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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Marami sa mga Pilipino ang mas nagtitiwala sa Amerika at Japan, ayon sa bagong resulta ng survey na inilabas ng Pulse Asia. Ito ay kahit pa may “disgusto” si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Estados Unidos dahil sa pakikipag-alyansa nito sa China at Russia. Batay sa survey, nakakuha ng 76 % trust rating ang Japan habang 70 % naman ang Amerika. Ngunit, kung pinagkakatiwalaan ng karamihan ang nabanggit na dalawang bansa, lumabas naman […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden America’s highest civilian honor on Thursday, in an emotional surprise ceremony at the White House. Biden was reduced to tears as the president in his last days in office surprised him by announcing he would be awarding the 74-year-old the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In remarks billed as a joint farewell to family, friends and staff before they leave the White House next […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to forge ahead with plans for a wall on the southern US border after taking office, and said Mexico would reimburse the United States for the cost. “I could wait about a year and a half until we finish our negotiations with Mexico, which we’ll start immediately after we get to office, but I don’t want to wait,” Trump told a news conference. “We’re going […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the United States faces a stern test of its democracy, in a speech to the nation that was both a fond goodbye and a call to arms. Capping his eight years in office, Obama returned to his adoptive hometown of Chicago to recast his “yes we can” campaign credo as “yes we did.” He also called on supporters to pick up the torch and forge […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — In farewell address, Obama says US now ‘a better, stronger place’ © 1994-2017 Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Volkswagen AG said on Tuesday it had a “concrete draft” for a $4.3 billion deal to settle the US criminal case surrounding the emissions-cheating scandal known as “dieselgate.” The German automaker said it was in advanced discussions with the US Justice Department and US Customs and Border Protection to settle the criminal investigation and pay fines but this was subject to approval by VW’s board. It could be approved as […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Marine Corps said Tuesday it has sent a squadron of F-35B fighter jets to Japan, marking the first operational overseas deployment for the controversial aircraft that is under scrutiny from President-elect Donald Trump. The deployment of the 10 planes to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni on Honshu Island marks a major milestone for the F-35, which has been bedeviled by technical glitches and soaring cost overruns. With a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military would not necessarily shoot down a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile, should the country’s leader try to test one, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said in a New Year’s speech that the country was “in the final stages of test-launching the intercontinental ballistic missile.” Carter, whose two-year run as Pentagon chief will come to an end when President Barack Obama leaves […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama closes the book on his presidency Tuesday, with a farewell speech in Chicago that will try to lift supporters felled by Donald Trump’s shock victory. Obama’s last trip on Air Force One will be a pilgrimage to his adoptive hometown, where he will address a sell-out crowd not far from where he accepted the presidency eight years ago. Diehard fans — many […]
(Eagle News) – Russia called as tiresome, unfounded and amateurish repeated accusations from the United States that it took part in cyberattacks to manipulate US polls, saying the unclassified US intelligence report published on Friday “has not added any substance to merit comment.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has categorically denied that any of its official agencies took part in alleged cyberattacks on the United States during the US elections. “We continue to categorically rule […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — President-elect Donald Trump and China’s billionaire founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba held “great” talks in New York on Monday focused on creating US jobs and enabling trade with Asia. The incoming Republican president, who will be sworn in as commander-in-chief in less than two weeks’ time having never previously held elected office, has made job creation a key promise of his incoming administration. His team said the meeting between […]
by Leila MACOR Agence france Presse FORT LAUDERDALE, United States (AFP) — An Iraq war vet accused of killing five people in a shooting spree at a Florida airport appeared in court Monday to face federal charges that carry the death penalty. Esteban Santiago, 26, who had told the FBI two months before the shooting that he was hearing voices, was brought before federal judge Alicia Valle in Fort Lauderdale in handcuffs and wearing a red […]
