WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton apologized Friday for praising Nancy Reagan’s commitment to the fight against AIDS in remarks which critics said ignored President Ronald Reagan’s dismissal of the mounting health crisis for years. “Because of both President and Mrs. Reagan, in particular Mrs. Reagan, we started a national conversation, when before nobody would talk about it. Nobody wanted to do anything about it,” Clinton said on MSNBC on Friday, when she was in […]
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US signs new sanctions against North Korea
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America – President Barak Obama signed orders implementing new sanctions against North Korea due to the latter’s continued nuclear testing as well as launching of ballistic missiles. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Denmark, happiest country in the world
MANILA, Philippines – Based on the list released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and the Earth Institute in the Columbia University, Denmark is the number 1 happiest country in the world while Burundi is at the last place. Philippines is at the 82nd place, a 10-place improvement from our country’s position last year at 92. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Pena Nieto calls for “necessary” measures as smog blankets Mexico City
MEXICO City (Reuters) — Mexico City’s government has widened traffic restrictions and recommended people stay indoors due to serious air pollution, as the sprawling capital enters day three of its second-highest alert warning for ozone levels after more than a decade in the clear. The government of Mexico City, which is home to over 20 million people, driving five million cars, blamed the high levels of pollution on the high concentration of ozone in the […]
Washington D.C. subway to reopen after safety shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AFP) — Washington, D.C.’s subway system will reopen on Thursday (March 17) after a day-long shutdown for emergency safety checks that forced commuters to battle heavy traffic aboard crowded buses, on bicycles and even skateboards. Washington’s Metrorail, the second-busiest U.S. subway system, will reopen at 5 a.m. EDT after crews wrap up checks of power cables, Paul Wiedefeld, general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, said on Wednesday (March […]
Air India flight evacuated after false bomb scare: Bangkok airport
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Passengers on an Air India flight were evacuated on an emergency slide at Bangkok’s main international airport late Wednesday following a false bomb threat, according to Thai authorities. The Bangkok-bound Air India Flight 332, carrying 231 passengers from Delhi, was ordered to park in an isolated part of Suvarnabhumi airport following reports of a possible explosive on board. “After related agencies who searched both the aircraft, luggage and passengers found no […]
Bus blast kills at least 16 in NW Pakistan: officials
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 16 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb blew up inside a bus in Peshawar, the main city of northwest Pakistan, officials said, with the toll expected to rise. The explosion took place in Saddar, a busy shopping district, as the bus was picking up government workers to take them to their offices. “At least 16 people were killed and more than 24 were […]
White House fears Trump damaging US reputation
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama has warned that the 2016 White House race is damaging America’s image abroad, sounding the alarm on harsh campaigning that risks eroding gains made during his presidency. Lashing out at “vulgar and divisive rhetoric” in the race to replace him, Obama told a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday: “This is also about the American brand.” “We have heard vulgar and divisive rhetoric aimed at […]
Tatlumpu’t dalawa katao sugatan matapos madiskaril ang tren sa Kansas City USA
Mahigit sa tatlumpu katao ang nasaktan matapos madiskaril ang Amtrak train sa Kansas, USA. Mayroong 131 na pasahero ang nasabing tren kabilang na ang labing-apat na crew nito. Hating gabi nang binabagtas ng tren ang biyahe mula los angeles patungong chicago nang mapansin ng mga crew ng tren na tila nagbend at na-deformed ang riles ng tren sa may Dodge City Kansas. Kaagad namang ini-apply ang emergerncy brake nito subalit inabot pa rin ito dahilan […]
Prince William unveils plans to crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking
LONDON, England (Reuters) — Britain’s Prince William has teamed up with the global transportation industry to develop a new crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking routes. The industry has agreed a declaration which was signed by around 40 airline, shipping, port and customs agencies and conservation charities at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday (March 15). William, who is President of United For Wildlife, convened the International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products a year ago […]
Washington subway to shut for full day after fire
by Peter STEBBINGS WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Washington’s Metro train system will shut all day Wednesday for emergency inspections after an electrical fire in a tunnel, transport chiefs said, in an unprecedented move that threatens to cause mass disruption in the US capital. It is the subway’s first system-wide closure for non-weather-related conditions in 40 years of operations, Metro chairman Jack Evans said Tuesday, admitting it would likely trigger transport misery for hundreds of […]
Bangladesh central bank chief resigns
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP)—Bangladesh’s central bank chief resigned on Tuesday, the finance minister said, after hackers stole $81 million from the nation’s foreign reserves in an audacious cyber-heist that has hugely embarrassed the government. “He called me yesterday and I’ve asked him to resign. And he has resigned today,” minister A.M.A Muhith told AFP, referring to the Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
