Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement rallies voters
Italy’s 5-Star Movement told roaring supporters it was close to winning a looming election at the end of campaigning on Friday as its main rivals worried about the anti-establishment party’s popularity.
‘TRADE WARS ARE GOOD’ | Trump defies global concern over tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying “trade wars are good, and easy to win,” after his plan to put tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum triggered threats of retaliation from trading partners and a slide in stock markets.
Snowstorms shut down Ireland, Britain calls in army for hospitals
Snowstorms shut most of Ireland on Friday and forced Britain to call in the army to help battle some of the worst weather seen for nearly 30 years.
China delays U.S. bid at U.N. to blacklist ships, companies over North Korea
China delayed a U.S. request for a United Nations Security Council committee to blacklist 33 ships, 27 shipping companies, and a Taiwan man for violating international sanctions on North Korea, diplomats said on Friday.
Toyota venture to spend $2.8 billion to develop self-driving technology
Toyota Motor Corp said a new venture would be investing more than $2.8 billion to develop automated-driving software - the latest salvo in an increasingly frenetic battle to be ahead in a sector hit by a slew of disruptive technologies.
PH inflation target range still appropriate: BSP exec
A ranking official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday said there is no need to change the government’s 2-4 percent inflation target for 2017-2019 since this range remains appropriate vis-à-vis the current economic developments.
DOTr to review GMR-Megawide’s proposal on NAIA rehab
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will review the unsolicited proposal of Megawide Corp. and its partner India-based GMR Infrastructure Ltd. on the rehabilitation and expansion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
IBP appeals for ‘due process’ in impeachment bid vs Sereno
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines in a statement on Friday appealed for "due process" amid the mounting impeachment campaign against Chief Justice-on-leave Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno.
Jimmy Alapag reveals injury that nearly ruined his career
When Jimmy Alapag arrived in the Philippines in 2002, no one predicted that he would become the well-revered “Mighty Mouse” that he is today. After...
Meet the only woman in Concom reviewing the 1987 Constitution
Where is the representation at Concom for the other half of the population? This was the question raised on social media Tuesday, as photos of...
Consolidated bill on ease of doing business moves along in Congress
MANILA, Philippines - The Senate and House of Representatives have consolidated the bill that would improve the ease of doing business and reduce red...
WATCH | ‘DO NOT ANSWER’: Duterte tells police, soldiers not to cooperate in any...
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police and soldiers not to cooperate in any investigation into his bloody war on drugs, amid international calls for an external probe.
WATCH | Scrutiny of Sereno’s psychological assessment a ‘misuse’ – Psychological Association of the...
Psychologists on Friday condemned "the unethical practice of using confidential psychological information for purposes of discrediting or damaging a person's character."
Putin unveils ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons to counter West
President Vladimir Putin announced an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield.
‘Mutiny’ in SC ‘diminishes respect’ for justices – Lagman
The perceived “mutiny” against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno by her colleagues in the Supreme Court “diminishes the respect owing to them and tarnishes their dignity even as they placed the high court in an inordinately bad light,” an opposition lawmaker said Friday.