Section: The Manila Times (Philippines)
Dutch snub EU-Kiev pact in polls
THE HAGUE: Dutch voters Wednesday rejected a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, but low turnout cast doubts on whether the ballot was valid, exit polls showed. After a day of sluggish voting, the first exit polls released by public broadcaster NOS left broad political uncertainty in a ballot being...
Dutch snub EU-Kiev pact, but exit polls cast doubt on turnout
THE HAGUE: Dutch voters Wednesday rejected a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, but low turnout cast doubts on whether the ballot was valid, exit polls showed. After a day of sluggish voting, the first exit polls released by public broadcaster NOS left broad political uncertainty in a ballot being...
Ukraine pilot Savchenko starts refusing all food and liquids
MOSCOW: Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water on Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said. Lawyer Mark Feigin wrote on Twitter that Savchenko had started a “dry” hunger strike— refusing both food and water—on Wednesday morning, after...
Sy, JV, Imee on ‘Panama Papers’ list
THE country’s richest man, Henry Sy, Sen. Jose Victor “JV” Ejercito, Ilocos Sur Gov. Imee Marcos and hundreds of other rich Filipinos were in the list of people with offshore holdings exposed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Documents provided by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca listed 572 Filipinos...
‘Panama Papers’ revelations trigger global probes
PARIS: Several countries have launched tax evasion probes after a massive leak of confidential documents lifted the lid on the murky offshore financial dealings of a slew of politicians and celebrities. The scandal erupted on Sunday when media groups began revealing the results of a year-long investigation into a trove of 11.5 million documents...
Panama papers expose Putin,
PARIS: A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents has exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed the...
Kremlin hits out as ‘Panama Papers’ finger Putin circle
PARIS: A furious Kremlin said Monday it was the target of a plot to destabilize Russia after a massive leak of confidential documents fingered President Vladimir Putin’s close associates along with other world leaders in allegations of shady offshore financial dealings. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove of 11.5 million...
Panama Papers: huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders
PARIS: A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents has exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed the...
Dutch voters gear up for poll on key EU-Kiev deal
THE HAGUE: Dutch voters are gearing up to make their voices heard on a key European cooperation deal with Ukraine, in a referendum next week organised by eurosceptic groups and seen as a proxy poll on EU ties. But after a low-key campaign, many of the country’s 12.5 million eligible voters still say they are puzzled by what exactly they are...
Ukraine president confident Dutch voters won’t reject EU pact
WASHINGTON: Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko expressed confidence Friday that Dutch voters next week will not reject his country’s cooperation deal with the European Union. The Netherlands is to hold a referendum on Wednesday on the accord, which puts Ukraine on the path towards eventual EU membership, after a grassroots...
