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VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has announced it will sell assets in New Zealand to the Austrian oil and gas group OMV for $578mn. The deal includes stakes in the Maui and Pohokura gas fields and follows the company’s sale of its stake in the Kapuni field last year. Shell opened operations in New Zealand in 1911, but in 2015 announced a review of activities there as part of a […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A judge in the US state of Minnesota sentenced a YouTube prankster to six months in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting her boyfriend in a botched video stunt they hoped would go viral. Monalisa Perez, a 20-year-old mother of two children, believed her boyfriend Pedro Ruiz would be shielded by a thick book as she shot him at close range last June in front of onlookers. Ruiz, 22, died at […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Finance (DOF) said Thursday that the government was bidding out over P90 million worth of state-owned assets this month. According to Gerard Chan, chief privatization officer of the DOF’s Privatization Management Office (PMO), these assets amounting to P98.32 million cover lots in Luzon and Mindanao and a membership share at a golf and country club. Chan said included in the assets for sale are the two residential lots of […]
by Leila MACOR Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A newly installed pedestrian bridge over a major road in Miami collapsed on Thursday, killing four people and trapping multiple cars below. The walkway, which connected Florida International University to a student housing area, went up less than a week ago. “We have located up to four victims. Four deceased,” Miami-Dade Fire Chief Dave Downey told a news conference. Maurice Kemp, the area’s deputy […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The world’s leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday. “Widespread contamination” with plastic was found in the study, led by microplastic researcher Sherri Mason of the State University of New York at Fredonia, according to a summary released by Orb Media, […]
ROME Italy (AFP) — Finland is the world’s happiest country while troubled Burundi is the most discontent, according to a new UN report released Wednesday. In addition to its joyful locals, Finland is also home to the happiest immigrants, the study found. The Nordic nation headed up the 156-country ranking, followed by last year’s winner Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Switzerland. The United States and the United Kingdom were in 18th and 19th place respectively. […]
(Eagle News) — Department of the Interior and Local Government officer in charge Eduardo Año assured the public on Thursday that the Philippine National Police will not abuse its newly restored power to subpoena. In a statement, Año said the DILG “will be on the lookout for any hint of abuse that may be committed by the PNP” in exercising such. “And we will see to it that this will be used only for the intention that […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tom Benson, owner of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, died Thursday at the age of 90, a month after falling ill with the flu, the teams announced. “Tom Benson, 90, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 15 at Ochsner Medical Center with his wife Gayle Marie Benson at his side,” a statement posted on both team websites said. “Mr. Benson was hospitalized with the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former welterweight boxing king Floyd Mayweather has teased the possibility he may come out of retirement for a mixed martial arts bout, revealing that he plans to start training for the Octagon later this year. In remarks to TMZ.com, Mayweather said he planned to accept an offer from former UFC champion Tyron Woodley to train with him. “I’m going to start soon,” Mayweather said. “We’ve been texting back and […]
by Sebastian Smith and Carola Sole © Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Thursday to mourn a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and outspoken critic of police brutality in majority black neighborhoods who was shot in an assassination-style killing. About 10,000 people marched to the Rio state assembly, with more arriving after work, to protest the slaying of Marielle Franco, 38 a day before. Many wore black and chanted […]
by Andrew Beatty © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s administration levied sanctions against Russia’s top spy agencies and more than a dozen individuals Thursday for trying to influence the 2016 US presidential election and two separate cyberattacks. The announcement follows a lengthy delay, which had caused anger on Capitol Hill and raised questions about President Donald Trump’s willingness to confront Moscow. The measures target five entities and 19 individuals — including the […]
