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By Rey Mangahas Eagle News Service An explosion ripped through a mall in Ontario, Canada on Sunday, sending three to the hospital and prompting authorities to evacuate residents in the area due to safety concerns The massive blast in the mall on Hurontario St. in Mississauga took place at 7:30 a.m., and blew windows on other buildings that ended up collapsing. A family of three, including a child, was rescued from the roof of a […]
NAKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) — Nuku’alofa awoke to scenes of devastation Tuesday after the most powerful cyclone ever recorded in the Tongan capital tore roofs off buildings, downed powerlines and caused extensive flooding, prompting a state of emergency in the tiny Pacific nation. Veteran disaster management officials were shocked at the fury of Severe Cyclone Gita as it unleashed 230 kilometers per hour (142 mph) winds on Tonga’s most populous island Tongatapu. Historic wooden buildings in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to offer his condolences after a deadly plane crash near Moscow, a White House official said. The call between the two leaders — who are at the center of an FBI investigation into Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 US election — took place after a plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Domodedovo airport, killing all 71 people […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Vanessa was taken to a New York hospital Monday as a precaution after a “suspicious package” containing unidentified powder was mailed to the family home, police said. Donald Trump Jr, an outspoken defender of his father and who was the intended recipient of the letter, called the incident “truly disgusting.” “The powder was tested and was found to be not hazardous,” a police spokeswoman […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un praised South Korea as very impressive, state media reported Tuesday, after his sister and other top regime officials returned from their landmark visit to the Winter Olympics. The state-run KCNA news agency published a short report on Kim meeting the delegation on its return to Pyongyang. “After receiving the (Olympic) delegation’s report, Kim Jong Un expressed satisfaction over it and said that very impressive […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United Nations is in talks with North Korea over its unpaid dues, which Pyongyang said it could not settle because of banking sanctions, a spokesman said Monday. North Korean Ambassador Ja Song Nam met Friday with the UN head of management to discuss the money owed to the world body. North Korea maintains that it is unable to transfer nearly $121,500 owed to the United Nations after its Foreign Trade […]
by Noe Leiva © Agence France-Presse TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) — Lawmakers in Honduras are debating a bill that wants to fine administrators of social media networks for online comments deemed offensive or promoting “hate campaigns.” The measure was introduced by a member of the ruling National Party as the country is wracked by protests claiming President Juan Orlando Hernandez won a new mandate through a rigged November election. Much of the vitriol against Hernandez and the National […]
by Douglas Gillison © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled an ambitious proposal to renew American infrastructure as part of a budget that calls for a stunning rise in debt and trillions in cuts to the social safety net and other spending. The blueprint for the 2019 fiscal year abandons the long-held Republican goal of balancing the federal budget within a decade, with deficits projected to peak in 2020 and […]
by Andrei Borodouline and Vasily Maximov © Agence France-Presse STEPANOVSKOYE, Russia (AFP) — Investigators on Monday begun examining a black box containing flight data about the Russian passenger plane which crashed near Moscow minutes after take-off, killing all 71 people on board. Rescuers searched through deep snow for body parts and debris following the disaster, the country’s deadliest air crash since 2016. The Antonov An-148 plane went down in a snow-covered field, making it difficult to access, […]
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AFP) – Leaders of Azerbaijan’s main opposition parties pledged Monday to boycott a snap presidential election which is expected to extend the autocratic rule of President Ilham Aliyev. “The Popular Front party and the National Council of the Opposition took a decision to boycott the snap presidential election,” the Popular Front chairman, Ali Kerimli, told AFP. “The conditions for a democratic and competitive election in Azerbaijan are not in place, and there is no independent […]
by Anna Malpas with Thibault Marchand in Moscow Agence France Presse STEPANOVSKOYE, Russia (AFP) — Investigators will examine Monday numerous possible causes of one of Russia’s worst ever aviation accidents that saw a passenger plane carrying 71 people crash near Moscow minutes after take off, killing everyone on board. Russia’s Investigative Committee said it would consider explanations including human error, technical failure and weather conditions, as the country has experienced record snowfall in recent […]
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) — Tonga declared a state of emergency Monday as the Pacific island kingdom braces for a direct hit by a powerful cyclone that is threatening to become a Category Five superstorm. Severe Tropical Cyclone Gita has already created havoc in neighboring Samoa and is gathering pace as it approaches Tonga. Acting Prime Minister Semisi Sika issued a nationwide alert, saying he was “satisfied that an emergency is happening or is about to […]
