CHINA’S POWER CRISIS IS WORLD’S LATEST SUPPLY-CHAIN THREAT Widening power shortages in China have halted production at numerous factories including many supplying Apple and Tesla, while some shops in the northeast operated by candlelight and malls shut early as the e
SANDIGAN ORDERS BANK TO PAY P373M IN MARCOS ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH MANILA — Sandiganbayan has ordered Royal Traders Holding Co. Inc. to pay the government at least P373.49 million that the anti-graft court found to be part of the ill-gotten wealth of the late dictator Ferdinand
AFGHANISTAN WILL NOT ADDRESS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFTER DISPUTE Afghanistan will not have anyone address the UN General Assembly on Monday, in a last-minute reversal following a dispute about which official — from either the Taliban or the ex-government — should be al
AFGHANISTAN WILL NOT ADDRESS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFTER DISPUTE Afghanistan will not have anyone address the UN General Assembly on Monday, in a last-minute reversal following a dispute about which official — from either the Taliban or the ex-government — should be al
DUTERTE SAYS STATE CAN USE POLICE POWER TO COMPEL VACCINATION MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the government can invoke the police power of the state to compel COVID-19 vaccination on those who refuse to do so. According to Duterte, the state can use its authority to compel
GERMAN ELECTIONS: CENTRE LEFT TAKE NARROW LEAD IN TIGHT VOTE Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) are edging towards election victory, as projected results look increasingly bleak for the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PSG DENIES PROTECTING EX-DUTERTE ADVISER MANILA — The Presidential Security Group (PSG) yesterday denied rumors that it is protecting Chinese businessman Michael Yang at the Dusit Hotel in Davao City. “Personally, I do not know Michael Yang. I do not know his
AUKUS PACT: FRANCE AND US SEEK TO MEND RIFT President Joe Biden spoke for the first time Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron after a major diplomatic crisis exploded between the two longtime allies over a deal to equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.  
DUTERTE THREATENS TO FILE RAPS VS GORDON FOR SBMA, PDAF FUNDS MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday continued his attack against Senator Richard Gordon, this time threatening to file malversation charges against the senator for allegedly misused funds while he was stil
TRUDEAU PARTY WINS BUT FALLS SHORT OF MAJORITY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party secured victory in parliamentary elections but failed to get the majority he wanted in a vote that focused on the coronavirus pandemic but that many Canadians saw as unnecessary.
