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Mga Pinoy, pinakamakikinabang sa 350,000 trabaho sa Japan

ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 12:43 AM

Pinakamakikinabang ang mga Filipinong trabahador sa 350,000 trabahong bubuksan sa Japan sa mga susunod na buwan ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Read more »

At Ethiopia flight memorial, white roses mark passing of lives

Maggie Fick, Reuters
Mar 18 12:22 AM

Bouquets of white roses surrounded aviation staff as they gathered at Bole International Airport on Sunday to remember the two pilots and six crew, who perished along with 149 passengers in the Ethiopia Airlines crash a week ago. Read more »

737 MAX disaster pushes Boeing into crisis mode

Luc Olinga, Agence France-Presse
Mar 18 12:02 AM

After a second air disaster involving the 737 MAX 8, aviation giant Boeing swung into crisis mode, losing $25 billion of market capitalization and suffering a severe hit to its reputation. Read more »

US imposes visa bans on ICC investigators - Pompeo

Lesley Wroughton, Reuters
Mar 17 09:59 PM

The United States will withdraw or deny visas to any International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel investigating possible war crimes by U.S. forces or allies in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. Read more »

Facebook says it removed 1.5M videos of the New Zealand mosque attack

Reuters
Mar 17 07:01 PM

Facebook Inc. said it removed 1.5 million videos globally of the New Zealand mosque attack in the first 24 hours after the attack. Read more »

India celebrates colorful Holi

Adnan Abidi, Reuters
Mar 17 05:01 PM

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China keeps 'education' centers for prostitutes

Joëlle Garrus, Agence France-Presse
Mar 17 02:28 PM

When Chinese legislators recommended the abolition of "education" detention centers where prostitutes and clients can be held without charge for 2 years, activists hoped the facilities' days were numbered.  Read more »

Flash floods kill at least 50 in Indonesia's Papua

Andrea Kristiani, Agence France-Presse
Mar 17 02:21 PM

Flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province have killed at least 50 people, an official said Sunday, as rescuers raced to help dozens of other victims of the disaster. Read more »

May warns of long Brexit delay if MPs do not back her deal

Agence France-Presse
Mar 17 02:10 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stark warning to lawmakers that if they do not back her Brexit deal, there is the possibility the country "will not leave the EU for many months, if ever".   Read more »

Trump calls for 'Space Force', nations talk space peace

Ben Simon, Agence France-Presse
Mar 17 11:33 AM

On the surface, this looks like a terrible moment for the world's major military powers to negotiate a deal on preventing an arms race in space. Read more »

China's former energy chief accused of corruption

Agence France-Presse
Mar 17 09:47 AM

China has expelled one of its most senior ethnic Uighur officials from the Communist Party, the country's anti-corruption watchdog said Saturday, accusing the former energy chief of abusing his position to live a "lavish life".   Read more »

Hero charged attacker during New Zealand mosque massacre: witness

Agence France-Presse
Mar 17 09:09 AM | Updated Mar 17 04:27 PM

A survivor of the Christchurch massacre has described how a heroic worshiper at one of the targeted mosques seized an empty rifle discarded by alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant and then used it to chase their attacker away. Read more »

Paris luxury stores looted, burned in 'yellow vest' riots

Simon Valmary and Clare Byrne, Agence France-Presse
Mar 17 09:05 AM

Rioters looted and torched shops and businesses on the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Saturday, on the 18th weekend of French "yellow vest" protests, characterized by a sharp increase in violence after weeks of dwindling turnout. Read more »

Death toll rises to 50 as New Zealand mourns victims

Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Mar 17 09:02 AM | Updated Mar 17 10:22 AM

The death toll from horrifying shootings at two mosques in New Zealand rose to 50, police said Sunday, as Christchurch residents flocked to memorial sites and churches across the city Sunday to lay flowers and mourn the victims.   Read more »

Japan to back int'l efforts to regulate AI-equipped 'killer robots'

Kyodo News
Mar 17 12:42 AM

Japan is planning to give its backing to international efforts to regulate the development of lethal weapons controlled by artificial intelligence at a UN conference in Geneva late this month, government sources said Saturday. Read more »

Belgium students join climate change protest

Raquel Bernal-Crisostomo, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Mar 17 12:24 AM

Thousands of students on Saturday skipped classes and braved the bad weather to join the Global Strike for Future Belgium. Read more »

Identifying Ethiopia crash victims may take 6 months: airline

Agence France-Presse
Mar 16 11:14 PM

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Identifying the remains of the 157 people killed in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash may take up to six months, the airline said in a document seen by AFP on Saturday.  Read more »

4 Egyptians among dead in New Zealand attack

Agence France-Presse
Mar 16 10:59 PM

CAIRO - Egypt said Saturday that four of its citizens were among the worshipers killed in a mass shooting attack at two New Zealand mosques. Read more »

At least 24 dead as Cyclone Idai hits eastern Zimbabwe

Fanuel Jongwe, Agence France-Presse
Mar 16 10:57 PM

HARARE, Zimbabwe - At least 24 people have been killed and dozens are missing as tropical cyclone Idai hit eastern parts of Zimbabwe after lashing neighboring Mozambique, the government said on Saturday. Read more »

Christchurch tribute to attack victims

Jorge Silva, Reuters
Mar 16 10:09 PM | Updated Mar 18 03:58 PM

People react after placing flowers at a memorial as a tribute to victims of the mosque attacks, near a police line outside Masjid Al Noor in Christchurch, New Zealand Read more »

Campuses not camps: China defends Xinjiang policies at UN

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Mar 16 08:46 PM

China on Friday flatly rejected criticism of mass detainment of Muslim minorities in its restive Xinjiang region, insisting it has set up "campuses", not camps, in a bid to counter radicalization. Read more »

'Ordinary white man'? Picture of New Zealand accused gunman emerges

Agence France-Presse
Mar 16 07:15 PM

A one-time gym trainer from rural Australia who became steeped in neo-fascist ideology during travels in Europe, Brenton Tarrant described himself as an "ordinary white man" -- until he became anything but ordinary. Read more »

New Zealand pledges reforms as relaxed gun laws scrutinized

Will Ziebell, Reuters
Mar 16 07:02 PM

MELBOURNE - New Zealand is normally peaceful and calm - and has plenty of guns.   Read more »

Human rights groups to stage rally at ICC on eve of PH pullout

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News Europe Bureau
Mar 16 12:59 PM

THE HAGUE - Human rights groups will stage a rally in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC) here on Saturday, March 16, the day before the effectivity of the Philippines' withdrawal from the international tribunal. Read more »

New Zealand massacre shows how online users find ways to share violent videos

Paresh Dave and Munsif Vengattil, Reuters
Mar 16 12:51 PM

SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU - The Friday massacre at two New Zealand mosques, live-streamed to the world, was not the first internet broadcast of a violent crime, but it showed that stopping gory footage from spreading online persists as a major challenge for tech companies despite years of investment.   Read more »