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By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau OXON HILL, MARYLAND (Eagle News) – Spelling bee competitions leave vivid memories for any school kid. For 12-year-old Ananya Vinay of Fresno, California, spelling the word “marocain”, a dress fabric made out of silk or wool or a combination won her $40,000 and was crowned 2017 National Scripps Spelling Bee champion Thursday night. “It’s like a dream come true. I am so happy right now”, she said in […]
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged her country’s continued commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement on Friday, in the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s withdrawal. “The decision of the U.S. President to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is very regrettable, and I’m expressing myself in a very reserved way when I say that,” she said. Merkel called for Europe to work closer together, saying Trump’s decision would not stop them […]
(Reuters) — United States network Showtime has released a sneak peek at Oliver Stone’s upcoming documentary series “The Putin Interviews,” featuring the Oscar-winning director in exclusive conversations with the Russian president over the course of two years. According to Showtime, “Putin has never before spoken at such length or in such detail to a Western interviewer.” Stone interviewed Putin more than a dozen times, most recently in February following the US election – which Russia […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – More than 1,000 demonstrators, many carrying pictures of victims, rallied near the site of Wednesday’s blast, which killed more than 80 people and wounded 460, holding Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah responsible. Police in riot gear used water cannon and tear gas to block the protesters, many throwing stones, from gaining access to the road leading to the presidential palace, occasionally firing automatic weapons into the air. Wednesday’s attack, at […]
(Reuters) – South Korea’s civil society groups gathered outside the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Seoul on Wednesday to protest the unauthorized transportation of components of the United States Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system into the country. Four mobile launchers were brought into the ROK in addition to two units that had been deployed as part of the THAAD system recently, which failed to be reported to […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A pair of US aircraft carriers and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint drill in waters off the Korean peninsula Thursday, in an apparent show of force days after the latest North Korean ballistic missile test. The strike groups of USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan joined Japanese destroyers Hyuga and Ashigara for the exercise in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), where Monday’s missile landed. The drills came as […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan has paved the way for its first imperial abdication in two centuries, with a parliamentary bill on Friday that will allow 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to step down. Here are five things to know about Japan’s royals: Ancient history The Japanese imperial family is believed to be the world’s oldest, with a myth-filled history that dates back more than 2,600 years. Akihito is the 125th emperor since Emperor Jimmu, said to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked the United States Supreme Court on Thursday to reinstate its controversial ban on travelers from six Muslim majority nations despite repeated setbacks in the lower courts. In its filing, the government asked the highest court in the land to rule on the legal standing of Trump’s order, appealing a ruling by the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld a nationwide block of the travel […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Donald Trump had made a historic error Thursday by abandoning the Paris climate agreement, and urged frustrated United States climate scientists and entrepreneurs to come and work in France. And cheekily adapting the nationalist slogan used by Trump on his election campaign trail, Macron urged defenders of the climate to “make our planet great again.” In a TV address broadcast both in French and English, Macron […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Donald Trump on Thursday to express “his disappointment” with the United States president’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord. According to a readout of their conversation, Trudeau also conveyed his intention to continue working with international partners to address climate change. “While the US decision is disheartening, we remain inspired by the growing momentum around the world to combat climate […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord Thursday, a policy shift with potentially wide-ranging repercussions for the environment and Washington’s ties with the world. In a staunchly nationalist statement from the White House Rose Garden, Trump announced the US would stop implementing the “bad” 2015 deal and look to renegotiate it — or begin work on a new one. “I […]
by Jim Mannion Agence France Presse All eyes were on the White House Thursday as United States President Donald Trump was set to announce whether or not he will abandon a landmark global climate pact, as reports swirled about his intentions. After a day of rumors about the Republican leader’s plans, with some aides reportedly saying a withdrawal was likely and others saying no decision was made, Trump said he was ready to make his […]
