[ad_1] PRESIDENT Duterte’s long-awaited debut before the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday evening (early morning Manila time) was marked with a firm affirmation of the Philippines’ rights in the China Sea. Southern, anchored in a UN convention and a 2016 arbitration decision. At the unprecedented virtual assembly, …
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[ad_1] LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) that his “best guess” is that the next season won’t start until at least January, and acknowledged that the later schedule than usual could mean the best US male players will be missing next summer …
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[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO – TikTok, the short-form viral video app, on Wednesday filed for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration, a legal move aimed at protecting the company’s service in the United States against a possible ban. The request, filed in District Court for the District of Columbia, is …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion of the Philippines’ legal victory over China over its broad territorial claims over the South China Sea has drawn mixed reactions from foreign policy observers. “This measure should not be taken lightly,” said Julio Amador III, principal investigator at the Ateneo School …
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[ad_1] CAUGHT WITH RED HANDS A National Bureau of Investigation agent handcuffs Joshua Paul Capiral, the head of the NBI’s Legal Aid Office, who was allegedly caught red-handed Monday night receiving bribery money from one of the all 19 accused immigration officers. with bribery for alleged participation in the airport …
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[ad_1] VIRTUAL MEETING OF WORLD LEADERS In this photo provided by the United Nations, on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) a prerecorded speech by President Duterte is reproduced during the 75th session of the UN General Assembly at the headquarters of the world body in New York. World leaders who stayed …
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[ad_1] Environmentalists have welcomed China’s leader Xi Jinping’s commitment to accelerate emissions reductions in the world’s most polluting nation and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The ambitious goal, which surprised many experts, could help significantly slow global warming. However, they cautioned that Xi had offered almost no details, raising questions …
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[ad_1] Former OKC Thunder head coach Billy Donovan will be the fourth head coach in the past six years for the Chicago Bulls, after being hired this week. The recent hiring of former Oklahoma City Thunder and Florida Gators basketball coach Billy Donovan was a major step in the Chicago …
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[ad_1] After Iran delivered condensate to Venezuela through an Iranian-flagged tanker, the same tanker is now loading Venezuelan crude oil at a terminal in the Latin American country, defying US sanctions on both countries’ oil industries and exports. Bloomberg reported Wednesday. , citing a shipping report. The tanker currently known …
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[ad_1] The video messaging application TikTok has responded to what it says is “misinformation” about its connection to China, characterizing itself as a global platform with “strict controls around security and access to data.” The hugely popular platform has used a submission to the Senate investigation into foreign interference via …
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