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by Harumi OZAWA Agence France Presse CHOSHI, Japan (AFP) — Ben Lecomte dived into the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, kicking off an epic quest to swim 9,000 kilometers (5,600 miles) from Tokyo to San Francisco, through shark-infested waters choking with plastic waste. Under sunny skies, the 51-year-old Frenchman slipped into cool and placid waters shortly after 09:00am (0000 GMT), in warm and pleasant conditions with a slight breeze. He will face giant waves, sharks and jellyfish, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At a recycling plant outside Tokyo, workers in face masks pick through an unending torrent of plastic rubbish, fuelled by a national obsession with pristine packaging — and famously strict rules that ensure much of it is reclaimed and reused. Some 10 tonnes of recyclable plastics are brought in every day to be processed at the Ichikawa Kankyo Engineering center, where workers hover over conveyor belts removing any stray items or […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Eleven people have killed and nine injured Tuesday in an explosion at an iron-ore mine in northeast China’s Liaoning province, state media reported. Twenty-five people are trapped in the mine run by China National Coal Group Co, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The injured have been rushed to the hospital and the municipal government of Benxi, where the accident occurred, has dispatched a rescue team, CCTV said. Deadly mining accidents are common […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A man was found drowned in his car in northern France on Tuesday following a fresh round of powerful rainstorms that have damaged homes, destroyed vineyards and flooded roads over the last fortnight. An unusually long bout of warm and humid weather across the country has led to a series of thunderstorms that have dropped record amounts of rain in some areas. National weather service Meteo France said it estimated the […]
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (AFP) — The growing use of electrified vehicles is expected to cost Germany’s crucial car sector some 75,000 jobs by 2030, a study found Tuesday, with smaller auto parts suppliers set to be worst hit. The IG Metall union, which commissioned the study along with BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler and a string of car parts makers, said the pivot towards cleaner engines posed a “major challenge” to Germany’s biggest industry, which […]
KERKENNAH, Tunisia (AFP) — The Tunisian navy has recovered four more corpses from a deadly shipwreck of migrants over the weekend, bringing the official number of victims to 52, the interior ministry said Tuesday. “The toll is now at 52 corpses recovered, 48 of which have been identified,” ministry spokesman Khalifa Chibani told AFP. Chibani said the identified bodies belonged to “36 Tunisians and 12 foreigners”, referring to migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. A total of […]
by David Harding Agence France Presse DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — On the first anniversary of a bitter Gulf diplomatic rift, Qatar’s foreign minister on Tuesday declared his country stronger than ever and said it was open to dialogue with its regional rivals. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani also rebuked Qatar’s foes for “imaginary victories” against the small Gulf state, the target of a Saudi-led boycott. “One year on and Qatar and its people are stronger,” Al-Thani, […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The Saudi economy pulled out of recession in the first quarter of 2018 thanks to oil price rises, a think-tank said Tuesday. Capital Economics said the oil-dependent Saudi economy grew by 1.5 percent in the first quarter, after having contracted by 0.7 percent in 2017. “The oil sector was the main driver of the recovery,” the London-based group said. Oil prices surged to around $80 a barrel last month from […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education on Tuesday, June 5, said there would be no classes on June 12 and June 15. Filipinos will mark the country’s 120th Independence Day on June 12. On June 15, Muslims will observe Eid’l Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan.
Detained De Lima attends least number of sessions; Trillanes attends second-least number (Eagle News) –Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Ping Lacson, now-Senate President Tito Sotto and his predecessor Koko Pimentel registered a perfect attendance during the 2nd regular session of the 17th Congress. The four senators attended all 79 sessions of the Senate, according to Senate records. Sotto, Pimentel, and Lacson were never late in any session. Zubiri, on the other hand, was late once because […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — SpaceX will not send tourists around the Moon this year as previously announced, and will delay the project until the middle of next year, US media reported on Monday. “A new timetable for the flight — now postponed until at least mid-2019 and likely longer — hasn’t been released” by the California-based company, said the report in The Wall Street Journal. The reason for the delay is unclear. But it is […]
