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Beijing, China | AFP | Five major Chinese companies including two of the country’s largest oil producers will delist from the New York Stock Exchange, the firms said in filings on Friday. Sinopec and PetroChina — two of the world’s biggest energy firms — will apply for “voluntary delisting” of their American depositary shares, the companies said in separate statements. The Aluminum Corporation of China, also known as Chalco, as well as China Life Insurance […]
Washington, United States | AFP | by Chris Lefkow / Chris Lefkow and Michael Mathes US justice officials were poised Friday to make public a sealed warrant explaining the unprecedented raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate that triggered accusations of political persecution by the former president and his supporters. The 76-year-old Trump supported the release of the search warrant, although he has had a copy of the document for days and could have revealed […]
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport said it will compensate passengers who missed flights due to huge queues in a chaotic summer at one of Europe’s busiest hubs. Like several others in Europe, the Dutch airport has experienced major disruption in recent months because of staff shortages as the airline industry recovers from the Covid pandemic. “A lot of people have really been looking forward to their holidays abroad, especially after two […]
Baturaja, Indonesia | AFP | Thousands of troops from Indonesia, the United States and allies held a live-fire drill Friday as part of what a top US general said was Washington’s efforts to prevent a regional conflict after China’s “destabilising actions” around Taiwan. The United States and its Asian allies have expressed growing concern about China’s increasing assertiveness in the Pacific, but Washington said the drills were not aimed at any nation even though they […]
Washington, United States | AFP | by Chris Lefkow and Joshua Melvin US Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday he had “personally approved” the dramatic raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate and, in a highly unusual move, was requesting the warrant justifying the search be made public. The country’s top prosecutor did not reveal the reason for the unprecedented search of the home of a former US president, and condemned “unfounded attacks” on the FBI and […]
Washington, United States | AFP | An armed man who fled after attempting to breach an FBI office in the US state of Ohio was killed in a standoff with police, authorities said Thursday. The incident drew nationwide attention as it occurred only a few days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched former president Donald Trump’s Florida home, infuriating right-wing circles, although there was no immediate indication the events were linked. The FBI said […]
Lyon, France | AFP | Officials in southeast France said Friday they were urging some 56,000 young people to get vaccinated against meningitis, after 12 cases over the past year that led to at least one death. The alarming number of Meningococcal B cases may be linked to a new variant of the bacteria, which infects the lining of the brain and spinal cord or the blood. “Meningitis is a serious disease that can lead to […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has appointed Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology chief Renato Solidum Jr., to head the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Malacanang press secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed Solidum’s appointment as DOST secretary on Friday, August 12. Before the appointment, Solidum also served an Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Change Adaptation of the DOST. He has worked with PHIVOLCS since 1984, and became its Director in 2003 up […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – Iran plans to commission three more versions of a satellite launched this week by Russia, Tehran’s government spokesman said Friday. The Khayyam blasted into orbit on Tuesday, prompting US accusations that it is intended for spying. Iran dismissed Washington’s claim as “childish.” “The construction of three other Khayyam satellites with the participation of Iranian scientists is on the government’s agenda,” its spokesman Ali Bahadori-Jahromi said on Twitter. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket sent […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 200 more Omicron subvariant cases. According to Department of Health officer-in-charge Ma. Rosario Vergeire, of the 225 additional Omicron subvariant cases, 190 were BA.5 cases, 34 were BA.4 cases, and one was a BA.2.12.1 case. BA.5 According to Vergeire, of the additional 190 new BA.5 cases, 162 individuals were from Davao Region, 23 from Soccsksargen, three from Bangsamoro, and one each from Caraga and Metro Manila. With the […]
Hostens, France | AFP | A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France was largely contained, but firefighters face another “complicated” day, local authorities said on Friday. The 40-kilometre (25-mile) active fire front in the Gironde and Landes departments around Bordeaux “has not developed, but the weather conditions are pushing us towards extreme vigilance,” deputy prefect Ronan Leaustic told reporters. No new evacuations had been ordered on top of the 10,000 people already […]
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP | An Australian economist detained by Myanmar’s junta has pleaded not guilty to breaching the colonial-era official secrets act, a source close to the case said on Friday. Sean Turnell was working as an adviser to Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he was detained shortly after the coup that ousted her government in February last year. On trial in a secretive junta court that journalists cannot access, he […]
