AP, Manila
A bruising presidential campaign was drawing to a close in the Philippines on Saturday, with a last-minute attempt by the president to unify candidates against a front-running mayor perceived as a threat to democracy virtually collapsing.
After crisscrossing the archipelago nation for three months, five presidential candidates led by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will converge in the vote-rich capital Manila for their final rallies ahead of Monday’s vote.
Source behind Panama Papers offers help to govts
Dawn.com, Karachi
The whistleblower behind the Panama Papers, known as ‘John Doe’, has offered to make the documents behind the leaks available to government authorities and called for better whistleblower protection.
In a statement issued on Friday to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), the anonymous source – John Doe – clarified that he did not directly or indirectly work for any government or intelligence agency.
Kenny re-elected Irish PM
AFP, Ireland
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny won narrow re-election today on his fourth try, ending 70 days of deadlock and clearing the way for an exceptionally fragile minority government. Kenny received 59 votes, with 49 against, in the 158-member parliament – by far the fewest votes ever received for a winning premier in Ireland, a nation used to coalition governments with stable majorities.
