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Young people trust less, but still happy: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 06:35 PM

Young people's trust in key figures such as politicians and religious leaders has fallen sharply over the past five years but they remain largely happy, a global study said Thursday. Read more »

OPINION: Singapore and the 'Age of Contestation'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 01:43 PM

Only time will tell whether Singapore's Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung is truly premiership material. But to my mind, in the Age of Contestation, leadership will often gravitate to those who look to the future and are determined to build accordingly. Read more »

Poe to LTFRB: Are reckless buses, jeepneys safer than Grab, Uber?

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 10:09 PM

“Tapos sabihin natin, ‘Oh because they put the passengers’ safety at risk.’ Ah so mas ligtas ang ating mga kababayan sa mga bus na humaharurot sa kalsada at mga jeep na hindi pa masyado naiinspeksyon?” Read more »

LOOK: Taiwan politicians brawl during heated debate

Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 08:56 PM

TAIPEI - Politicians scuffled in Taiwan's parliament on Tuesday during a heated debate over how billions of dollar for an infrastructure development plan will be allocated. Read more »

Caitlyn Jenner joins celebs mulling run for US political office

Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 06:52 AM

Caitlyn Jenner has joined the list of celebrities who are considering running for political office in the United States following the election of former reality television star Donald Trump as president. Read more »

VP Pence walks high wire over Trump scandals

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 17 10:37 AM

WASHINGTON - Mike Pence is the loyal wingman, the ever-discreet figure who rises above the Washington fray. But as the Russia scandal encroaches ever further on Donald Trump's White House, the vice president is also walking a political tightrope. Read more »

Anti-Trump protests staged at US Women's Open

Larry Fine, Reuters
Posted at Jul 17 07:49 AM

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey - After three tranquil rounds at Trump National Golf Club, things heated up outside the ropes during Sunday's final round of the US Women's Open as activist groups staged protests against US President Donald Trump.  Read more »

Singapore protest demands inquiry into PM family feud

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 02:21 AM

Hundreds of Singaporeans staged a rare protest Saturday calling for an independent inquiry into a bitter family feud between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his siblings. Read more »

Peru ex-president, wife held over alleged corruption

Luis Jaime Cisneros and Roberto Cortijo, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 08:48 AM

LIMA - Former Peruvian president Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia have spent their first night in jail over charges of accepting illegal campaign donations from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Read more »

Palace reacts to feuds of political allies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 01:07 PM

What does the Palace think about the ongoing feuds between some of its political allies? Read more »

Marcos supporters picket SC ahead of poll protest pre-trial

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 10:46 AM

MANILA - Supporters of defeated vice presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. converged outside the Supreme Court ahead of the preliminary conference of his electoral protest on Tuesday. Read more »

US no longer a 'friend' in Merkel election program

Noah Barkin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 09:21 AM

In their campaign program for the German election, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have dropped the term "friend" in describing the relationship with the United States. Read more »

Kulungan para kay Imee Marcos, CA justices, inihahanda

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 07:46 PM

Inihahanda na ng Kamara ang maaaring maging detention center nina Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos at ng tatlong mahistrado ng Court of Appeals. Read more »

Japan PM's party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll

Linda Sieg, Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 09:22 PM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party suffered an historic defeat in an election in the Japanese capital on Sunday, signalling trouble ahead for the premier, who has suffered from slumping support because of a favoritism scandal. Read more »

Trump blasts states for refusing to hand over voter data

Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 08:34 AM

President Donald Trump lashed out on Saturday at the growing number of states refusing to give voters' names, addresses and sensitive personal information to a commission he created to investigate alleged voter fraud. Read more »

2019 election looms over Ilocos Norte’s game of thrones

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 27 04:29 PM

If Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos goes to jail, House Majority Leader Rodolfo Farinas will accomplish what countless critics of the Marcoses since they left the Palace in 1986 have failed to do—put a Marcos behind bars. Read more »

Image of the United States has plunged under Trump, survey shows

Noah Barkin, Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 08:25 AM

BERLIN - The image of the United States has deteriorated sharply across the globe under President Donald Trump and an overwhelming majority of people in other countries have no confidence in his ability to lead, a survey from the Pew Research Center showed. Read more »

OPINION: Lees behaving badly

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 27 05:47 AM

The cast is a mind-boggling one: all three of LKY’s children, the eldest of whom happens to be prime minister, and the other two, respected individuals in their own right. Read more »

Trump wishes Muslims 'warm greetings' for Eid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 25 08:41 AM

US President Donald Trump on Saturday sent "warm greetings" to Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, after his administration broke with the tradition of hosting a White House event to recognize the holy month. Read more »

Disgraced S. Korean leader's friend Choi gets 3 years in jail

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 03:53 PM

The woman at the centre of South Korea's corruption scandal, Choi Soon-Sil, was handed a three year jail term Friday for bribery in the first of a string of criminal cases against her. Read more »