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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry could return from month-long injury absence on Saturday, when his reigning champion Golden State Warriors open a second-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans. Warriors coach Steve Kerr was cautiously optimistic after Curry went through a full contact practice on Thursday for the first time since spraining a ligament in his right knee on March 23. “Steph practiced at 100 percent, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James’ crucial block of Victor Oladipo’s layup in the waning seconds of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA playoff win over the Indiana Pacers was illegal goaltending, the league acknowledged Thursday. In its Last Two Minute Report on officiating in the late stages of Wednesday’s games, the NBA said video taken from above the basket “shows that James blocks Oladipo’s shot attempt after it makes contact with the backboard.” That’s […]
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Press SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The leaders of North and South Korea set off Friday towards the Demilitarized Zone that divides their countries for a historic summit, the highest-level encounter yet in a recent whirlwind of nuclear diplomacy. The meeting on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom — only the third of its kind since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War — is intended to […]
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse US television icon Bill Cosby was convicted of sexual assault Thursday in the first celebrity courtroom battle of the #MeToo era — a combative retrial that capped his fall from grace and offered vindication to dozens of women who accused him of abuses. The frail, 80-year-old Cosby — once beloved as “America’s Dad” — risks spending the rest of his life behind bars when he is sentenced for […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, represented him in a “deal” involving Stormy Daniels. Trump had previously denied knowledge of a $130,000 payment Cohen made to Daniels that she claims was to prevent her from talking about their alleged 2006 affair. Trump, in a wide-ranging telephone interview with “Fox and Friends,” admitted for the first time that Cohen represented him in a “deal” with Daniels, […]
By Caesar R. Vallejos Eagle News Service YALTA, Republic of Crimea (Eagle News)– Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil urged the delegates of the 4th Yalta International Economic Forum to invest in Syria, noting that the country, while only recently the subject of missile attacks by some Western powers who he said “support terrorists,” was still economically viable. “Syrian economy is in severe crisis but… some countries still invest in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –Presidential doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination to head the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday following allegations he improperly handed out drugs and was drunk at work. The move marked the latest upset in an administration rocked by a series of firings and resignations in a little more than a year since Trump took office. “I am regretfully withdrawing my nomination to be Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs,” […]
(Eagle News) — Three out of four Filipinos still have “much trust” in President Rodrigo Duterte, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to results of the survey conducted from March 23 to 27, 76 percent of the 1,200 respondents have “much trust” in the President, with only 10 percent with little trust, and 14 percent undecided. The pollster said Duterte’s net trust rating of +65, while a 10-point decline from the +75 in December […]
(Eagle News) –The National Economic Development Authority Board has approved eight infrastructure proposals, including one for the construction, maintenance and operation of a Bulacan International Airport, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said. In a statement, Pernia said the board, led by President Rodrigo Duterte, made the approval of the Subic-Clark Railway Project (P50.03 billion); Clark International Airport Expansion Project Operations and Maintenance PPP (P5.61 billion); Ambal-Simuay River and Rio Grande de Mindanao River Flood Control Projects […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Eight Taiwanese drug smugglers were sentenced to death by an Indonesian court Thursday after being nabbed with around a ton of crystal methamphetamine in a country that has some of the world’s toughest anti-drug laws. The men were arrested during raids last July, when the drug network’s suspected leader was killed in a shootout with Indonesian police. “The defendants have been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of colluding and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte departed for Singapore on Thursday, April 26, to attend the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Duterte read from a prepared speech prior to his departure at the Davao International Airport, and cited the issues he would be discussing during the meeting. Earlier, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Helen Dela Vega said in a press briefing that ASEAN leaders such as Duterte would talk about ways to address trafficking in persons, illicit […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s Prince Harry has asked his brother Prince William to be his best man when he marries US former actress Meghan Markle next month, Kensington Palace announced Thursday. “Prince Harry has asked his brother the Duke of Cambridge to be his best man at his wedding to Ms Meghan Markle,” the London royal residence said in a statement. “The Duke of Cambridge is honored to have been asked, and […]
