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by Michael Tewelde in Bishoftu with Chris Stein in Addis Ababa BISHOFTU, Ethiopia (AFP) — A Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Boeing crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa Sunday, killing all eight crew and 149 passengers on board, including tourists, business travellers and UN staff. Ethiopia declared a national day of mourning for Monday amid a global stream of condolences for loved ones, many of whom gathered in tears at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). […]
Nadine Dueñas Eagle News Service Ayer, día 8 de marzo, para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer, miles de personas salieron a las calles de Barcelona en España para reivindicar los derechos de la mujer y la igualdad real. Según la Guardia Urbana, unas 200,000 personas se unieron a las manifestaciones organizadas por 8M, y que tuvieron a cabo en la Plaça Universitat y en la Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, entre otros lugares. Las […]
FREMONT, California (Eagle News) — On a brisk Saturday in the bay area city of Fremont, California, car enthusiasts had the opportunity to tour the facilities of one of the most well known Euro car tuners, 034 Motorsports. 034 is most known for its ability to unlock power and speed potential from vehicles under the Audi/ Volkswagen platform through performance modifications. During this annual event called Winterfest, visitors showcased their vehicles at the 034 Motorsports […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At least 87 passengers in a high speed ferry were injured in an apparent collision with a marine animal in the sea of Japan on Saturday, coastguards and media said. Five people were seriously injured in the accident, which occurred just before the hydrofoil was due to arrive on Sado island after a short trip from the mainland, the Japan Coast Guard said. It is likely the ferry hit a […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, US news outlet NPR has reported, based on satellite image analysis of a key facility near Pyongyang. NPR said the images of Sanumdong, one of the facilities Pyongyang has used to produce inter-continental ballistic missiles and space rockets, were taken days before US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in Hanoi for their […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States indicted Venezuelan industry minister and former vice president Tareck El Aissami on sanctions violations Friday, two years after naming him a narcotics “kingpin” for allegedly giving cover to drug traffickers. Aissami, a close ally of President Nicolas Maduro, and businessman Samark Lopez Bello were indicted together in New York and charged with violating US sanctions by using private jets to fly to meetings around the […]
By Rabinna Taloy and Gevon Rubi EBC Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, California (Eagle News) — An open discussion between a group protesting The State Hornet’s newspaper coverage of the Stephon Clark case and supporters of the Black Livers Matter movement quickly became heated on the grounds of the California State University, Sacramento campus Friday afternoon, March 7th, 2019. Students and faculty of Sacramento State gathered around the main campus’ quad area adjacent to the University Library to […]
BUENOS AIRES (Eagle News) — In 2019, the El Ateneo Grand Splendid Bookshop in Buenos Aires was named the “world’s most beautiful bookstore” by the National Geographic. It was a former theatre that was converted into a bookstore when it was leased by Grupo Ilhisa in February 2000. (Nadine Duenas, Eagle News Service)
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — The statue of a Solidarity-era Polish priest accused of sex abuse will be permanently removed from a public square, city authorities in the port of Gdansk decided on Thursday, despite objections from supporters. Claims of abuse against the late priest Henryk Jankowski resurfaced in December when liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza published an article reviving allegations that had first surfaced years ago. Gdansk Mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz said she saw only “one […]
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AFP) — At least two people were killed and six more were missing after torrential rains and severe flooding in parts of Indonesia, the disaster agency said Friday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. Heavy rain has pounded Indonesia for days, forcing the Citarum river — dubbed “the world’s dirtiest” — on Java island to burst its banks, and causing deadly flash floods in the eastern part of the sprawling Southeast […]
Today, March 8, as the world celebrates International Women’s Day, take a look at these women world leaders and heads of state presently holding office. Infographics courtesy Agence France Presse
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AFP) — A truck packed with Central American migrants swerved off a highway in southern Mexico late Thursday, leaving at least 25 dead and 29 injured, officials said. The accident happened in Chiapas state which borders Guatemala, the state attorney general’s office said in a statement. The three-ton truck ran off the road and overturned, it said. Every year thousands of Central Americans, mainly from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, attempt dangerous […]
