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by Francesco Fontemaggi Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Amid skepticism over his rapprochement with Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump praised the North Korean leader on Friday for returning remains believed to be those of more than 50 US servicemen. Trump pointed to the handover of 55 boxes said to hold the remains of US troops killed during the Korean War as evidence that his overtures to the North Korean […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee finally met with a Democrat on Monday, as Senator Joe Manchin bucked his party and welcomed Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill. The appeals court judge offered smiles but no remarks to reporters as he entered Manchin’s office and left two hours later — the longest of his meetings to date with senators who will decide whether he gets confirmed to the nine-justice bench. […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The planet’s largest colony of king penguins has declined by nearly 90 percent in three decades, alarmed researchers said Monday. The last time scientists set foot on France’s remote Ile aux Cochons — roughly halfway between the tip of Africa and Antarctica — the island was blanketed by two million of the flightless birds, which stand about a meter (three feet) tall. But recent satellite […]
by Susan NJANJI / Fanuel JONGWE Agence France Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Counting was underway in Zimbabwe’s first election since Robert Mugabe was ousted after 37 years in power as observers warned of possible shortcomings in Monday’s landmark poll. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s former right-hand man in the ruling ZANU-PF party, faced off against opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) in the historic vote. “I am not shy to […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump seemed to jettison threats of impending war with Iran Monday, saying he was willing to meet the country’s leaders without precondition, a dramatic about-face by the enigmatic US president. Barely a week after warning Iran it would suffer untold “consequences,” Trump said he would meet the country’s leader Hassan Rouhani “any time” and without preconditions. “I would meet with Iran if they […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region Monday, taking aim at China ahead of a trip to Southeast Asia to promote America’s strategic vision for Asia. Pompeo will depart later this week on a trip to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia to hammer home the Trump administration’s commitment to the region, and also press for denuclearization in North Korea. The trip comes at […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 30, said New People’s Army rebels were only “fighting for a bankrupt mind” in the person of Jose Maria Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair. “Not even an ideology. There is actually none at all. You are fighting for a bankrupt mind. Isang tao lang nag iisip. There is only one person using his goddamn gray matter between his ears. Para kayong robot kung […]
by Paulina ABRAMOVICH © Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP)–Easter Island is known for its unique Moai monumental statues carved by the Rapa Nui people, believed to have arrived on the remote landmass in the southeastern Pacific Ocean in around the 12th century. Despite its isolated location some 3,500 kilometers (2,000 miles) from the coast of Chile, the island is a popular tourist destination, not least due to its remarkable collection of around 900 tall human […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na nadaragdagan ang bilang ng mga sumusukong miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA) sa northern Mindanao partikular sa Bukidnon. Ayon kay Supt. Kurkie Sereñes ng Philippine National Police-Region 10, aabot sa 100 ang bilang ng mga nagsisukong NPA sa hilagang Mindanao. Resulta aniya ito ng mga itinalagang checkpoint at mahigpit na seguridad na ipinatutupad ng militar at pulis kasunod ng pagsasailalim sa martial law ng buong Mindanao at magandang programa ngayon […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–John Isner won his fifth Atlanta Open title on Sunday, with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 win over Ryan Harrison to beat the fellow American in the final for the second straight year The 33-year-old Isner earned his second win of 2018 and a record fifth in Atlanta to go with previous wins in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. The top seed served out the match to love in the 10th game […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s former internet czar, who oversaw a tightening of online censorship during his tenure, has been charged with taking bribes, state media said Monday. Throughout his career, Lu Wei used his political offices to benefit himself including “illegally receiving a huge amount of property,” according to the official Xinhua news agency, quoting a statement by the office of the country’s top prosecutor. It said Lu is alleged to have used his […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na makakaapekto ang habagat sa ilang bahagi ng bansa partikular sa Mindoro at northern Palawan. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), inaasahan ang maulap na kalangitan na may mga pag-ulan, pagkulog at pagkidlat sa mga nabanggit na lugar. Sa nalalabing bahagi naman ng Luzon kabilang na ang Metro Manila ay magiging mainit at maalinsangan na ang panahon maliban na lamang sa mga pag-ulan na dulot ng localized […]
