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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Laos near the Thai border early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage after the quake hit at 6:50 am (2350 GMT Wednesday). But shaking could be felt more than 700 kilometers (435 miles) away in the Thai capital Bangkok, where Pope Francis is currently on a four-day visit. “The shaking… was the main shock from a quake in […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman urged arch-rival Iran on Wednesday to abandon an expansionist ideology that has “harmed” its own people, following violent street protests in the Islamic republic. A wave of demonstrations erupted in the sanctions-hit country on Friday after an announcement that petrol prices would be raised by as much as 200 percent with immediate effect. “We hope the Iranian regime chooses the side of wisdom and realizes there […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose says he might still be fit and playing for the Chicago Bulls today had the “load management” philosophy been used when he was on the court. “It was just a different time in the sports world, period,” Rose told NBC Sports Chicago ahead of his current team the Detroit Pistons’ clash with his old side on Wednesday night. “Now we have the […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — The United States is giving Vietnam’s coast guard a second cutter vessel, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday, vowing to maintain a routine military presence in the flashpoint the South China Sea. The new security ship “represents another concrete symbol of our strengthening relationship”, Esper said at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam after a tour through South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines. Washington wants to counter Beijing’s expanding influence in […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Five people died Wednesday as a result of two explosions at a fireworks factory in Sicily, firefighters and police said after the incident at the family-run firm. The late afternoon blasts immediately killed two workmen and the 71-year-old wife of the owner of the Costa company in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, in Sicily’s Messina region. The owner’s son had attempted to save her and was one of four people taken to hospital […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US envoy on North Korea acknowledged Wednesday that Pyongyang has not yet taken verifiable action to denuclearize and called on the regime to “seize the moment.” Stephen Biegun, testifying to Congress on his nomination to be deputy secretary of state, also called for North Korea to step up its level of representation in talks. “There is no meaningful or verifiable evidence that North Korea has yet made the choice […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York on Tuesday became the second state this week to sue Juul, the United States’ largest electronic cigarette manufacturer, for illegally targeting minors with its marketing campaigns. The lawsuits come as the vaping industry faces intense scrutiny over an epidemic of lung ailments linked to e-cigarette use that has killed more than 40 people and sickened more than 2,000 in recent months. The New York action, which […]
by Olivier THIBAULT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — E-cigarettes have become hugely popular in the past decade but a rash of vaping-linked deaths and illnesses is feeding caution about a product, already banned in some places. On Thursday an 18-year-old man died in Belgium in a vaping-linked death, the first such case in the country. Here are five things to know about electronic cigarettes. – Around for two decades – Early designs […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Sarah” has maintained its strength as it slightly accelerated. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and the northeastern portion of Cagayan including the Babuyan Islands, particularly Gattaran, Lal-lo, Buguey, Gonzaga, Sta. Ana, Calayan are under Signal No. 1 as “Sarah,” estimated 540 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, packed maximum sustained winds of up to 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. “Sarah” […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he did not see anything wrong in the building of the SEA Games cauldron which costs P50 million saying the structure was designed by a national artist and the cost of his work was for him to name. Duterte said that the work of the late National Artist for Architecture, Francisco ‘Bobby’ Mañosa, and there was no corruption in the case. “Mañosa was commissioned by the government […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate unanimously adopted legislation Tuesday supporting “human rights and democracy” in Hong Kong and threatening to revoke its special economic status, angering China which promptly summoned a US diplomat and threatened countermeasures. The lawmakers also approved a measure that would ban the sale of tear gas, rubber bullets and other equipment that have been used by security forces to suppress pro-democracy protests for nearly six months. Chinese […]
(Eagle News)– “Ramon” has maintained its strength and is now crossing the Ifugao area. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur, western portion of Isabela (Quezon, Mallig, Quirino, Roxas, San Manuel, Burgos, Aurora, Reina Mercedes, Luna, Cabatuan, San Mateo, Cauayan, Ramon, Alicia, Angadanan, San Isidro, Santiago and Cordon), Mountain Province, Benguet, Ifugao, La Union, […]
