Popular but facing opposition, Francis marks 10 years as pope
Pope Francis marks 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday, hugely popular but facing internal dissent after a decade of reform, even if he has left basic doctrine intact.
Day: March 10, 2023
What to expect from Xi’s next five years as Chinese president
Xi Jinping on Friday sealed a historic third term as China’s president.
Good for investments: Fitch Solutions backs economic charter change
Easing foreign restrictions on business ownership by way of amending the Constitution would have a positive impact on the economy, a subsidiary of the Fitch Group said.
Laura Poitras: ‘Good journalism is trouble-making’
Laura Poitras has made herself the conscience of the United States with groundbreaking films about the occupation of Iraq, tech surveillance, and now the opioid epidemic. She is proud to call herself a troublemaker.
Putin congratulates Xi on new term, hails ‘strengthening’ ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday congratulated Xi Jinping on his third term as China’s leader, hailing the strengthening ties between the two countries.
Mexican drug cartel apologizes for murder, kidnapping of Americans: media
A Mexican drug cartel accused of kidnapping four Americans and murdering two of them has said the killers acted alone and will be handed over to authorities, local media reported on Thursday.
Chinese security vessel orders Philippine plane carrying media to ‘leave’
As a Philippine Coast Guard plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a stern command over the radio: “Leave immediately.”
Pope says ‘imperial interests’ involved in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine involves “imperial interests”, with the world’s “great powers” fighting there, Pope Francis said in extracts of an interview published on Friday.
Searching for chop chop lola: NBI eyes son as suspect in 67-year-old lady’s grisly death
A 67-year-old female owner of a restaurant and catering business was allegedly killed by her own son and her remains were believed to have been chopped up, Politiko has learned.
Philippines urged to compensate WWII sex slave survivors
Lawyers representing Philippine women forced to work as sex slaves by Japan during World War II urged Manila Friday to pay them compensation, after a United Nations’ committee called on the government to provide them with “reparations”.
