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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged OPEC members not to slash production at their upcoming meeting, saying global oil prices should remain low. Trump’s comment came as members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil-producing nations prepared to meet Thursday and Friday in Vienna to discuss lowering their output. “Hopefully OPEC will be keeping oil flows as is, not restricted. The World does not want […]
by Yussel GONZALEZ Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The first woman elected mayor of Mexico City was sworn in Wednesday for a six-year term leading one of the world’s largest cities, in a country with a deep tradition of machismo. Claudia Sheinbaum, a 56-year-old scientist and environmentalist, rode to victory in the July elections on the same anti-establishment wave that brought her ally and mentor to power, Mexico’s new President Andres Manuel […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US government announced charges Tuesday against four men it said laundered money and arranged tax avoidance schemes through the Panama firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal. The four were affiliated with Mossack Fonseca, the law firm that helped thousands of clients around the world move money offshore to protect it from taxes. Named in the 11-count indictment were Ramses Owens, 50, Dirk Brauer, 54; Richard […]
(Eagle News) — Maghahain na rin ng kontra demanda ang Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) kontra sa mga miyembro nito na nag-aklas laban sa partido. Kasunod ito ng desisyon ng Commission on Elections na kumikilala sa mga miyembro ng grupo ni Senador Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel bilang mga lehitimong miyembro ng Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, Lakas ng Bayan o PDP-Laban. Ayon kay Pimentel na siya ring Presidente ng PDP-Laban, kasong kriminal, Disqualification at Falsification of Public […]
by Fabien Zamora and Adam Plowright Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday surveyed the damage from a day of riots across Paris and led a crisis meeting that ended with a call for further talks with anti-government activists who have staged two weeks of protests. Macron met with the prime minister, interior minister and top security service officials to forge a response to the violence that left hundreds […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday struck a deal at working dinner on the sidelines of the G20 summit to effectively stall their trade war. Trump hailed what he described as “an amazing and productive meeting with unlimited possibilities” for both countries, and said it was a “great honor” to work with Xi. Here are the main points of the deal: – Tariffs – […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British government minister Sam Gyimah quit late Friday over Prime Minister Theresa May’s “naive” Brexit plan, dealing her another blow in her fight to pass it through parliament. The universities and science minister is the seventh member of May’s government to quit since she brought back the draft Withdrawal Agreement from Brussels. Gyimah, who voted to remain in the EU, said the deal was “not in the British national […]
by Park Chan-kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A South Korean train crossed into North Korea on Friday for the first time in a decade — packed with engineers on a mission to upgrade the North’s dilapidated rail tracks and create a linked, cross-border network. Connecting up the railway systems was one of the agreements made earlier this year in a key meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the […]
Ibinunyag ni Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde, na may ilang lokal na pulitiko sa Mindanao ang nakikipag-sabwatan umano sa mga Kidnap for Ransom Group upang makaipon ng pondo sa pangangampanya para sa nalalapit na eleksyon. Ayon kay Albayalde, base ito sa mga nakakalap nilang intelligence report sa lugar pero patuloy daw silang naghahanap ng konkretong ebidensya upang makapagsampa ng kaso. Tumanggi muna si Albayalde na isapubliko ang pangalan ng mga pulitikong kasabwat ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he has no plan on declaring nationwide martial law. “Iyang martial law-martial law. Hindi ako mag-declare ng martial law. Bakit ako mag-declare ng martial law? Puwede man kitang hulihin,” the President said during his speech in the 35th founding anniversary of the Philippine Army Reserve Command at the Camp General Mariano Riego de Dios in Tanza, Cavite. The President then reiterated that he has no intention of […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — The EU’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini said on Thursday all those “really responsible” for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi have to be held accountable. After Saudi Arabia accepted responsibility and said that 21 people were in custody, with death penalties sought against five men, attention turned to whether the crown prince would be found culpable. “Those responsible, really responsible for this terrible murder have to be accountable,” Mogherini told […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North and South Korea have connected a road across their shared border for the first time in 14 years, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday in the latest reconciliation gesture between the neighbors. The dirt road, which is wholly within the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula, will be used for joint operations next year to recover remains from the 1950-53 Korean War. The 12-meter-wide construction of the route in Cheorwon, […]
