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Trump says not worried what ex-aide will tell prosecutors

Reuters
Sep 19 10:17 PM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is not worried about what his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is cooperating with the US special counsel's probe into Russian election meddling, will tell prosecutors, as long as he is truthful. Read more »

Nasa 300 OFW, apektado ng total deployment ban sa Micronesia

ABS-CBN News
Sep 19 09:18 PM

Hindi na rin pababalikin sa Micronesia ang mga OFW na umuwi lamang ng Pilipinas para magbakasyon.  Read more »

Malaysia ex-PM arrested over $628M linked to 1MDB, to be charged

Sam Reeves, Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 06:05 PM | Updated Sep 19 10:19 PM

Malaysia's toppled leader Najib Razak was arrested Wednesday and will be charged over allegations that $628 million linked to state investment fund 1MDB ended up in his personal bank accounts, officials said. Read more »

Anger at Singapore ads offering Indonesian maids for sale

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 04:44 PM

Singapore is home to almost 250,000 maids, mostly from poor parts of Indonesia or the Philippines, who head to the wealthy city-state to earn higher salaries than they can back home. Read more »

Korea: The land of peace

Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via Reuters
Sep 19 02:48 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose for photographs with the joint statement in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday. Read more »

Australia's strawberry needle scare spurs proposal for 15-year jail term

Colin Packham, Reuters
Sep 19 01:51 PM | Updated Sep 19 02:10 PM

SYDNEY - Australia plans to increase the maximum jail term to 15 years for anyone convicted of contaminating foodstuffs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as a scare over needles found in strawberries and other fruits gripped the country. Read more »

Kavanaugh accuser wants FBI investigation before she will testify

Lawrence Hurley and Eric Beech, Reuters
Sep 19 01:35 PM

WASHINGTON - A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault decades ago wants her allegations to be investigated by the FBI before she appears at a U.S. Senate hearing, her lawyers said on Tuesday. Read more »

N. Korea's Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile site

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 01:31 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a historic visit to Seoul "in the near future," he said Wednesday after a summit with the South's Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang. Read more »

US surgeon, girlfriend charged with rape, 'hundreds' of victims possible

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 10:22 AM

Authorities told AFP on Tuesday they had received dozens of leads in the probe, just hours after a press conference held to try to encourage other women to come forward. Read more »

Woman apologizes after racist rant against Pinay goes viral

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Sep 19 09:55 AM | Updated Sep 19 01:23 PM

A woman from Beaverton, Oregon has apologized after her racist rant against a Filipina in Portland was posted on Facebook and viewed millions of times. Read more »

Two Koreas aim for agreement to unlock nuclear talks

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Sep 19 08:37 AM

Leaders of South and North Korea plan to announce steps aimed at rekindling stalled nuclear talks and deepening bilateral ties after they meet for a second day of summit talks on Wednesday in the North's capital Pyongyang. Read more »

After Florence floods, the uninsured awaken to painful reality

Patrick Rucker, Reuters
Sep 19 08:28 AM

Only about 1 percent of homes in North Carolina's inland counties are insured through the national flood insurance program, according to federal data, compared with 25 percent to 50 percent of homeowners on the coast. Read more »

Hog deaths, manure flooding from Florence seen surpassing 2016 hurricane

Tom Polansek, Reuters
Sep 19 08:25 AM

More than 2,800 hogs on farms in North Carolina are estimated to have died in flooding from Hurricane Florence, exceeding the number killed in the state's last major hurricane 2 years ago, the state's agriculture commissioner said on Tuesday. Read more »

Woodward's Trump book sells 1.1 million in first week

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 08:06 AM | Updated Sep 19 08:31 AM

NEW YORK - Investigative journalist Bob Woodward's incendiary "Fear: Trump in the White House" has become the fastest selling book in Simon and Schuster's history, the publisher said Tuesday, shifting 1.1 million copies in its first week.   Read more »

Microplastics may enter foodchain through mosquitoes

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 07:57 AM

PARIS, France - Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain, researchers said Wednesday, potentially uncovering a new way that the polluting particles could damage the environment. Read more »

Level of Myanmar army brutality 'hard to fathom': UN probe

Agence France-Presse
Sep 19 05:06 AM

Myanmar's army has used unfathomable levels of violence against minority Rohingya, UN investigators said Tuesday, calling for the military to be removed from politics and top generals to be prosecuted for genocide. Read more »

Che Guevara poster artist looks back on 50 revolutionary years

Philip O'Connor, Reuters
Sep 19 02:18 AM

DUBLIN - Fifty years after creating the Che Guevara poster that still adorns student bedrooms around the world, Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick is delighted at its ubiquity, but concerned at its exploitation for commercial gain. Read more »

Japan: South China Sea sub drill not a warning to Beijing

Kyodo News
Sep 18 11:32 PM

The top Japanese government spokesman said Tuesday a drill held last week in the South China Sea by a Japanese submarine and destroyers was "not at all" intended as a counter to China's activities in the area. Read more »

Japan mayor loses job over sexual harassment allegations

Kyodo News
Sep 18 11:22 PM

The mayor of the eastern Japan town of Minakami, facing sexual harassment allegations, lost his job Tuesday after passage of a second no-confidence motion against him by the local assembly. Read more »

Hong Kong eases visa rules for same-sex couples

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 07:16 PM

It is a step forward for LGBTQ rights in Hong Kong, which has been criticized by campaigners for lagging behind on equality issues.    Read more »

Mga OFW sa Europa apektado ng taas-presyo sa Pilipinas

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Sep 18 04:30 PM

MILAN, Italy – Maging mga Pilipino sa Europa ay umaaray na rin sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin sa Pilipinas. Read more »

World condoles with Philippines after Ompong devastation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 03:40 PM | Updated Sep 18 07:52 PM

Several governments and international organizations have sent their sympathies to the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Ompong Read more »

Needles in strawberries stump Australia authorities

Colin Packham, Reuters
Sep 18 03:16 PM

SYDNEY - Australian police said on Tuesday they are investigating reports of dozens of cases of needles embedded in strawberries and other fruits, and warned that those responsible could be jailed for 10 years. Read more »

2 days after Mangkhut

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Sep 18 02:22 PM

Damaged vessels are seen on Tuesday, 2 days after super typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong on September 16, 2018.  Read more »

Bangkok street vendors: from Michelin star to fighting eviction

Rina Chandran, Reuters
Sep 18 12:11 PM

The crackdown on street vendors is part of a wider effort by Thailand's military government, which came to power in a 2014 coup, to impose order in a city famous for its vibrant nightlife and cheap and varied street food. Read more »