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HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam’s economy slowed in the first half of 2016, official figures showed Wednesday, with a severe regional drought and a spate of fish deaths adding to losses caused by turmoil in global markets. GDP growth dropped to 5.52 percent in the first six months compared to 6.32 percent in the same period last year. The country grew at its fastest pace for five years in 2015 thanks to strong exports and […]
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Starwood Hotels on Tuesday took over management of a luxury hotel in central Havana, becoming the first big American hospitality chain with a presence on the island since the Cuban Revolution a half-century ago. The newly-rechristened Cuba Four Points by Sheraton on Havana’s Quinta Avenida — a hotel owned by the Cuban military — now will be managed by the American hospitality giant. Located in Havana’s Miramar district, the posh hotel […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos is set to file an election protest on Wednesday, June 29 against incoming Vice President Leni Robredo before the Supreme Court which will serve as the presidential electoral tribunal. In an interview with Net 25’s Liwanagin Natin, Marcos’ campaign manager, ABAKADA representative Jonathan Dela Cruz, said they are to present a 3,000-page detailed and comprehensive protest. This, he said, covers 40 thousand precincts or almost […]
by Rosa SULLEIRO SAO PAOLO, Brazil (AFP) — Even under three blankets, Marcio Carvalho can’t stop shaking as he seeks shelter on the streets of Brazil’s biggest and richest city, Sao Paulo. The teeming central streets of a city that is home to 20 million people are deserted at night except for members of the estimated 16,000 homeless population. And while much of Brazil basks in tropical conditions, a chilly wave in the first days […]
by Jerome CARTILLIER OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — US President Barack Obama heads to Ottawa Wednesday for talks with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, as the shockwave from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union reverberates on both sides of the Atlantic. Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who both made clear their desire to see Britain remain in the 28-member bloc, will join Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for the so-called “Three Amigos” […]
Matapos ang malaking Lingap-Pamamahayag ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Philippine Arena sa Ciudad De Victoria sa Bocaue, Bulacan nitong Linggo, Hunyo 26, sinundan na naman ito ng kaparehong aktibidad na isinagawa naman sa Philippine Sports Arena o ULTRA sa Pasig City kung saan libu-libo ang dumalo at nakatanggap ng lingap na ipinapamahagi sa bawat dumalo. Nitong Martes, Hunyo 28, sa 10,000 seater ULTRA o Philippine Sports Arena sa Pasig City idinaos ang malaking gawain na […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The pound held steady Wednesday and demand for higher-yielding currencies picked up as traders considered a meeting of Japanese officials and the possibility of fresh stimulus to counter the impact of Britain’s EU exit. In Tokyo, sterling bought $1.3328 slightly down from $1.3340 in New York where it had made gains after plunging to a 31-year-low $1.3121 earlier in the week. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — South Korea, Japan and the United States held an unprecedented trilateral missile defense exercise on Tuesday, aimed at countering the growing threat from nuclear-armed North Korea which denounced it as a “military provocation.” The drill in waters off Hawaii came less than a week after North Korea flight-tested a powerful new medium-range ballistic missile that leader Kim Jong-Un hailed as a strike threat to US military bases across the Pacific. […]
ONTARIO, Canada (Eagle News) — A huge explosion in a residential area in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada flattened a house and damaged at least 50 more houses in the area where several had been reported injured, and at least one was feared dead. The explosion happened along Hickory Drive near Dixie Road and Rathburn Road East in Mississauga, Ontario on Tuesday, around 4 in the afternoon. One house exploded causing major damages on nearby properties. The […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Europe’s leaders meet Wednesday without Britain for the first time following its shock decision to leave the EU, trying to pick up the pieces and prevent further disintegration. The 27 remaining members of the bloc agreed to give Britain some breathing space on Tuesday, accepting that it needs time to absorb the shock of the Brexit vote before triggering Article 50 that will begin the formal divorce proceedings. But German Chancellor […]
DAVAO Oriental (Eagle News) — Nanumpa na sa kani-kanilang tungkulin ang mga nanalong kandidato noong nakaraang Mayo 9, eleksyon na sina: Hon. Nelson Dayanghirang – Gobernador ng Davao Oriental Hon. Niño Sotero Uy – Bise Gobernador Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Board Members Isinagawa ang Oath Taking noong Martes, Hunyo 28 sa Lanes Restaurant. Dumalo rin sa naturang oath taking si incoming Congressman ng District 2, Joel Mayo Almario. Naroon din ang nagbabalik kongreso na si Hon. Cora Malanyaon […]
(Reuters) — The race to develop a vaccine and successfully test and immunize people against the Zika virus continues. Connecticut-based Protein Science Corporation is one of several companies in pre-clinical stages, developing and manufacturing a Zika vaccine for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine is based on production of recombinant variations of the E protein from the Zika virus. The production process is based on an FDA approved process for […]
