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THE European Union, claiming to be devoted to human rights, has been revealed of failing to adequately deal with its first serious test, said the head of Amnesty International, Salil Shetty. Prior to the World Humanitarian Summit in violence-struck Istanbul, Shetty expressed disappointment in the way the EU, a self-described advocate of human rights, is addressing the refugee crisis. “I always say this about Europe: […]
ON Monday, a poll conducted by Real Clear Politics (RCP) showed presumptive Republican nominee Donald J. Trump ahead of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the national polling average for the first time. The New York billionaire is shown to be ahead of Clinton, by 0.2 points between May 13-19. These result align with two national polls, one by the Washington Post and ABC News, and another […]
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Tuesday destroyed some P9,237,495.68 (about US $20,081 million) worth of confiscated equipment and chemicals used in the manufacture of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr., who led the destruction ceremony, said 5,042.82 liters of ethanol, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide, xylene, acetone, sulfuric acid, toluene, acetic acid, acetonitrile, diethyl ether, ammonia, […]
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Okinawa governor Takeshi Onaga has asked for an opportunity to speak to US President Barack Obama during his visit to Japan after a suspected murder of a Japanese woman by a contractor at a US military base, the official said Monday. TOKYO (Sputnik) — According to media reports, a 32-year-old US Marine veteran confessed to stabbing and strangling a 20-year-old woman near the US […]
The United States will remove all bans for selling weapons to Vietnam, US President Barack Obama said Monday. HANOI (Sputnik) — The president made the announcement during a joint press conference with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi. “I can also announce that the United States is fully lifting the ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam that has been in place for some 50 years,” […]
“Resurgent Russia” and “very, very aggressive China” are the obstacles to Washington’s individual rule in the world’s airspace and oceans, according to US Air Combat Command Commander Gen. Herbert Carlisle. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Activities of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Chinese Air Force trigger concerns of the United States, US Air Combat Command Commander Gen. Herbert Carlisle said. “Our concern is a resurgent […]
MANILA (UPDATED) – Filipina Jaclyn Jose won the best actress award at this year’s Cannes film festival for her role in Brillante Mendoza’s film, “Ma’ Rosa.” “I’m at a loss for words! I am so surprised and moved. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the Jury members. I thank the director Brillante Mendoza, whose instructions I […]
THE Philippine aviation police authorities on Monday appealed to the public for cooperation in making the country’s airports safe for travelers. Specifically, the authorities want the citizenry to report any suspicious activities related to airport security and for them to provide inputs to strengthen the existing security measures. At the same time, Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup) spokesperson C/Insp. Samuel B. […]
THE ill effects of lead exposure among Filipinos is costing the Philippine government about P700 billion (about US$15 billion) annually, the EcoWaste Coalition, a pro-public health and environment group, said. According to the Philippine based coalition, this was learned after United Nations Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi, Kenya released a New York University School of Medicine (NYU) interactive map dubbed […]
Forty years after the US military killed millions of Vietnamese people in a brutal war, the belligerent in that fight, Washington, has lifted a ban on arms sales to Hanoi. Sputnik discussed with political analyst Eric Draitser if President Obama’s visit to Vietnam marks an attempt to come together against China, and if such a union is viable. Talking to Radio […]
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could put forward his candidature in the 2018 presidential elections. MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Speaking in an interview with TeleSUR TV, the former president said that he would run for president “just to prevent social achievements from being destroyed in Brazil.” He also criticized the appointment of Michel Temer as Brazil’s interim president and claimed that “Dilma [Rousseff] is only […]
As the current Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton was entering the presidential race, her husband and former US President Bill Clinton received millions of dollars from special interest groups, including $325,000 from a group lobbying for the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). In October 2015, Hillary Clinton was pressured by her Democratic rival, Bernie Sanders, to openly oppose the controversial global deal to deregulate trade. […]
Egyptian servicemen have determined the area where flight recorders of the crashed EgyptAir plane are located. CAIRO (Sputnik) – Egyptian servicemen, currently looking for the wreckage of the EgyptAir plane that crashed earlier this week have preliminarily determined the area where the plane’s flight recorders are located, local media reported. “This zone is located 3-4 nautical miles away from the site of the crash… […]
Russia has not seen such a major military buildup close to its borders since 1941 when the Third Reich sent the Wehrmacht to conquer the Soviet Union, Professor Stephen F. Cohen said in his recent interview on The John Batchelor Show, referring to NATO’s increasingly assertive strategy in Eastern Europe and the Baltics. “We have been watching for nearly a month […]
PHILIPPINE Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ordered the filing of graft charges against former La Union province Representative Thomas Dumpit Jr. before the Sandiganbayan. Morales said her office found probable cause to charge the young Dumpit before the anti-graft court for his anomalous utilization of his 2007-2009 Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) amounting P 66.5 million (about US $1.44 million). Specifically, […]
Investigators do not single out one version of events in the EgyptAir passenger plane that went missing over the Mediterranean Sea, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Friday. PARIS (Sputnik) – Flight MS804 departed from the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, at 23:09 GMT on Wednesday. The aircraft was heading for the Cairo International Airport. According to the airline, there were a total of 66 […]
A rally is taking place outside of a US military base in Japan’s Okinawa after a US national was arrested in connection to a murder of a Japanese woman, local NHK broadcaster reported Friday. TOKYO (Sputnik) – Earlier this week, it was reported that Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, a US national and a former marine who works at the US Air Force […]
FINALLY after more than 11 years, the Philippine National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) promotes the three policemen who arrested the principal suspect in the 2005 Valentine’s Day bombing in Makati City. Police SPO1 Sebastian De Leon, PO3 Rolando Maximo and PO2 Pedro Silva Jr. were promoted to the next higher rank for their successful arrest of Gappal Hannah a.k.a Boy Negro, a […]
What Can You Do For Love ????? “Happiness is a Pearl,” an original play penned by Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Hall of Famer Rody Vera is all set to open on June 9 at the 1701 The Little Room Upstairs located at Landsdale Tower, Mother Ignacia Street. Quezon City. The play shall run until July 3, […]
EXTORTIONISTS at the Philippines’ premier airport have successfully plied their nefarious trade after they forced an American employee of an international airline to shell out money in exchange for “convenience” at the luggage counters. Gary Charles Glass, 56, an employee of Delta Air Lines and a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, USA complained to the Airline Operators Council that on May […]
AFTER a grueling vote count, the Philippine Commission on Election on Thursday proclaims 12 new senators of the Philippine republic. Five of those proclaimed were newcomers who expressed openness to the plan of presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to change the current government structure from a highly centralized system to a federalized one. The newly proclaimed lawmakers, however, are divided on […]
IN a bid to prevent black marketeers from making the Philippines a hub of nuclear and radioactive material smuggling in Southeast Asia, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has recently forged a closer relationship with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to monitor the movements of suspected international and local smugglers. The move to strengthen border control is part of […]
A plane with 56 passengers flying from Paris to Cairo went off radar screens at 00:45 GMT on Thursday, according to Egypt Air. CAIRO (Sputnik) – Egypt Air Flight MS804 that went off radar screens early on Thursday while en route from Paris to Cairo went down into the Mediterranean Sea, the Al Mayadeen TV channel reports citing airline sources. “An EGYPTAIR official declared that […]
KAHIT dito sa US of A, kapag bumabagsak ang ekonomiya, tumataas ang antas ng kriminalidad. Matagal nang napatunayan ng mga social scientist na may direktang kaugnayan ang kahirapan sa paglubha ng kriminalidad saan mang panig ng mundo. Madaling sabihin na nasa tao ‘yan. Madaling mangaral at sabihin sa mga tao na desisyon nila kung gagawa sila ng masama o hindi. […]
