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by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping both sought to lower the temperature between the United States and China during a rare summit, but few analysts expect any deeper easing of tensions. After three hours of talks in Bali, Biden said there need not be a new Cold War between the two powers and Xi told him that China was not challenging the international order. The […]
by Alex PIGMAN Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Google on Monday agreed to pay $392 million to settle a landmark privacy case with 40 US states over accusations that the search engine giant misled users into believing location tracking on their devices had been switched off. A statement by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said it was the largest multi-state privacy settlement by authorities in US history and included a binding commitment by […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — The United States and allies will heap pressure on Russia Tuesday to end the Ukraine war, pinning painfully high global food and fuel prices squarely at Vladimir Putin’s door during a G20 summit. Leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies will gather in Bali, Indonesia to discuss soaring inflation that has driven millions more into poverty and tipped several nations toward recession. On the eve […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has appointed Ernesto V. Perez as the new Director General of the Anti-Red Tape Authority. Perez, a lawyer, will succeed Jeremiah Belgica, also a lawyer, who served from July 2019 up to June 2022. In a statement, Perez thanked President Marcos for his “trust.” He also thanked Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin’s “guidance and support” and his colleagues “who are doing the legwork to ensure effective and efficient government service […]
As Indonesia receives the position of ASEAN chair from Cambodia, the country’s President, Joko Widodo, says “ASEAN must become a peaceful region and anchor for global stability, consistently uphold international law and not be a proxy to any powers”. Widodo’s comments come at the closing ceremony of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits in Phnom Penh. © Agence France-Presse
Paris, France | AFP | The Paris home of an heir of the Louis Vuitton luxury empire was burgled at the weekend, sources close to the case said Monday, with thieves taking high-end watches, jewelry and bags. Benoit-Louis Vuitton, a sixth generation descendant of the fashion house’s founder, lives in the swanky seventh district of the capital near the Invalides military museum. The exact value of the pieces taken was still being evaluated, but […]
Denpasar, Indonesia | AFP | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in good health after two health checks at a hospital in Bali, an Indonesian health ministry official said Monday, as Moscow denied the top diplomat had been hospitalised. Russia called reports Lavrov had been hospitalised “the highest level of fake” and Moscow’s foreign ministry spokeswoman posted a video of the 72-year-old diplomat in a T-shirt and shorts. An Indonesian official told AFP said Lavrov […]
Washington, United States | AFP | by Camille CAMDESSUS Former US president Donald Trump is expected to officially launch another White House bid on Tuesday, refusing calls from within his own Republican party to fade away after his loyalists underperformed in this year’s midterm elections. The 76-year-old billionaire, whose 2016 win shocked America and the world, has summoned the press to his Florida mansion for a “very big announcement” at 9:00 PM Tuesday (0200 GMT […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia | AFP | EU chief Charles Michel said Saturday the bloc expected China to use “all the means at its disposal” to push Moscow to respect international law, days before a G20 summit expected to be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine. The European Council president was speaking on the sidelines of a regional summit in Cambodia, where Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Southeast Asian leaders to support Kyiv. While China […]
