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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – A group of the 107 biggest companies in Brazil on Monday called for the Bolsonaro government to strengthen its environmental commitments, just one month ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. “Brazil should be a participant in climate negotiations,” the companies said in an open letter published by the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), which is made up of companies representing 47 percent of the country’s […]
(Eagle News) – Metro Manila mayors have expressed concern about the opening of cinemas this February in the Philippine capital especially with the emergence of new and more infectious COVID-19 variants in the country. Metro Manila Council chair Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said they have appealed this decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the further opening of the economy, especially of enclosed air-conditioned cinemas. In an interview with NET25’s newest news […]
(Eagle News) — More industries are allowed to reopen under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) areas including driving schools, cinemas or movie houses, game arcades, museums and cultural centers, and exhbition and conference areas, Malacanang said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said these venues and more activities are now allowed under GCQ starting Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, based on the latest ruling of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Roque announced that the following […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 1, reminded businesses of their “shared responsibility in improving the lives of our workers by providing them stable career opportunities and humane working conditions.” The President issued the reminder in his Labor Day message, as he extolled the Filipino worker, whose “hard work serves as the very foundation of our nation’s prosperity and growth.” “As all work is vital in forging a more inclusive and more progressive Philippines, […]
by Alice RITCHIE / Phil HAZLEWOOD / Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse London, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Tuesday unveiled a huge package of support for businesses to help them survive the introduction of tough new social measures to stem the coronavirus outbreak. The Conservative leader said Britain needed to act “like any wartime government”, as finance minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a £330 billion ($400 billion, 363 billion euros) package of […]
LONDON, England (AFP) — Music piracy is on the increase worldwide, with 40 percent of users are accessing unlicensed music, up from 35 percent last year, the global recorded music industry group IFPI said. Internet search engines are making piracy easier, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said in a report on Tuesday, calling for government action. The increase in piracy follows a slump in recent years when policing of the digital music landscape […]
