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SORONG, Indonesia (AFP)–An angry mob has slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in Indonesia after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said Monday. The revenge killing happened Saturday in Papua province following the funeral of the man, who perished when he fell into an enclosure at a crocodile farm while looking for grass to feed his livestock, police and conservation officials said. The victim, identified as 48-year-old Sugito, was bitten on the […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)–Ray Emery, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 2013 Stanley Cup during an 11-season National Hockey League career, died Sunday in his hometown of Hamilton, Canada. He was 35. Police said Emery was reported missing while swimming with friends at Hamilton Harbour. His body was found Sunday afternoon near the spot where he was last seen, the victim of an apparent drowning, although an official cause of death is pending. Emery, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani says the first half of his rookie Major League Baseball season “went pretty well” despite an elbow ligament sprain currently limiting him to hitting duties. Ohtani, 24, arrived Stateside in December to great fanfare, aiming to star both on the mound and at the plate — the first slugger-pitcher combination effort since legend Babe Ruth’s heyday a century ago. As the season reaches the All-Star Game […]
BEIJING, China (AFP)–Chinese growth slowed slightly in the second quarter as the world’s number two economy faced a snowballing trade fight with the United States. The economy expanded by 6.7 percent in April-June, down from 6.8 percent in the first quarter and in line with a 6.7 percent rate tipped in an AFP survey of economists. Despite the quarterly deceleration, growth was still higher than the annual target of around 6.5 percent set by […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Sony’s “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” booked a stay at the top of the North American box office, taking $44.1 million in ticket sales, according to industry estimates Sunday. The animated fantasy comedy, whose voice cast includes Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, follows Count Dracula and his family as they get away from their hotel for their own vacation. It swatted away last week’s number one, “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Thailand’s Thidapa Suwannapura edged two-time major champion Brittany Lincicome in a playoff on Sunday to win her first LPGA title at the Marathon Classic in Ohio. Thidapa thrust herself into title contention with an eagle-birdie finish at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, carding a final-round 65 for a 14-under par total of 270. She could only wait and watch for more than an hour as Lincicome and overnight leader […]
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) — After months of anticipation, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet Monday to put to the test the US president’s ambition to forge a personal bond with the Kremlin chief. If Trump’s instinct is right and he finds common ground with Putin, then the pair’s Helsinki Summit may take the heat out of some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts. But the Washington-Moscow rivalry has a long history and there […]
TURIN, Italy (AFP)–A Turin hit by Cristiano Ronaldo fever awaits the striker on Monday as Juventus prepare to unveil the surprise signing, that after the end of the World Cup, puts all eyes on the Italian champions and Serie A. Juventus shirts emblazoned with “Ronaldo” and the number 7 have been selling like hotcakes, while 5,000 shopkeepers in the north-western city are putting up posters that read “Bem-vindo!” — welcome in Portuguese. One ice-cream parlor […]
(Eagle News) — Expect rains in several parts of the country as Tropical Depression “Henry” reaches the vicinity of the Babuyan Group of Islands on Monday night, July 16. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m. “Henry” was located 415 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, and with gustiness of up to 65 […]
BEMAKO, Mali (AFP)–At least 10 civilians have been killed in a possible jihadist attack in Mali’s northeast, close to the border with Niger, according to armed Touareg groups and local authorities. More than 100 people, including numerous civilians, have been killed in recent months in the unstable region, where jihadist groups who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group operate. On Sunday, “armed bandits linked to local criminal groups operating on the Mali-Niger border […]
(Eagle News) — A group has accused Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III of refusing to help an Overseas Filipino Worker and of corruption. But Bello, in an interview over dzbb, dismissed the allegations of Alie Dizon, secretary general of Kilusang Pagbabago National Movement for Change, who said he received P1.5 million from a recruitment agency, and refused to help one “Mercy,” who was deployed abroad through that agency but was made to return home following a […]
(Eagle News) — Majority of Filipinos oppose the proposed shift to a federal system of government, results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. The survey, conducted through interviews of 1800 respondents from June 15 to 21, said 62 percent of Filipinos are not in favor of the shift, with 34% opposing it now and in the future and 28% being against it now but may be open to it in the future. According to […]
