All eyes on Macron after fresh ‘yellow vest’ protests hit Paris

AFP 12/09/2018

A huge clean-up operation was under way in Paris on Sunday after French “yellow vest” demonstrators clashed with riot police in the latest round of protests against President Emmanuel Macron, but a heavy security deployment averted a…

6 dead in Italy nightclub stampede

AFP 12/08/2018

At least six people died and dozens were injured in a stampede when panic broke out during a rap concert at an Italian nightclub early Saturday. Media reports said the suspected use of a pepper spray-like substance…

Five missing after two US military planes crash off Japan

AFP 12/06/2018

Rescue operations were underway Thursday for five US marines missing after two American military aircraft crashed during a refueling operation off the coast of Japan, the Japanese defence minister said. One crew member has already been rescued…

French PM to suspend fuel tax hikes: govt sources

AFP 12/04/2018

FRENCH Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is to announce on Tuesday a suspension of fuel tax increases planned for January 1 in a move to end violent “yellow vest” protests against the measure, government sources said Tuesday. The…

EU finance ministers reach eurozone reform deal

AFP 12/04/2018

EU finance ministers agreed reforms to better fight against a financial crisis on Tuesday that fell short of the original ambitions to relaunch Europe by French President Emmanuel Macron. The agreement between the EU’s 27 finance ministers,…

Service dog accompanies Bush on final farewell

AFP 12/04/2018

WASHINGTON, United States – A US president is believed to have said the easiest way to find a friend in Washington was to get a dog. On Monday, George H.W. Bush’s faithful service dog Sully made a…

US wants ‘concrete’ trade action from China within 90 days

AFP 12/04/2018

WASHINGTON, United States – The United States said Monday it will need to see “something concrete” from China in the next 90 days to build a real agreement on trade, two days after Donald Trump and Xi…

French govt holds crisis talks

AFP 12/03/2018

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe holds talks with party leaders on Monday as Paris scrambles to forge a response to violence by anti-government protesters that has left hundreds injured nationwide and caused widespread destruction around the capital.…

America mourns George H.W. Bush, dead at 94

AFP 12/02/2018

FLAGS flew at half-staff across the United States on Saturday as Americans prepared for a week of solemn tributes to George H.W. Bush, in his home state of Texas and in the US Capitol, a day after…

US and China in trade tariffs truce after tense G20 summit

AFP 12/02/2018

The United States and China on Saturday announced a ceasefire in their tariffs war, hours after US President Donald Trump upended another international forum by snubbing G20 action on trade disputes and climate change. Over a dinner…

Moon rocks sell for $855,000 in New York

AFP 12/02/2018

Three moon rocks brought to Earth nearly half a century ago and the only known documented lunar samples in private hands, sold for $855,000 (P44.7 million) in New York on Thursday, Sotheby’s said. The rocks, collected by…

Michelle Obama memoir sells 2 million copies in two weeks

AFP 12/02/2018

It’s the talk of the town, the publishing phenomenon of the fall and now Michelle Obama’s memoir has sold more than two million copies in North America in two weeks. Penguin Random House announced the sales figures…

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