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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Wednesday, landing at the center of a whirlwind of diplomacy ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit. Pompeo was dispatched on an unannounced visit — his second in weeks, but first as secretary of state — to lay the groundwork for Donald Trump’s unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un. His visit also comes as rumors fly over the fate of three US […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States (AFP) — Google unveiled Tuesday an artificial intelligence tool capable of handling routine tasks — such as making restaurant bookings — as a way to help people disconnect from their smartphone screens. Kicking off the tech giant’s annual developers conference, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai argued that its AI-powered digital assistant had the potential to free people from everyday chores. Pichai played a recording of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — It’s not a bird, nor a plane. But Uber’s new prototype vehicle unveiled Tuesday shows off its vision of the future of transportation — a “flying taxi” that aims to alleviate urban congestion. A model of Uber’s electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle concept (eVTOL) — a cross between a helicopter and a drone — was displayed at the second annual Uber Elevate Summit in Los Angeles. “Our goal […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, will pledge Wednesday to prevent the restart of the 2002-2005 interrogation program that saw detainees tortured. The three-decade veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency’s covert operations is facing opposition over her role at a secret CIA prison in Thailand in 2002 where Al-Qaeda detainees were waterboarded. “I understand that what many people around the country want to know about are […]
by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kim Jong Un in China for the second time in six weeks on Tuesday and later spoke with Donald Trump, in an intensifying whirlwind of diplomacy as the North Korean and US leaders prepare for a historic summit. Kim reiterated his commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula during his meeting with Xi, and the Chinese leader later in […]
LEILANI ESTATES, United States (AFP) — Volcanic activity from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano paused on Tuesday, authorities said, while warning that more outbreaks should be anticipated. The US Geological Survey said two new fissures broke ground on Monday near Leilani Estates, spewing lava and hazardous fumes. It added that though the eruption had paused early Tuesday, gas continues to emanate from a fissure system that is now 2.5 miles (four kilometers) long — and more seismic […]
by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Washington’s chief diplomat Mike Pompeo was en route to North Korea to prepare for a landmark nuclear summit, as a flurry of diplomacy with Pyongyang at the center gathered pace. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to meet later this month or early in June for talks that would have been nearly unthinkable […]
by Andrew BEATTY / and Dave CLARK Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark deal curbing Iran’s nuclear program and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tuesday, defying European pleas and prompting international outcry. Trump poured scorn on the “disastrous” 2015 accord, describing it as an “embarrassment” to the United States that does nothing to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “I am announcing today that the […]
JOHNSONVILLE, Connecticut (Eagle News) – One place, many faces, different races, age groups and abilities. From babies to the elderly, participants from the states of the Northeast region in the United States walk one mile around a 62-acre land the religious organization, Iglesia Ni Cristo own in the small Connecticut town of Johnsonville. Photo Credit: Jemily Dalistan, Jenny Delapaz, Abigail Marlow, Emil Valerio, and Abigail Vital, EBC New York Bureau
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 8, slammed Time magazine for including him in its list of “despots.” *** i** itong Time Magazine na ‘to. Nilagay ako doon sa mga despot. Hindi naman ako.. Ba’t diktador ba ako?” Duterte said in a speech in Malacañang, reacting to the story that named him among the world’s “strongmen” who included Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban. “Since […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as head of the Department of Tourism. Special Assistant to the President Secretary Bong Go confirmed the appointment of Romulo-Puyat in a message to Palace reporters on Tuesday night. Her appointment comes after Wanda Teo resigned over the P60-million ad placement controversy that hounded the tourism department. The Commission on Audit red-flagged the project that saw advertisements being placed in the program of Teo’s brothers […]
