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SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Oil prices rebounded on bargain-buying in Asia Wednesday after the previous day’s plunge but analysts warned any gains would be limited as the global glut that has hammered markets showed no sign of letting up. Investors are also nervously awaiting the release later in the day of a report on US stockpiles that is forecast to show a further increase in inventories. At around 0300 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Some visitors may be steering clear of the world’s top tourist destination after terror attacks in the French capital, but for lovers, shoppers and gourmands who dare to go, Paris will always be Paris. Quaint Parisian streets have been a little quieter and lines outside the Louvre museum or under the Eiffel Towel a little shorter since a November jihadist attack which killed 130 people. Francois Navarro, head of the Paris […]
TAINAN, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan prosecutors were Wednesday questioning the developer of an apartment complex that collapsed during an earthquake as prosecutors detailed flaws in construction of the building where nearly 100 people remain trapped. Prosecutors in the southern city of Tainan have launched an investigation into Saturday’s disaster after photos showed cans and foam had been used to fill parts of the complex’s concrete framework. The district court took the developer, identified as Lin […]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fueled power plants, dealing a significant blow to President Barack Obama’s efforts to rein in climate change. A coalition of 27 US states — most of them run by Obama’s Republican adversaries — is suing in a lower court to halt Obama’s Clean Power Plan, and petitioned the Supreme Court to suspend its implementation until the case […]
HOOKSETT, New Hampshire, United States (Reuters) — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton congratulated rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday (February 9) after he won the New Hampshire primary. “I want to begin by congratulating Senator Sanders on his victory tonight and I want to thank each and every one of you,” she told supporters at a rally in the town of Hooksett, accompanied by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and daughter Chelsea Clinton. Sanders, […]
CONCORD, United States (AFP) — Bernie Sanders on Tuesday gave a triumphant victory speech after defeating Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary, saying the win showed that voters were seeking “real change.” “What the people here have said is that given the enormous crises facing our country, it is just too late for the same old, same old establishment politics and establishment economics,” Sanders told supporters at his headquarters in Concord. “The people […]
SAN DIEGO, El Salvador (AFP) — With larva-chomping fish and genetically modified insects, Latin Americans are deploying legions of little helpers to destroy mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus in the world’s latest mass health scare. Scientists are devising numerous ways to try and stamp out the mosquitoes whose bites spread the virus, which they suspect can cause brain damage in babies and paralysis in adults. Some want to wipe out baby mosquito larvae in standing […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Chile on Tuesday, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to property, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at 7:33 pm (0033 GMT Wednesday) 326 kilometers (203 miles) north-northwest of Santiago, according to USGS. It had a depth of 31.5 kilometers. The quake’s strength and depth however were not powerful enough for a tsunami alert to be issued, the navy’s Water and […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — The United Nations urged Turkey to let in tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing a regime offensive around Aleppo on Tuesday, adding to calls for Russia to end air strikes ahead of fresh peace efforts. Up to 31,000 people have fled Aleppo and surrounding areas since last week, as government forces backed by Russian warplanes press an offensive that threatens to encircle the rebel-held eastern part of Syria’s second city. “The highest […]
UNITED States (Reuters) — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is projected to win New Hampshire’s Republican presidential nominating contest on Tuesday (February 9), while U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is projected to win the Democratic primary over Hillary Clinton, U.S. television networks said after early results. Trump’s win solidifies his front-runner status in the race to be the party’s White House nominee in 2016. The reality television star’s untraditional campaign has been marked by calls […]
MEXICO (Reuters) — In the last 12 years, at least 23 journalists have disappeared in Mexico, the highest number in the world, according to a damning report from British journalism advocacy group, Article 19. The report titled “The Disappearance and Forced Disappearance of those Exercising Freedom of Expression in Mexico”, was presented to media in the country’s capital on Tuesday (February 09) just hours after the abduction of crime-beat reporter Anabel Flores in the violence-ravaged […]
GREECE (Reuters) — Some 68 migrants believed to be of Syrian origin were rescued at sea off the Greek island of Samos in the early hours of Tuesday (February 9), the Italian coast guard said, releasing video of the dramatic rescue operations. According to the coast guard, a group of some 39 migrants were rescued from a rubber boat which was drifting near rocky cliffs. The remaining 29, meanwhile, had sought shelter on the cliffs. […]
