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'El Chapo' paid former Mexican president $100 million bribe -trial witness

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Jan 16 07:55 AM

Accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, a former associate testified on Tuesday that he previously told US authorities. Read more »

US eyes Taiwan risk as China's military capabilities grow

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Jan 16 07:51 AM

The United States is closely watching Chinese intentions toward Taiwan, concerned that Beijing's growing military prowess may increase the risk it could one day consider bringing the self-ruled island under its control by force, a US official said on Tuesday. Read more »

UK parliament rejects Brexit deal in historic vote

Alice Ritchie and Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Jan 16 07:00 AM | Updated Jan 16 07:53 AM

Britain's parliament on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, triggering a no-confidence vote in her government and plunging its plans to leave the EU into further disarray.   Read more »

How Europe reacted to Brexit deal defeat

Agence France-Presse
Jan 16 06:53 AM

The EU and European governments warned Tuesday that the British parliament's rejection of a Brexit deal heightened the risk of a disorderly withdrawal from the bloc.   Read more »

LA teachers' strike extends to 2nd day as charter teachers join

Dan Whitcomb and Jane Ross, Reuters
Jan 16 06:05 AM

LOS ANGELES - A strike at Los Angeles schools expanded on Tuesday as teachers at a small charter school system joined some 30,000 public-school educators on the second day of a strike, pressing for higher pay, smaller classes and more staff at the United States' second-largest school system. Read more »

'Naturally caring': Pinoy nurses, malaki ang papel sa health system sa UK

ABS-CBN News
Jan 16 01:30 AM

Sa United Kingdom, kilala rin bilang maalaga at magaling ang mga Pinoy nurses. Read more »

Blast, gunfire in Islamist attack at Nairobi hotel, office complex

Agence France-Presse
Jan 16 01:18 AM

A huge blast followed by a gun battle rocked an upmarket hotel and office complex in Nairobi on Tuesday, causing casualties, in an attack claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab Islamist group. Read more »

Remains of Pinoy couple who drowned in Maldives to be brought to Sri Lanka

ABS-CBN News
Jan 16 01:03 AM | Updated Jan 16 06:39 AM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday that the remains of the Filipino couple who drowned in the Maldives would be flown to Sri Lanka for embalming.   Read more »

Pinoys in Nairobi urged to stay indoors amid Kenya terror attack

ABS-CBN News
Jan 16 12:04 AM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday advised Filipinos in Nairobi, Kenya to stay indoors amid a suspected terror attack. Read more »

UK lawmakers expected to reject May's 'Brexit' deal

ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 11:23 PM

All eyes on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as lawmakers head for a historic vote on British Prime Ministry Theresa May's "Brexit" deal. Read more »

Trump’s fast food amid shutdown

Joshua Roberts, Reuters
Jan 15 10:34 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of fast food provided for the 2018 College Football Playoff National Champion Clemson Tigers due to the partial government shutdown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., on Monday. Read more »

Pope's advice to parents: Don't fight in front of your children

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 08:23 PM

During his brief homily, Francis reminded parents that although it is normal for couples to fight, they should serve as a good example for their children.  Read more »

Mga labi ng mag-asawang nalunod sa Maldives, maiuuwi na sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 07:00 PM | Updated Jan 15 07:57 PM

Tutulong ang DFA para mapauwi na ang mga labi ng mag-asawang Pinoy na nalunod sa Maldives.  Read more »

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

Reuters
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 »

Britain's May faces defeat in parliament over Brexit plan

William Schomberg, Reuters
Jan 15 05:33 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May faced the prospect of defeat in a historic vote in parliament on her Brexit deal on Tuesday, leaving the country in limbo about its membership of the world's biggest trading bloc, which has shaped its economy for decades. Read more »

'Hostage politics': Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions

Agence France-Presse
Jan 15 05:28 PM

BEIJING - A Chinese court's decision to impose the death penalty on a convicted Canadian drug smuggler has escalated a diplomatic row that experts say has descended into a high-stakes game of "hostage politics". Read more »

DFA to repatriate honeymooners who drowned in Maldives

ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 02:46 PM | Updated Jan 15 03:50 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs will pay for the repatriation of the remains of the newly-wedded couple who drowned in Maldives while on their honeymoon, an official confirmed Tuesday.   Read more »

New Zealand hospitals crippled as thousands of doctors strike

Reuters
Jan 15 12:38 PM

WELLINGTON - Nearly 80 percent of junior doctors across New Zealand walked off work at public hospitals on Tuesday, after a breakdown in union talks with the government over working conditions and wages. Read more »

Locsin meets with kin of newlyweds who drowned in Maldives

ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 11:59 AM | Updated Jan 15 01:27 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin met with relatives of the Filipino couple who drowned while on their honeymoon in Maldives. Read more »

Wife of unpaid federal employee wins $100,000 on lottery

Agence France-Presse
Jan 15 11:57 AM

WASHINGTON - Her husband is one of thousands of federal employees who haven't been paid due to the US government shutdown -- but a Virginia woman snagged her family some extra income, winning $100,000 and a car in the state lottery. Read more »

Turin, Italy to host European Sinulog Festival on Jan 27

Maricel Burgonio, ABS-CBN News
Jan 15 09:56 AM

TURIN, Italy - The Filipino communities in Europe will celebrate the Sinulog Festival or the Feast of the Sto. Niño de Cebu in a grand procession in Turin on January 27, 2019.  Read more »

Burgers by candlelight: Trump lays out fast food for college football champs

Reuters
Jan 15 09:04 AM | Updated Jan 15 09:30 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a White House feast fit for a government shutdown on Monday: silver platters heaped high with McDonald's quarter pounders and the red-and-white burger wrappers of Wendy's.   Read more »

Public school teachers go on strike in LA; 500,000 pupils affected

Agence France-Presse
Jan 15 07:47 AM | Updated Jan 15 08:51 AM

LOS ANGELES - More than 30,000 public school teachers in Los Angeles walked off the job on Monday to press their demands for better pay, smaller class sizes and more educators. Read more »

Millions in India gather for world's largest religious event

Agence France-Presse
Jan 15 07:12 AM

The largest religious gathering anywhere on earth gets under way Tuesday, with tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims congregating in India to bathe in sacred rivers for the Kumbh Mela. Read more »

Antarctica ice loss increases six fold since 1979: study

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Jan 15 07:04 AM

Global warming is melting ice in Antarctica faster than ever before -- about 6 times more per year now than 40 years ago -- leading to increasingly high sea levels worldwide, scientists warned Monday. Read more »