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MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — Jittery European partners looking for reassurance from a member of US President Donald Trump’s new administration might have found it Friday in the form of Defense Secretary James Mattis. Allies are deeply troubled after Trump’s campaign rhetoric questioned long-established alliances, and they worry about a simmering scandal over possible ties between the White House and Moscow. Mattis, a former four-star Marine general whom Trump coaxed from retirement to run the […]
(Eagle News) — Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, visited for the first time on Friday, (February 17) the Roman Tre University, a public research university in Rome, Italy, where he met students who excitedly took the time to take various selfies with him and even briefly talked to one Filipino student who was handing him religious pamphlets and magazines of the Church of Christ (Iglesia Ni Cristo). Pope Francis, the […]
SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) — A hotel employee claimed on Friday (February 17) to have seen a woman who was suspected to be behind the death of North Korean leader’s estranged half-brother Kim Jong Nam, before and after the murder took place. Police said on Wednesday (February 15) they have detained a woman at the Kuala Lumpur airport connected to the murder and was holding Vietnamese papers. Police told Reuters they were looking for a “few” […]
TIJUNA, Mexico (Reuters) — In the border cities between Mexico and the United States, many businesses have already felt the so-called “Trump effect.” The value of Mexico’s currency, the peso, has plunged further following a series of tweets and state ments by U.S. President Donald Trump, who threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican products and renegotiate North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). That’s not good news for people like Eduardo Martinez, who runs a car lot […]
BONN, Germany (Reuters) — Countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including the United States, backed continued efforts by the United Nations to broker a political solution to the bloody civil war in Syria, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Friday (February 17). “It is clear that all who met want a political solution … and that this political solution must be achieved in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations and that […]
KASHI CITY, China (Reuters) — A dense sandstorm hit northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday and Friday, disrupting local traffic and forcing residents to wear face masks. Visibility dropped to less than 500 meters in Bachu County and Yingjisha County of Kashi City. The local government initiated emergency response plans for the inclement weather, dispatching traffic police to ensure traffic runs smoothly. Pedestrians wore face masks to prevent inhaling sand particles. “Fortunately, I brought […]
The Los Angeles Clippers (35-11) led a well-balanced attack against the Atlanta Hawks (32-24) for an easy 99-84 win at the Staples Center. The Clippers seemed glad to be home from their Annual Grammy Road Trip as they had help from both the starters and the bench to secure the victory. The bench pulled together 42 points and helped the home team build a 22-point lead in the third quarter. Griffin’s unselfish ways were showcased […]
By Rheamae David and Emmi B. Capili-Tarroja EBC Australia Bureau QUEENSLAND, Australia (Eagle News) – Following the record-breaking heatwaves across Australia, Queensland experienced storms around the south-east regions of the state early this week The first signs of the storm were seen on Monday afternoon when the rain started to set in following the drop in temperatures to 14 degrees Celsius. Queensland had past experiences of storms, tornadoes and floods, thus urging the state […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) — Residents in Baghdad’s Hayy al-Shurta neighborhood were on Friday morning (February 17) assessing the damage caused to their properties by a car bomb blast which occurred on late Thursday (February 16). A car packed with explosives blew up there, killing at least 51 people and wounding 55, security and medical sources said, in the deadliest such attack in Iraq this year. Security sources said the vehicle which blew up was parked […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent — mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific — that should be recognized with the name Zealandia, scientists said Friday. Researchers said Zealandia was a distinct geological entity and met all the criteria applied to Earth’s seven other continents — elevation above the surrounding area, distinctive geology, a well-defined area and a crust much thicker than that found on the ocean floor. In […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that neither he nor his campaign team had contacts with Russian officials in the run-up to last year’s US election, contradicting an explosive report which he blasted as “fake news.” Trump also defended Michael Flynn, the national security advisor whose resignation he demanded and received this week, saying Flynn “wasn’t wrong” for holding pre-inauguration phone calls with the Russian […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian-US media outlet Yahoo7 was Friday found in contempt and fined over an online story that saw a murder trial aborted, with a judge slamming the website for prioritizing profit above oversight. A Sydney-based Yahoo7 journalist, Krystal Johnson, and the company were hauled before court last year over a report about a Melbourne murder trial that contained prejudicial information not heard by the jury. The jury was discharged and the trial […]
