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by Anne-Sophie THILL and Justine LEBLOND Agence France-Presse LAVAL, Canada (AFP) — A bus driver rammed his vehicle into a day care center near Montreal Wednesday, killing two four-year-old children in what police believe was a deliberate act. One child died on the scene and another in an ambulance, Canadian authorities said, after several children were trapped under the vehicle when it slammed into the building in the suburb of Laval at around 8:30 am […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia on Thursday pledged to hold Russia accountable for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after a team of international investigators halted its probe into the disaster. The team said there were “strong indications” Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved supplying the missile system that eventually downed the flight — but halted the investigation because there was no “conclusive evidence”. The Boeing 777 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014, killing […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States is “not looking for conflict” with China despite tensions over the shooting down of what US officials say was a Chinese spy balloon. “We’re going to compete fully with China, but… we’re not looking for conflict — and that’s been the case so far,” he said in an interview with the PBS network. Biden’s comments apparently sought to defuse tensions over […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday it was laying off 7,000 employees, in CEO Bob Iger’s first major decision since he was asked back to lead the company late last year. The layoffs follow similar moves by the US tech giants that have laid off thousands of workers as the economy sours and companies dial back a hiring spurt that began during the height of the pandemic. “I do not […]
by Kadir DEMIR with Omar Haj KADOUR in Harim, Syria Agence France-Presse ANTAKYA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded “shortcomings” after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 12,000 people in Turkey and Syria. The sprawling scale of the disaster that flattened thousands of buildings, trapping an unknown number of people, has swamped relief operations already hampered by freezing weather. Survivors have been left […]
ASEAN in Focus – Full broadcast: Feb. 8, 2023
Washington, United States | AFP | The “news broadcasters” appear stunningly real, but they are AI-generated deepfakes in first-of-their-kind propaganda videos that a research report published Tuesday attributed to Chinese state-aligned actors. The fake anchors — for a fictious news outlet called Wolf News — were created by artificial intelligence software and appeared in footage on social media that seemed to promote the interests of the Chinese Communist Party, US-based research firm Graphika said in […]
(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos departed for Japan on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The President’s visit until Sunday was upon the invitation of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whom he is also expected to meet. The Department of Foreign Affairs had said the official working visit was aimed at reaffirming the strong ties between the two countries. During the visit, at least seven key agreements are expected to be signed. These include agreements in the areas […]
Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from the rubble and a broken father clutching his dead daughter’s hand have laid bare the human cost of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey that by Wednesday had claimed over 9,500 lives. For two days and nights since the 7.8 magnitude quake an impromptu army of rescuers have worked in freezing temperatures to find those still entombed among ruins in several cities either side of the border. […]
Sri Lanka’s president said Wednesday the island nation will remain bankrupt for at least three more years as he works to repair battered government finances following an unprecedented economic crisis. Ranil Wickremesinghe took office last year at the peak of national unrest sparked by months of food, fuel and medicine shortages. He has since pushed through tax hikes and negotiated with international creditors after a default on Sri Lanka’s foreign debt to clear the way for […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Migrant Workers on Wednesday said it will defer the processing of first-time applications for household service-related jobs in Kuwait. Secretary Susan Ople said this holds until “significant reforms have been made resulting from upcoming bilateral talks.” She said she opted for this approach instead of a total deployment ban, noting that “there are actual OFWs who have already worked in Kuwait for several years who still want to go […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Police said Wednesday they had seized enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years, after snaring a massive bundle of drugs floating in the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand police commissioner Andrew Coster told reporters the haul — containing 81 bales of cocaine — weighed 3.2 tons and had a street value of around $316 million. “This is the largest find of illicit drugs by New Zealand’s agencies by some […]
