By Joseph L. Garcia
SEVERAL NEWS OUTLETS reported on the haunting din of the ringing of mobile phones on the early morning of June 12 in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, a popular hangout for the LGBTQ crowd in the city in Florida. A shooter, identified as Omar Mateen, gunned down 49 people in the nightclub. Frantic loved ones called these cellphones, hoping to find out if their child, parent, sibling, friend was safe — but because they were no more, the phone calls went unanswered. The attack goes down in history as one of the deadliest mass shootings, and one of the worst attacks on LGBTQ people — so far.
EUROPEAN INVESTORS are increasing their exposure to Southeast Asia, reaffirming the region’s position as a bright spot in the global economy, as companies look to other markets for growth amid lingering concerns in China, according to the European Union (EU)-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Sentiment Survey. Read the full story.
