International

China and Argentina to expand energy collaboration

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met with Argentina’s president Mauricio Macri in Beijing on Wednesday (May 17), as the two countries agreed to expand collaborations in areas including hydropower, nuclear and railways. Xi greeted Macri with an honor guard welcome before sitting down for bilateral talks and a signing ceremony. Li also met Macri with handshakes and bilateral talks. The bilateral meeting followed Argentina’s attendance at a summit hosted […]

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Ex-FBI chief Mueller to head Trump-Russia probe

by Michael Mathes / Paul Handley Agence France-Presse A former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief was tasked Wednesday with leading a beefed-up investigation into whether United States President Donald Trump’s team colluded with Russia to tilt the 2016 election in the president’s favor. Trump responded by once again denying any links to Moscow, but the appointment of a special counsel with sweeping powers dramatically raises the stakes in a crisis threatening to paralyze his presidency. The […]

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Suicide bombers storm Afghan state broadcaster

by Enamullah Samoon Agence France-Presse Suicide bombers stormed the national television station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, triggering gunfights and explosions with journalists trapped inside the building, officials and eyewitnesses said. At least two people were killed and 16 others wounded in the nearly four-hour assault on Radio Television Afghanistan, which marks the latest in a string of assaults on media workers in Afghanistan. No insurgent group has so far claimed […]

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Japan restarts another reactor

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – A Japanese utility on Wednesday switched on a nuclear reactor, the latest to come back in service despite deep public opposition in the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis. Japan shut down all of its dozens of reactors after a powerful earthquake in March 2011 spawned a huge tsunami that led to meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing the world’s worst such accident since Chernobyl in 1986. But only a handful […]

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Macron to unveil first French government

by Adam Plowright Agence France-Presse French President Emmanuel Macron is set to end the suspense over his first government on Wednesday after a 24-hour delay in unveiling what he has promised will be a new-look cabinet. On the campaign trail ahead of his election on May 7, Macron pledged a slimmed-down group of ministers of around 15 people, half of them women and including people from outside politics. The delay in announcing the names on Tuesday […]

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General strike grips Greece over new cuts

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) – A 24-hour strike gripped Greece on Wednesday, disrupting travel and shutting down services, as unions mobilized against a new round of austerity cuts imposed by the country’s international creditors. The walkout cuts off maritime traffic for a second day while dozens of flights had to be cancelled or rescheduled and hospitals ran on emergency staff. Separate protests will be held in Athens and other major cities during the day. “We want […]

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Small Business Expo 2017

By: Rod Delapaz, Eagle News Service USA, New York Bureau What does it take to be successful in business? Is “talent” really enough? What if you have a great idea that you think is worth millions? Is that your golden ticket to financial freedom? These are some of the many questions that small businesses and entrepreneurs have when starting a business venture. These uncertainties bring on the need for events like the Small Business Expo. […]

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Tornados hit Texas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin: reports

TEXAS, United States (Reuters) — Tornados touched down in Texas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin on Tuesday (May 16), leaving a trail of destruction in their path, local media reported. At least one person died when a twister tore through a mobile home in Barron, Wisconsin, local authorities said. Elk City, Oklahoma bore the brunt of the damage, with dozens of homes visibly destroyed after a tornado ripped through the small city, an NBC affiliate station reported. Another […]

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Media reports say Japanese princess Mako to be engaged

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Kei Komuro, who is set to be engaged to Japanese princess Mako, spoke to reporters on Wednesday (May 17) morning after national broadcaster NHK reported their upcoming betrothal on the previous evening. The couple who are both 25, met about five years ago at an event about study abroad programs according to local media. Komuro told awaiting journalists that he will be able to “talk more when the time is right.” […]

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Merkel, Macron: the new power couple to shake up the EU

by Céline Le Prioux Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Freshly elected French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are the new power couple leading the charge against anti-European populists and trying to put the struggling European Union back on track, analysts say. French legislative elections in June could endorse Macron’s message of change, giving him a real power base, while the long-serving Merkel faces polls in September that she is expected to […]

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Australia police mull abuse charges against Pope aide

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Australian police were Wednesday deciding whether to charge Vatican finance chief George Pell over historic sex abuse allegations after receiving final advice from prosecutors. Cardinal Pell, Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric, was interviewed in Rome by Australian detectives last October over the assault claims, which he has strenuously denied. The allegations came from two men, now in their 40s, who said he groped them in summer 1978-79 at the Eureka pool […]

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Mexicans protest for justice after reporter’s murder

by Sylvain Estibal Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – Media and rights groups protested Tuesday to demand the Mexican government catch the killers of the fifth and most high-profile journalist murdered this year in the country’s drug-trafficking ganglands. The front pages of major newspapers and journalists demonstrating in the center of the capital carried pictures of Javier Valdez, 50, who was shot dead in broad daylight on Monday in northwestern Sinaloa state. The award-winning Valdez […]

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