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(Eagle News) — Kind of farfetched. This was how the spokesperson of the Philippine National Police described the allegations made by two active and former police officials, as reported by Reuters on Wednesday. “Ang kanilang mga (supposed) allegations, medyo malayo sa katotohanan. (The killings of drug suspects are) not being ordered by the organization. Di parte ng PNP ang kanilang sinasabi dun,” Senior Supt. Dionardo Carlos said in an interview over GMA News TV on Thursday. He also […]
* Each accuses other of distortions, falsehoods *Clinton called the New York businessman’s tax policies “Trumped-up trickle-down” economics *Trump accused the former secretary of state of being “all talk, no action.” * Clinton criticized Trump for failing to pay some of the business people with whom his company had contracted. *Trump said such incidents of non-payment had taken place when the work was unsatisfactory. *Trump attacked Clinton for her trade policies and said […]
(REUTERS) The closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games brings the curtain down on 16 days of spectacular global sporting achievements. Simon Biles, winner of four gold medals and one bronze, leads Team USA as its flag bearer, as the country celebrates another winning medal haul at an Olympic Games. The power went out briefly in a section of the Maracana stadium and parts of the surrounding neigborhoods minutes before the Olympics […]
(Reuters) Armed robbers posing as police officers held a gun to the forehead of U.S. gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte in a taxi hold-up in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, feeding concern over safety at the first Olympic Games in South America. Lochte was returning to the Athletes’ Village from a party hosted by the French Games delegation, with swimming team mates Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen, when armed men carrying police […]
>> British voters will shape the future of the UK and Europe on Thursday 23 June when they decide whether to stay in the European Union. >> The ‘Vote Remain’ movement is led by PM David Cameron, who promised the referendum in 2013 under pressure from euroskeptic lawmakers in his own party. >> The ‘Vote Leave’ movement is backed by ex-mayor of London Boris Johnson and UKIP leader Nigel Farage. >> Investors, chief executives and […]
(Reuters) The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub knew of his plans for the attack and could soon be charged in connection with the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday. The source told Reuters that a federal grand jury had been convened and could charge Omar Mateen’s wife, Noor Salman, as early as Wednesday. “It appears she had some knowledge […]
The U.S. may be leading the race to design driverless cars. But China’s in hot pursuit, with a top-down plan to make them a common sight on the roads, long before drivers in the West start letting go of the wheel. Reuters’ Jake Spring reports from the Beijing auto show, where self-driving tech is getting a lot of attention.
Reuters won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday (April 14) for international reporting on the violent persecution of a Muslim minority in Myanmar, the Pulitzer Prize Board at Columbia University announced. The board commended Jason Szep and Andrew R.C. Marshall of Reuters for their “courageous reports” on the Rohingya, who in their efforts to flee the Southeast Asian country, “often falls victim to predatory human-trafficking networks.” Szep, celebrating with colleagues in Washington, said: “Disbelief, disbelief, I mean I heard one of our […]
