Telus Corp. is blaming Ottawa's ban on China's Huawei Technologies Inc. for pausing its fibre optic network build in Alberta city of St. Albert, raising questions over the sanction's spillover effects on connectivity in smaller communities. Inflation, interest rates and Huawei ban cited as Telus halts work in St. Albert, …
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Peru is enduring its worst dengue outbreak ever. Is El Niño making it worse?
Peru is battling the worst dengue outbreak in its recorded history, with more than 140,000 registered cases so far this year and more than 200 people believed to have died from complications related to infections. Experts say situation offers insight into effects of climate change on mosquito-borne illnesses Peru is …
Read More »Brace for 90-day evacuation–PBBM
Orders Cabinet to scramble budget, avoid depleting quick response funds of LGUs LEGAZPI CITY—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered national agencies to cover 90 days of relief assistance to evacuees of the areas around restive Mayon Volcano to unburden local government units (LGUs) responding to the disaster. Three months, …
Read More »ISIS Southeast Asia head Abu Zacharia killed in Marawi encounter
The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Southeast Asia was shot dead while resisting arrest, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported Wednesday Western Mindanao Command Chief Lt. Gen. Roy Galido said Faharudin Hadji Benito Satar a.k.a. Abu Zacharia was killed in a 10-minute gunfight …
Read More »China training vessel in PH for 3-day ‘goodwill visit’
A Chinese navy training vessel berthed in the Philippines on Wednesday for a rare port visit as the two countries contest reefs and waters in the South China Sea. Dragon dances and a brass band greeted the 165-meter (542-foot) Qi Jiguang in Manila to mark its final stop on a …
Read More »Congratulations, Noel Gonzales, new FCCP president
The Friends for the Cultural Concerns of the Philippines (FCCP) recently held its induction of officers and turnover ceremonies held at the newly constructed SJW building at Paseo de Magallanes, owned by incoming president Noel Gonzales. After their recent, successful event “Ilustrado” held at the National Museum, FCCP immediate past …
Read More »Donald Trump pleads not guilty to all 37 criminal charges in classified documents case
Former U.S. president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 37 federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. Speaking to supporters, former president says case is 'outrageous' and amounts to 'political interference' Former U.S. …
Read More »Trump is facing his toughest legal fight yet. Here are 4 ways he could walk free
The former president faces a frightful prospect: potentially decades in prison, a de-facto life sentence for a 77-year-old man accused of illegally hoarding, showing, and hiding top-secret documents. There are, however, several ways Trump could walk free. New charges against him seem devastating. These are his potential paths to avoiding …
Read More »Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage relevant to classified documents probe
Former U.S. president Donald Trump faced new charges Thursday in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents, with prosecutors alleging that he asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct a federal investigation into the records. New counts further compound …
Read More »The Jan. 6 case against Trump: He knew he was lying
Thirty-one months later, Donald Trump has been charged over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, with his unprecedented role in an unprecedented event spelled out in a lengthy indictment. The case amounts to this: Trump knew he was lying about the election. Prosecutors have notes from his VP, …
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