MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday the country will "vigorously defend what is ours", as tensions mount with China over maritime disputes.
The conduct against intruders disrespecting Philippine territorial integrity will be guided by law and the responsibility as a rules-abiding member of the international community, Marcos said in a speech to graduating military cadets.
He did not identify the... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have signed nondisclosure agreements that will allow them to look at Paramount's books ahead of a potential bid for the movie studio's assets, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The companies are, however, backing away from an initial plan to make an all-cash $26 billion offer for Paramount, the newspaper said.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians stranded in New Caledonia are rationing food as they wait for a way out of the troubled Pacific island territory, after riots that killed four people, a traveller from Sydney said on Saturday.
"The kids are definitely hungry because we don't really have much option of what we can feed them," Joanne Elias said from a resort in the capital Noumea, where her family has been holed up since the unrest broke out this week.
... (continue reading...)WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Boeing delayed the launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them four more days to assess a helium leak before attempting to launch the spacecraft's first two astronauts into space, the space agency said Friday.
Starliner's liftoff from Florida has been delayed several times in May and it was last scheduled for May 21.
Aside from the helium leak, a technical issue with its Atlas 5... (continue reading...)
LIMA (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender people, among others, as having a mental illness so they can access health benefits.
Around 500 demonstrators peacefully walked the streets of downtown Lima, hoisting banners with slogans that read "No more stigmas" and "My identity is not a disease."
The law, which was approved administratively last... (continue reading...)
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