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by Daphne BENOIT and Jurgen HECKER Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris’s traditional Bastille Day military parade on Thursday is a salute to Ukraine, and to France’s eastern European allies who are among guests of honor, officials said. French troops deployed close to Ukraine since the Russian assault in February have a special place at the event, attended by President Emmanuel Macron, his government and foreign leaders. “The parade is marked by, and takes […]
(Eagle News) — Some 15,000 security personnel will be deployed to ensure peace and order during President Bongbong Marcos’ first State of the Nation Address on July 25. In a statement, the Philippine National Police said the 15,000 includes policemen, soldiers and other force multipliers. The PNP said a task force will be created and will be tasked to coordinate with other government agencies for the traffic rerouting, among other things. “The security preparations would […]
by Benoit Petit, with AFP Bureaus in Europe Agence France-Presse BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — France suffered soaring temperatures Wednesday, edging closer to the blistering heat already engulfing Spain and Portugal as wildfires destroyed vast stretches of Western European forestland. Large parts of the Iberian Peninsula have seen temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) this week and Spain on Wednesday issued an alert to expect temperatures over 45 degrees. Locals in Portugal meanwhile […]
Western section of Northern, Central Luzon affected by southwest monsoon (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Batanes. According to PAGASA, the southwest monsoon is also affecting the western section of Northern and Central Luzon. As a result, cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over Ilocos Region, Bataan and Zambales. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Kyiv said Wednesday it was severing relations with North Korea, as Pyongyang confirmed it was formally recognizing two self-proclaimed pro-Russian republics in eastern Ukraine. North Korea’s recognition of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic came after another Russian ally, Syria, made the same move last month. The Ukrainian foreign ministry in a statement denounced North Korea’s decision to recognize territories Kyiv described as “temporarily occupied by Russia”. “In […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — A week of clashes between rival gangs in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince has left at least 89 people dead and dozens injured, a human rights group said Wednesday. The fresh violence, coupled with soaring food prices and fuel shortages all add to a brutal downward spiral in the security situation in the city. The unrest erupted on July 7 between two rival factions in Cite Soleil, an impoverished and densely populated […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Netflix will work with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan that includes advertisements, the firms said Wednesday, as the streaming giant fights to attract customers. Netflix opted to develop the lower-cost offering after a disappointing first quarter in which it lost subscribers for the first time in a decade, and after years of resistance against the very idea of running ads. The ad-supported subscription will be in addition […]
The White House said it expects June inflation data due out on Wednesday to be “highly elevated,” hours before the release of the latest consumer price index. US President Joe Biden has seen his approval ratings plummet as Americans face the worst inflation surge in more than 40 years. Promising to do whatever it takes to rein in price rises, the Federal Reserve has launched a series of aggressive interest rate hikes that have […]
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — Residents of Pulau Pari, an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels, are suing cement giant Holcim over its carbon dioxide emissions, a Swiss charity said on Tuesday. “Holcim… bears a significant share of the responsibility for the climate crisis as well as for the situation on… Pari,” Yvan Maillard Ardenti, climate expert at Swiss Church Aid (HEKS), said on the charity’s website. The complaint was lodged on Monday with […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Indian authorities Wednesday accused Chinese smartphone maker Oppo of evading customs duty worth $551 million, the latest tech company from China to face scrutiny by local investigative agencies. India’s Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) found evidence that Oppo wrongfully used duty exemptions for items imported for use in mobile phone production, a government statement said. DRI officials searched Oppo India offices and key managers’ residences, it said, and recovered […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang is currently looking into proposals to reform the curriculum of education in the country after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., declared his full support for this. Palace press secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that this was one of the issues discussed during the President’s second cabinet meeting which was done virtually. Marcos wants a review of the current education curriculum to better prepare students for higher learning, the Palace said. During […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — A bomb blast near a shopping mall in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon has killed two people and wounded eleven, rescue workers and local media said on Wednesday. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the explosion, which took place on Tuesday afternoon, as the country marked a public holiday for a Buddhist festival. “When we arrived there, injured people were scattered about and there was blood on the roadside,” a […]
