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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democrat Hillary Clinton on Sunday took a swipe at Republican rival Donald Trump’s stance on Brexit, saying that “bombastic comments” do more harm than good during such times. Trump has hailed Britain’s vote to leave the European Union as “fantastic,” telling reporters during a visit to Scotland on Friday that he thinks the Brexit is “a great thing.” Clinton, who was speaking to the US Conference of Mayors, did not […]
According to box office site boxofficemojo.com, ‘Finding Dory’ has swum ahead of its cinematic competition for its second week with a predicted $73.2 million in ticket sales. The sequel to the hit Pixar animation ‘Finding Nemo’ has now grossed around $400 million globally. Coming in behind Dory was ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’, the sequel to the 1996 Will Smith hit. That was expected to take $41.6 million at the box office. Third is the Warner Bros […]
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said on Sunday (June 26) that there are “relatively few” immediate security concerns stemming from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, but the United States will work to ensure continued U.S.-UK cooperation on counter-terrorism and other security issues. Rice, in a forum at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado, said that the United States and Britain will remain close allies. She also added that the need for […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday (June 27) instructed Finance Minister Taro Aso and Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Hiroshi Nakaso take steps “if necessary’, in the wake of Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union. Abe summoned Aso and Nakaso to an emergency meeting at the Prime Minister’s office to discuss how to deal with the market turbulence caused by Brexit. “I’d like to ask Minister (Taro) Aso to watch the currency […]
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777 that caught fire after an emergency landing remained on Singapore’s Changi Airport’s tarmac on Monday (June 27). The SIA flight to Milan caught fire early on Monday after returning to Singapore’s Changi airport following an engine oil warning message, but all passengers were safe, the airline and airport officials said. The aircraft’s right engine caught fire after the aircraft, a Boeing 777-300ER, touched down at Changi airport at around […]
Asian stocks fell and the British pound tumbled more than 2 percent in early trade on Monday (June 27) as markets struggled to shake off deep uncertainty sparked by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. The worst of the turmoil seen on Friday (June 24), when global stock markets suffered their biggest decline in nearly five years, had eased, but sentiment remained weak and trading was volatile. Japan’s Nikkei however, rose 1.8 percent, a […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang summed up the major accomplishments of the Aquino administration in the last six years a few days before President Aquino steps down from office. Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., listed among the major accomplishments of the Aquino administration the so-called change on the perception of other countries on the Philippines with regards to corruption. In a radio interview over dzRB Radyo Ng Bayan, Coloma cited the advance made by […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s ruling party Monday used the Brexit vote to warn against voting for Labor in upcoming elections as a poll showed the Liberals ahead for the first time in a drawn-out campaign. The country goes to the polls on Saturday with economic management assuming added significance in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, sparking global instability. “There will be considerable uncertainty for some time. You’re seeing that […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP)–Australian pole sitter Will Power won his second consecutive IndyCar race on Sunday, defeating Brazil’s Tony Kanaan by 0.7429sec at the Grand Prix of Road America. Power led 46 of 50 laps over the famed 4.014-mile (6.46km), 14-turn road circuit to win the first IndyCar event at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, since 2007 in 1hr 39mins 10.3044sec. American Graham Rahal was third, almost six seconds adrift, followed by compatriot Ryan Hunter-Reay and Brazil’s Helio […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte says he could be open to peace talks with the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf, which recently beheaded two foreign hostages and kidnapped seven more. “The Abu Sayyaf is not my enemy. I know it is connected with the issue of Mindanao,” Duterte told supporters in a speech in the central city of Cebu late Saturday, referring to the rebellion-torn south of the country. “That is why […]
by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada, Mexico and the United States will look to dovetail their climate and other policies into a continental strategy when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosts Barack Obama and Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday. But Britain’s shocking vote to quit the European Union has also abruptly shoved itself onto the agenda of the summit, which the countries tend to hold once a year. Trudeau and Obama had both called […]
by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — With her cut-glass cheekbones, porcelain skin and cascading flaxen locks, it is hard to imagine a better choice to play Tarzan’s love interest than Australian actress Margot Robbie. But the 25-year-old, who appears as Jane in “The Legend of Tarzan,” the latest take on one of Hollywood’s most enduring colonial era adventure stories, is anything but a shrinking violet. “I’ve never wanted to play the damsel […]
