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by Jennie Matthew/ with Saul Loeb in Mosinee NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US authorities pressed ahead Thursday with an all-out probe into who was behind pipe bombs sent to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, other top Democrats, and CNN, all of them hate figures for supporters of President Donald Trump. Trump critics accused him of encouraging violence just days before a bitterly divided America votes November 6 in elections. Trump reacted to the rapid […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific came under pressure Thursday to explain why it had taken five months to admit it had been hacked and compromised the data of 9.4 million customers, including passport numbers and credit card details. The airline said Wednesday it had discovered suspicious activity on its network in March and confirmed unauthorized access to certain personal data in early May. However, chief customer and commercial officer Paul […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James had 19 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as Los Angeles clobbered the Phoenix Suns 131-113, giving the four time MVP his first win as a Laker. James likely would have posted his 74th career triple double as he got all his points in first three quarters then sat out the fourth with the game in hand. But this Laker win was by committee as seven players […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The two Koreas were removing the last remaining firearms and guard posts on Thursday from a Cold War era truce village where armed soldiers have stared each other down for decades, Seoul’s defense ministry said. The Joint Security Area — also known as the truce village of Panmunjom — has historically been both a flashpoint and a key location for diplomacy between the two Koreas ever since their split in […]
by Anuj Chopra and Mohamad Ali Harissi Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince denounced the “repulsive” murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and vowed justice will prevail, in his first public comments on the case, without addressing US accusations of a monumental cover-up. Speaking at an investment conference in Riyadh, due to end on Thursday, the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged there would be “no rupture” in ties with […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Wednesday said its profit in the recently ended quarter soared on the back of revenue from services hosted in the internet cloud and its career-focused social network LinkedIn. Microsoft reported net income of $8.8 billion on revenue of $29.1 billion in the quarter that ended on September 30, up 34 percent and 19 percent respectively from the same period a year earlier. Shares in the Redmond, Washington-based […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles coach Luke Walton knew it would cost him when he ripped the officiating of the Lakers’ 143-142 overtime loss to San Antonio, and the price was a $15,000 fine. “Lakers head coach Luke Walton has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of the officiating,” NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe said in a statement on Wednesday. A frustrated Walton had prefaced his post-game remarks […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Electric car maker Tesla on Wednesday reported a “historic” profitable quarter driven by demand for its Model 3 aimed at the mass market. Tesla said net income reached $311.5 million on revenue that more than doubled to $6.8 billion in the quarter that ended September 30. Shares in the company leapt 12 percent to $323.25 in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures for its fiscal third […]
MAPASTEPEC, Mexico (AFP) — Thousands of Central American migrants crossing Mexico toward the United States in a caravan resumed their long trek Wednesday, walking about 12 hours to their next destination. The migrants, who have drawn near-daily Twitter tirades from US President Donald Trump, walked and hitched rides from the town of Huixtla, in southern Mexico, to Mapastepec, some 60 kilometers (40 miles) away. Carrying their few belongings on their backs — many with babies […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A new, much-ballyhooed study showing that the most avid consumers of organic food had fewer cancers than those who never eat such products illustrates the difficulty of establishing cause and effect when evaluating diet and health. It is effectively impossible to prove beyond a doubt in a laboratory that any given food reduces the risk of developing an illness as complex as cancer. “Diet […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service In a reception organized by the Embassy of Hungary at the Fairmont, the Philippines and the government of Hungary celebrated the 45th anniversary of the nations’ diplomatic relations last October 23, 2018. The occasion also coincides with Hungary’s celebration of the 6nd Anniversary of the Revolution of 1956. “The amount of mutual political, business, cultural and touristic interest between our countries is a testament to the solidity of this […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Humpback whales are famous for their eerie, underwater songs. But researchers in Japan said Wednesday these massive marine creatures stop singing, at least temporarily, when human-driven ships are nearby. Researchers focused on the remote Ogasawara Islands in Japan, some 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of Tokyo, where a single passenger-cargo liner passed through the area once per day. Male humpback whales sing as a […]
