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Phl companies with strong environmental programs recognized

By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News online correspondent A Filipino company which was the first to manufacture the environment-friendly “e-trikes”, or electric three-wheelers was awarded the “Green Company of the Year” recently. The ‘Green Company of the Year’ award was given to E-motors during the prestigious 2015 Asia CEO Awards held at the Marriott Hotel Manila recently. It was given by ADEC Innovations, a global leader in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) solutions. The ADEC Innovations […]

France hands over climate conference venue to UN

(Courtesy CCTV) — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday handed over the key to Le Bourget to United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres, a symbol to shift the administration power of the commune to the UN ahead of the 2015 UN climate change conference in Paris. Receiving the “Key of Hope”, Figueres said she appreciates what France has done for the climate conference. After the ceremony, the French foreign minister took the UN climate […]

Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’

(Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to “play with fire”, citing reports Turkish businessmen had been detained in Russia, while Moscow said it would suspend visa-free travel with Turkey. Relations between the former Cold War antagonists are at their lowest in recent memory after Turkey shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border on Tuesday. Russia has threatened economic retaliation, a response Erdogan has dismissed as emotional and indecorous. The incident […]

Three killed, 9 injured in attack on Colorado abortion clinic

(Reuters) A gunman stormed a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Colorado Springs on Friday and opened fire with a rifle in an attack that left three people dead and nine others injured, authorities said. The dead included one police officer and two civilians, Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey told reporters about an hour after the suspect had been captured. All nine surviving victims – five police officers and four civilians – were listed in […]

Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet

(Reuters) Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but Turkey dismissed the threats as “emotional” and “unfitting.” In an escalating war of words, President Tayyip Erdogan responded to Russian accusations that Turkey has been buying oil and gas from Islamic State in Syria by accusing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers, which include Moscow, of being the […]