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North Korean base serves as missile headquarters - think tank

Katanga Johnson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 12:24 PM

One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published on Monday. Read more »

Little chance of quick end to painful month-long US shutdown

Cyril Julien, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 11:08 AM

The United States on Tuesday enters the second month of a partial government shutdown over a lack of congressional funding, with no quick end in sight to the historic crisis weighing on the nation's economy and morale. Read more »

US stops issuing new H-2A/H-2B work visas to Filipinos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 03:38 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The United States Department of Homeland Security has removed Filipinos’ eligibility to obtain certain H-2A and H-2B work visas for 1 year, citing “severe” overstaying and human trafficking concerns. Read more »

Senator Kamala Harris announces US presidential run

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 05:22 AM

Senator Kamala Harris announced Monday that she is seeking to become the first African American woman to hold the office of US president, joining an already-crowded field of Democrats lining up to take on Donald Trump. Read more »

Take precaution: DFA warns Pinoys in US vs winter storm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 09:42 PM

Filipinos in the midwest and northeast regions in the United States were urged to take caution of a winter storm expected to bring severe weather, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday. Read more »

Trump to make 'major announcement' about gov't shutdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 03:14 PM

The shutdown -- the longest in US history -- has paralyzed Washington and resulted in 800,000 federal employees being furloughed or working without pay. Read more »

Trump, North Korea's Kim to hold second summit in late February

David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 10:09 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late February but will maintain economic sanctions on Pyongyang, the White House said on Friday after Trump met Pyongyang's top nuclear negotiator.   Read more »

US, North Korea to hold talks on second Trump-Kim summit

David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 03:03 PM

North Korea's lead negotiator in nuclear diplomacy with the United States is expected to hold talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and could also meet President Donald Trump on Friday during a visit aimed at clearing the way for a second US-North Korea summit. Read more »

Trump cancels US delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos: press secretary

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 07:55 AM

President Donald Trump has canceled his delegation's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week due to the partial US government shutdown, according to a statement released by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Thursday. Read more »

US, Britain conduct first joint drills in contested South China Sea

Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 05:17 PM

The United States and Britain have conducted their first joint naval drills in the disputed South China Sea since China built island bases there, the 2 navies said on Wednesday, as Washington seeks help from allies to keep pressure on Beijing. Read more »

China warns state firms to avoid travel to U.S. - Bloomberg

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 05:50 PM

China has asked some of the state-run companies to avoid business trips to the United States and its allies, and to take extra care to protect their devices if they need to travel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Read more »

US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troops

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 03:47 PM

President Donald Trump last month claimed the Islamic State group had been defeated in Syria and said all US troops were "coming back now."  Read more »

Government shutdown becomes longest in US history

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 01:58 PM

The partial shutdown of the government became the longest on record at midnight Friday. Read more »

Monster snowstorm to blanket more than half of United States

Peter Szekely and Andrew Hay, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 11:32 AM

NEW YORK - A massive winter storm hit the US Rockies and Plains on Friday then punched east, with snow set to assault a 1,609-kilometer corridor through the weekend, creating transportation "havoc" in the middle of the country. Read more »

SpaceX wants to be 'leaner,' sets layoffs

Kanishka Singh, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 10:10 AM

Elon Musk's SpaceX will lay off about 10 percent of its more than 6,000 employees, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Read more »

US teen found alive 3 months after parents shot dead

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 02:41 AM

A 13-year-old American girl, missing for almost three months after her parents were shot dead at their home in the US Midwest, has been found alive with her hair matted and wearing oversized shoes.   Read more »

US lawmakers, friends mark 100 days since Khashoggi murder

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 01:16 PM

Featuring a portrait of Khashoggi against a backdrop of American flags, the ceremony began with a moment of silence. Read more »

'We want our pay!': Furloughed US workers shout at White House

Deborah Gembara, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 07:51 AM

Hundreds of furloughed federal employees chanting "We want our pay!" marched on the White House on Thursday, the 20th day of a partial government shutdown over US President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funding. Read more »

Duterte vows to avoid US arms purchases

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 10:05 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said his administration will no longer purchase arms and military equipment from the United States after the latter threatened to impose sanctions on countries buying military equipment from Russia. Read more »

PH shares close at 9-month high amid optimism on US-China trade talks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 10:55 PM

Despite the rosy outlook for emerging markets, a local analyst says it's too early to already make conclusions.  Read more »