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by Victoria LOGUINOVA-YAKOVLEVA Agence France Presse A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison over drug smuggling as US President Joe Biden called the ruling “unacceptable”. The court “found the defendant guilty” of smuggling and possessing “a significant amount of narcotics”, judge Anna Sotnikova told a court in the town of Khimki just outside Moscow. Sotnikova sentenced Griner, one of the world’s greatest basketball players, to […]
Foreign policy & security analyst Lucio Blanco Pitlo weighs in on the recent visit of US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan and its impact on ASEAN, specifically the Philippines. Factors like the Philippines’ proximity to Taiwan, our large OFW population, our trade & investment relations with China, our mutual defense agreements with the US entangle us in this potential diplomatic & geopolitical powderkeg.
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) – Facebook-owner Meta is ending a run as one of the few major firms without debt, launching its first bond sale as the company battles uncertainty and bets heavily on its metaverse vision. Worries over the social media giant’s future and fierce competition from TikTok have sent its stock plummeting, while the firm spends billions on its plan for the internet’s next iteration. Meta reported to the US markets watchdog […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has appointed Monalisa Dimalanta as chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission. Dimalanta, a lawyer, is a former chief legal counsel of the Aboitiz Power Corporation. She will replace Agnes Devanadera. According to her appointment paper, her term is set to expire on July 10, 2029. The Palace said Dimalanta also served as chair of the National Renewable Energy Board.
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian equities mostly rose Friday as a drop in oil prices to pre-Ukraine war levels stirred hopes of a slowdown in inflation and central bank interest rate hikes, while focus turns to key US jobs data later in the day. However, while markets have enjoyed a broadly positive week, optimism remains at a premium as traders fret over issues including the conflict in Eastern Europe, China’s military drills around […]
by Pathom SANGWONGWANICH Agence France-Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thailand’s prime minister on Friday ordered an investigation into a massive blaze that tore through a nightclub, killing at least 13 people. The fire broke out around 1:00 am (1800 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightspot in Chonburi province’s Sattahip district, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Bangkok. Video footage posted by a rescue service showed desperate revellers fleeing the club screaming, their clothes […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Leading first-round scores on Thursday in the US PGA Tour Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina (Par-70, USA unless noted): 61 – John Huh 63 – Im Sung-jae (KOR) 64 – Peter Malnati, Brandon Wu 65 – Brian Stuard, Cameron Percy (AUS), Aaron Wise, Austin Smotherman, Ben Kohles, Alex Smalley, Ryan Moore, Rafa Cabrera Bello (ESP), Michael Gligic (CAN) 66 – Anirban Lahiri (IND), Ryan Brehm, J.T. Poston, Kelly […]
But PSA notes inflation in NCR slowed down to 5.1 percent (Eagle News) — The country’s inflation rose to 6.4 percent in July, the highest recorded since October 2018, with the growth in the food index as the main driver of inflation, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday, August 5. But at the same time, the PSA noted that the inflation in Metro Manila slowed down in July to 5.1 percent. This was […]
by Rose Troup Buchanan and Lisa Martin Agence France-Presse PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Southeast Asian ministers Friday condemned the lack of progress on a crisis resolution plan for coup-hit Myanmar, demanding the junta take action before a regional summit later this year. Myanmar has been in chaos since a putsch in February last year, and the death toll from the military’s brutal crackdown on dissent has passed 2,100, according to a local monitoring […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taipei’s military said Chinese fighter jets and ships crossed the median line that runs down the Taiwan Strait on Friday, calling Beijing’s latest military drills “highly provocative”. “As of 11am, multiple batches of Chinese warplanes and warships conducted exercises around the Taiwan Strait and crossed the median line of the strait,” the defence ministry said in a statement. “This Chinese military exercise, whether it be the launch of ballistic missiles or […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has joined the ownership group of the NFL’s Denver Broncos, the team announced Tuesday. The Broncos entered into a sale agreement with the Walton-Penner family in June pending ownership approval of the deal, which is expected to come next Tuesday. “Excited to join an incredible group of owners and become a part of the @Broncos story!!” Hamilton tweeted. “Honoured to work with […]
RENNES, France (AFP) – A beluga whale that swam up France’s Seine river appears to be underweight and officials are worried about its health, regional authorities said Thursday. The protected species, usually found in cold Arctic waters, had made its way up the waterway and reached a lock some 70 kilometres (44 miles) from Paris. The whale was first spotted Tuesday in the river that flows through the French capital to the English Channel, and […]
