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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine senator said Monday that he will surrender after a court ordered his arrest on a charge of plunder linked to a huge kickback in a flood-control project. The special Sandiganbayan anti-graft court had initially issued a warrant for Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s arrest Friday on a graft charge that was bailable. He then surrendered and was released on bail and and again denied any wrongdoing. […]

BUDAPEST, June 1 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday, after meeting President Tamas Sulyok, that if the president does not resign the government will launch legal proceedings to remove him from office. Magyar’s centre-right Tisza party ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a landslide election victory in April and pledged to remove several figures appointed by Orban to key public positions over the past 16 years. […]

MANILA, June 1 (Reuters) – A Philippine senator who is the son of a former president surrendered to police on Monday after a court ordered his arrest over a charge that he received illicit payouts as part of an infrastructure scandal that sparked public protests last year. The anti-graft court ordered the arrest of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada for plunder, a non-bailable offence under Philippine laws. The Office of the […]

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) – Japan must promote usage of yen-based stablecoins for settlement in Asia and create a legal framework to allow trading of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF), a ruling party panel said in a proposal to the government on Monday. “Crypto-ETFs would provide investors with easy-to-understand ways of investment,” the proposal said, calling on the government to position the product as an official means of […]

TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) – Japan’s Shionogi & Co said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its oral antiviral Ensitrelvir, commercially known as Xocova, for the preventive treatment of individuals who have been exposed to COVID-19. “XOCOVA is the first and only oral option clinically proven to help prevent symptomatic COVID-19 after exposure among study participants regardless of vaccination status,” Nathan McCutcheon, CEO of Shionogi’s U.S. […]

(Corrects to Huang in second reference in paragraph 4) SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) – Shares in Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and other South Korean tech firms rallied on Monday, as expected meetings between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Korean executives boosted hopes of tie-ups in AI and robotics. Chipmaker Samsung Electronics was also buoyed by data that South Korea’s semiconductor exports surged to a record high in May on the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (Reuters) – Malaysia has begun barring those aged under 16 from registering accounts on social media platforms, its communications regulator said on Monday, as it boosts efforts to protect minors from exposure to harmful content online.             The Southeast Asian nation joins a growing number of countries introducing measures to regulate access to online platforms, amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children’s health and safety.               […]

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 1 (Reuters) – The International Labour Organization begins its final round of talks on Monday on the first binding employment standards for platforms offering services such as ride-hailing, food delivery and e-commerce. A central sticking point is whether protections such as the minimum wage and benefits such as healthcare, sick leave and social security should apply to all workers on these platforms, or depend on […]

Until three years ago, Sara Cabral’s faith experience was on trend with other Southern European youth — a “Catholic but never practicing” upbringing with little relevance to her life on Spain’s Canary Islands. Then she listened to a song from a faith youth group that felt as if God were speaking to her. She joined the group, and now in addition to its weekly adoration with music sessions, Cabral is […]