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San José, United States (AFP) — A federal court jury on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a patent case dating back seven years. Jurors tacked on an additional $5 million in damages for a pair of patented functions. The award appeared to be a bit of a victory for Apple, which had argued in court that design was essential to the iPhone. The case was keenly watched as […]
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday announced new guidelines to clearly mark political ads on its platform as Facebook said it began implementing a policy requiring labeling and verification of identities of those paying for political messages. The moves by the two social media firms come in response to criticism over their role in allowing disinformation to spread during the 2016 US election, in many cases […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Disgraced former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities in New York on Friday following a months-long investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted women, US media reported. The New York Times said Weinstein was expected to surrender on Friday morning, citing unnamed law enforcement officials. Weinstein’s defense attorney, contacted by AFP, declined to comment Thursday. The reports surfaced with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday announcing their planned June 12 landmark summit in Singapore would not take place. Here is a copy of the text: Dear Mr Chairman: We greatly appreciate your time, patience and effort with respect to our recent negotiations and discussions relative to a summit long sought by both parties, which was scheduled to take place […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House said Thursday that a North Korean failure to keep its word had led US President Donald Trump to call off his summit with Kim Jong Un next month. “There has been a trail of broken promises that gave the United States pause,” said a senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity. “President Trump is willing to pursue diplomacy as far as it can be possibly […]
MBANDAKA, DR Congo (AFP) — A Catholic priest has been quarantined after being infected with the Ebola virus in the town of Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo, medical sources said Thursday. “We have quarantined a priest from the diocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro who tested positive” for the Ebola virus, a medical source told AFP on condition of anonymity. Religious authorities could not be immediately contacted. DRC health officials launched a small, targeted vaccination […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Friday said it was still willing to talk to the United States after President Donald Trump cancelled a summit between the two countries, a decision Pyongyang described as “extremely regrettable”. “The abrupt announcement of the cancellation of the meeting is unexpected for us and we cannot but find it extremely regrettable,” Kim Kye Gwan, North Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister, said in a statement carried by […]
(Eagle New) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned that he “might fire” another government official as soon as he got back from his Davao trip where he led the inauguration of Davao River Bridge widening project. He also mentioned that he had just fired Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark Tolentino for approaching his sister about a government project. “Sinabi ko naman sa inyo noon and people — baka hindi nila ako kilala, hindi taga-Davao, sinabi ko […]
Adds some jobs not appropriate for them (Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, May 24, said he believes in the competence of women. Some jobs, however, he said, are not appropriate for them. “We grew up with a sort of mindset na sometimes prone to violence. Itong mga babae prim and proper man ‘yan. Isang tingin lang sa nanay niyan matunaw na yan tapos gawin mong pulis ipaaway mo dun sa [kriminal],” the President said. […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said he was “deeply concerned” after US President Donald Trump cancelled a widely anticipated nuclear summit next month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “I am deeply concerned by the cancellation of the planned meeting in Singapore between the President of the United States and the leader of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea,” Guterres said as he presented the UN’s new agenda on […]
TUTICORIN, India (AFP) — A protester shot during demonstrations against a copper plant in southern India died of his injuries Thursday, officials said, the 13th victim killed by police fire. A curfew remained in pockets of Tuticorin city in Tamil Nadu state where police used live ammunition to disperse protesters this week, provoking international outrage and demands for an immediate investigation. Calls demanding the closure of the copper smelting plant owned by British mining giant […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea said it had fully demolished its only known nuclear test site on Thursday, with a series of planned detonations that put the facility beyond further use. “The Nuclear Weapons Institute of the DPRK held a ceremony for completely dismantling the northern nuclear test ground on May 24… to ensure transparency of the discontinuance of nuclear test,” the institute said in an English language statement carried on the state-run […]
