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OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer on Wednesday called for the resignation of Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau over perceived ethics breaches and allegations he profited from his own tax policies. “In my capacity as leader of the opposition, I am officially calling on Bill Morneau to resign as finance minister,” Scheer said. “It is clear that under a cloud of investigation and serious questions about his dealings going unanswered, he should not continue in […]
The Asian Development Bank has approved the $300 million grant-loan of the Philippines on its road corridor project. The loan will be used by the government in its infrastructure projects as part of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration. The grant assistance of the ADB aims to help the government finance infrastructure, implement, and manage public works projects, and strengthen the framework for public-private partnerships. “As such, increasing the size, liquidity and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the government would go after “all legal fronts” of the Communist Party of the Philippines. “Legal (front) ninyo, alam ko, wag na tayo magbolahan. You are helping each other, conspiring to topple or sow terror or whatever,” he said in a speech in Nueva Ecija. He said he “will consider (them) as criminals.” “We will arrest everybody connected with you,” he said. The President made the […]
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar (Reuters) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) foreign ministers’ meeting on Monday in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw. In his address to the meeting, Wang said the ASEM represents a new path for international relations and communications among countries. Wang said the Communist Party of China successfully held its 19th National Congress last month, mapping out a grand blueprint for China’s development in the next […]
by Frank ZELLER Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s president was to lead a push from Tuesday to save the EU’s top economy from the political turmoil sparked by the collapse of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition talks. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who takes centre stage because he can call snap elections, was to use his diplomatic skills as former foreign minister to persuade parties to return to the negotiating table. The head of state, who […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CCTV) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is confirmed to return to Lebanon for Independence Day celebrations on Nov. 22 and officially resign from his post. According to local news reports in Lebanon, Hariri is likely to travel to Egypt and Kuwait before returning to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, where he is expected to visit the Lebanese presidential palace to tender his resignation and formally resign. Analysts believe that due to the […]
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) – Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will make a statement at 1130 GMT on Thursday, the regional government said, amid speculation he could declare independence from Spain or call new elections. The Catalan government said he would make an announcement, without giving further details. Puigdemont is under intense pressure from members of his party to call early elections to ease the separatist crisis, according to a source close to the Catalan leader, who […]
by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – Turkey marks one year on July 15 since a coup attempt aiming to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that failed within hours but etched far-reaching consequences into its society and politics. The country is in the throes of the biggest purge in its history against alleged coup supporters while Erdogan has seen his grip on power tightened rather than weakened. But Turkey is also facing […]
MEXICO (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto asked the attorney general’s office on Thursday (June 22) to investigate charges the government spied on private citizens, saying he wanted to get to the bottom of the accusations that he also called “false.” Activists, human rights lawyers and journalists in Mexico filed a criminal complaint on Monday following a report that their smartphones had been infected with spying software sold to the government to fight criminals […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) – Activists, human-rights lawyers and journalists in Mexico filed a criminal complaint on Monday (June 19) following a report that their smartphones had been infected with spying software sold to the government to fight criminals and terrorists. The complaint to the attorney general’s office by nine people followed a report by the New York Times that some of them had been spied on with software known as Pegasus, which Israeli company […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s economy grew less than initially thought in the first quarter, revised government data showed Thursday, but the weaker-than-expected numbers still confirmed the longest expansion in over a decade. The world’s number three economy posted 0.3 percent growth between January and March — or 1.0 percent at an annualized rate — which was down from a preliminary 0.5 percent growth estimate. The unexpected downgrade was also below market expectations for an […]
SKOPJE, Macedonia (Reuters) – Macedonia’s lawmakers on Wednesday evening (May 31) endorsed a new government led by Social Democrats which is expected to steer the way out of a two-year-long political crisis and bring the country closer to membership in the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Nearly six months after parliamentary elections on Dec. 11, 62 out of 120 deputies voted in favor of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s government. Forty-four lawmakers voted […]
