$269M DEAL | Lenovo to buy Fujitsu PC unit stake for up to

Lenovo Group said it had reached an agreement to buy a 51 percent stake in Fujitsu’s personal computer unit for up to $269 million, after earlier posting a lower quarterly profit on continued difficulty in the global PC market.

PBGEA probes wire-laden banana exported to Japan, says it’s ‘clear act of economic sabotage’

The Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association declared as an attempt to undermine the country's economy the alleged tampering of a tropical fruit exported to Japan that was found to have contained a three-centimeter long wire.

Chito Narvasa out as PBA commissioner

Chito Narvasa will no longer serve as PBA commissioner after majority of the league's board members decided not to support the extension of his...

Trump wants death for N.Y. truck attacker

U.S. President Donald Trump called for the death penalty on Wednesday for an Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck down a New York City bike path, killing eight people, describing the man as a “terrorist.”
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Duterte puts HUDCC chief in charge of rebuilding Marawi

President Rodrigo Duterte has reorganized Task Force Bangon Marawi, the body mandated to oversee the rebuilding of the war-shattered city, placing housing czar Eduardo del Rosario in charge of the body.

Suu Kyi visits troubled Rakhine border district

Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, visited areas hit by conflict in the western state of Rakhine on Thursday for the first time since attacks by militants from the Rohingya Muslim minority two months ago sparked a refugee crisis.
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WATCH | MANLABAN | Lawyers band together vs EJKs, rights abuses

A broad network of lawyers, judges, law professors and students was launched on Thursday, November 2, demanding an end to extrajudicial killings and the increasing human rights violations under the Duterte administration.

At least 2 dead in shooting at suburban Denver Walmart

At least two people were killed and one wounded in a shooting inside a Walmart store in suburban Denver on Wednesday, police said.

‘Spirit of the Glass 2’ star Benjamin Alves reveals what scares him the most

It has something to do with his relationship with girlfriend Julie Ann San Jose.

WATCH | WAR ON DRUGS: Close to half of Pinoys say innocent deaths inevitable,...

Almost half of all Filipinos believe the killing of innocents is inevitable in the war on drugs and that government has fielded informants to their communities to secretly “observe and report” drug users and pushers, the results of the latest Social Weather Stations showed.

Director Brett Ratner accused of harassment as Hollywood scandal grows

The accusers include Olivia Munn, star of 'X-Men: Apocalypse,' and Natasha Henstridge.

Baguio City among Creative Cities declared by UNESCO

The City of Pines gets recognized as a favorite haven for local and international artists.

Court document shows Manafort wealth, ties to Russian oligarchs

Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, had three U.S. passports, millions in assets and ties to Russian oligarchs, according to federal court documents after his indictment on tax fraud and money laundering charges.

Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds

Iraqi forces threatened on Wednesday to resume operations to capture northern Kurdish-held territory after accusing authorities there of delaying handing over control of Iraq’s borders with Turkey, Iran and Syria.

Trump calls for end to diversity visa program after N.Y. attack, blasts Democrats

President Donald Trump on Wednesday seized on the deadly New York City truck attack to step up demands for stricter U.S. immigration laws, asking Congress to end a visa program that let the Uzbek suspect into the country and saying he might send him to Guantanamo Bay.