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by Sébastien BLANC WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — FBI chief James Comey on Thursday vigorously defended his recommendation not to file charges against Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton over her private email use at the State Department, saying she did not break the law. Comey, summoned to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reiterated his finding that while Clinton and her staff were careless, she did not lie to […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain as it made landfall early Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes as the island cancelled hundreds of flights and shut offices and schools for the day. Packing gusts of up to 234 kilometers per hour (145 miles per hour), it landed at Taimali township in eastern Taitung county shortly before 6:00 am (2200 GMT Thursday). One man drowned off […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Thursday urged respect for a decision on territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to be handed down by an international arbitration court next week. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Dutch city of The Hague is set to make its final decision on Tuesday in the case between the Philippines and China. “We urge both parties to comply with the ruling and urge […]
by Alice RITCHIE Britain will have its first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher after Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom made the shortlist on Thursday to be the leader who will guide the country out of the EU. “Who’ll be the new Maggie?” asked the front page of the Daily Mail newspaper after cabinet veteran May won 199 votes from the 329 ruling Conservative lawmakers who took part in the ballot for next party leader […]
(Eagle News) — Hinikayat ng dating opisyal ng Department of Education si Secretary Leonor Briones na dagdagan ang subsidy para sa mga estudyante ng senior high school na nag-eenroll sa mga pribadong paaralan. Sinabi ni dating Education Secretary Mona Valisno, kailangang gawing P30,000 ang maibigay na ayuda sa bawat estudyante. Kung susumahin aabot ito sa P45 bilyon kada taon. Pero ngayong school year, nasa P12 bilyon ang inilaan sa voucher system. Nagpahayag din ng kahandaan […]
(Eagle News) — Nakipagkita na si Retired General Vicente Loot kay Philippine Chief Director General Ronald Bato Dela Rosa sa Kampo Crame nitong Hunyo 7, 2016. Ito ay matapos mapasama ang pangalan niya sa mga sangkot diumano sa illegal drug operations. Report mula kay Mar Gabriel:
(Reuters) A suspected pipe bomb injured 25 people on a passenger train in the Taiwanese capital late on Thursday, officials said. The blast shook Taipei’s Songshan station close to midnight and witnesses quoted on Taiwanese television described seeing a man leaving a long black device on the train just before the explosion. Premier Lin Chuan told Taiwanese television the blast appeared to be a deliberate “act of malice”. Police and the Taipei fire department […]
(Eagle News) – Classes have been suspended in the following areas because of heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Butchoy. Caloocan City – preschool to high school Las Piñas City – preschool to high school Mandaluyong City – preschool to high school Manila – preschool to high school Marikina – preschool to high school Makati – preschool to senior high school Navotas City – preschool to high school Pasay City – preschool to high […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “BUTCHOY” has slightly weakened and is about to make landfall over Southeast Taiwan. As of 6 a.m., PAGASA said the typhoon was located 240 kilometers North Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It has maximum sustained winds of 195 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph, and is forecast to move West Northwest at 15 kph. By Saturday morning (July 8), “Butchoy” or typhoon Nepartak is forecast to be outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine government forces fought hundreds of Islamic militants on two remote islands Thursday, with the military aircraft-backed campaign leaving up to 10 people dead, the army said. The gun battles on the southern islands of Jolo and Basilan followed orders by new President Rodrigo Duterte for the security services to go after the Abu Sayyaf, which recently beheaded two foreign hostages and is also blamed for the worst terror attacks in […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US senator Bernie Sanders, who battled Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, is expected to endorse her next week at a rally in New Hampshire, the New York Times reported Thursday. Three Democrats involved in planning Tuesday’s event, who spoke to the US newspaper on condition of anonymity, said the anticipated endorsement is the results of weeks of talks between the two campaigns aimed at unifying the party. […]
(Eagle News) Vice President Leni Robredo now heads the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). President Rodrigo Duterte himself made the offer to the Vice-President whom he called “Ma’am Leni” when he made a phone call to her in the middle of a press briefing. This was after he was asked by a PTV-4 broadcaster about the possibility of him offering Robredo a cabinet post. “Ma’am Leni, good afternoon. Nandito ako sa opisina […]
