, his office said. The vote for Brexit has pushed the pound to 31-year lows against the dollar and many investors have warned that Britain – until this month the world’s fifth-largest economy – faces years of uncertainty over everything […]
JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) — Thousands fled heavy fighting in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Sunday as government soldiers and former rebels traded fire in a return to hostilities that has claimed scores of lives, threatening a shaky peace deal. The battles are the first between the army and ex-rebels in Juba since rebel leader Riek Machar returned to take up the post of vice president in a unity government in April, under an accord […]
by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory Sunday for his ruling coalition in parliamentary elections, which came despite lukewarm public support for his economic policies and wariness over amending the country’s pacifist constitution. Abe, in power since late 2012, has yet to achieve a strong recovery in the world’s third-largest economy through unconventional measures centered on massive easy money and other steps — so-called Abenomics. Voters have also […]
by Jan Hennop THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — An international tribunal will hand down a ruling on Tuesday in an increasingly bitter dispute over the South China Sea, in a closely-watched case that risks ratcheting up tensions in Southeast Asia. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) — the world’s oldest international arbitration tribunal — will issue a written decision at 11:00 am (0900 GMT) after the Philippines challenged China’s claim over much of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues its relief efforts to families affected by Typhoon “Butchoy” which has already left the Philippine area of responsibility. DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo asked affected citizens to report their situations on the ground and for those who have not yet received assistance to coordinate with the respective DSWD field offices in their areas and indicate exactly what they need. She said families in Central […]
(Eagle News) – To regain the trust of the public, Malacanang is pushing for mandatory drug testing for all government employees. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella made this announcement Saturday in a government radio interview. The call was made in the midst of President Duterte’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs. So far, surprise drug tests have already been conducted by the Philippine National Police among its ranks. Abella said the proposal is a welcome development […]
