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North Korea said on Friday (January 22) it had detained a U.S. university student for committing a “hostile act” and wanting to “destroy the country’s unity”, the third western citizen known to be held in the isolated state. The North’s state-run television KRT said the student, Otto Frederick Warmbier, entered North Korea as a tourist and “was caught committing a hostile act against the state”, which it said was “tolerated and manipulated by the U.S. […]
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday (January 22) she will run for a second term. Christine Lagarde has no obvious challengers and has said previously she was open to serving another term. “Yes I am candidate to a second mandate. I was honoured to receive from the start of the process the backing of France, Britain, Germany, China, Korea, Mexico,” she told France 2 television in an interview from […]
(REUTERS) — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio appeared on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” for the first time on Thursday (January 21). During this appearance, host Jimmy Fallon joked about Rubio wearing boots with high heels during campaign event in New Hampshire. “I love these boots, by the way and people made a big deal that you had heels on your boots, who cares?” Fallon joked. “These are great boots, by the way, these are […]
A top officer of the military ordered all troops to be nonpartisan in the duration of the election period. Major General Rey Leonardo Guerrero, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command said government troops must be objective and focused on their sworn duty to ensure the safety of residents across the land. He said it has been the command guidance of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for all government troops […]
With the hot days of El Nino compounded with the coming summer season now upon us, a person is encouraged to drink at least eight (8) glasses of water everyday to escape heatstroke, a fatal medical emergency common with extreme temperatures. And to those who cannot help but be exposed to the biting heat of the sun, bring your own drinking water so you can drink anytime to quench thirst and to avoid dehydration, one […]
MANILA, Jan. 22 (PNA) — The new tourism campaign for ASEAN, ‘ASEAN for ASEAN’ was revealed Friday with the common goal to promote travel within the region but at the same time featuring nine different themes. Under the campaign, each ASEAN member national tourism organization (NTO) has taken on a specific theme to fan integral regional tourism through 2016 and generate awareness of the ASEAN tourism brand. Tourism in Brunei Darussalam will focus on ASEAN […]
A massive winter storm was barreling toward Washington D.C. on Friday, (January 22) with the system poised to drop near-record snowfall on the U.S. capital before walloping New York and other East Coast cities with blizzard conditions. The National Weather Service described the storm as “potentially crippling” for a swath of the Northeast, with snowfall exceeding two feet (61 cm) in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metro areas. In the suburbs of the nation’s capital, […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addressed the country on Friday (January 22) from the parliament building, saying he expected the country to take on more international leadership in the coming year. Abe pointed out that Japan should take on a stronger role especially as it is to host a G7 gathering later in the year. “There is no end in the pursuit of the international community for a better future and a better world. In […]
(Eagle News) — Pinanindigan ng hepe ng Manila Police District (MPD) Station 5 na si Police Supt. Albert Barot na walang nilabag sa protocol ang mga pulis na humuli kay Lowell Menorca. Kung di man nakauniporme ang pulis ay kinakailangan lang magpakilala ito nang maayos tulad ng ginawa ng pulis na umaresto kay Menorca. “Base din doon sa POP (police operation procedure) natin with regards to … di naman binabanggit na during the service of warrant […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – Having trouble motivating yourself, particularly when faced with an important task? Here’s how you can motivate yourself! Learn to Make Choices Should I shift to the another course or just stick with my course now? Should I go to my work or just stay sleeping here? Should I tell her secrets or choose to be quiet? Our life surrounds us with a variety of choices and what we are […]
Myanmar began releasing the first of about 100 political prisoners on Friday (January 22), government officials said, days before democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi’s party is due to form a new government after an election victory in November. The freeing of prisoners by the outgoing administration of President Thein Sein comes after U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Myanmar to free all of its political prisoners during a visit on Monday (18). […]
At least 17 people were killed when Islamist gunmen struck a popular beachside restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu late on Thursday (January 21), Somali police said. Al Shabaab, a militant group aligned with al Qaeda, said its members set off two car bombs at the Beach View Cafe on Mogadishu’s popular Lido beach, engaging in a gun battle for hours with government troops trying to flush them out. “The attackers started shooting from […]
