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DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 26, 2023 (AFP) – Japan all but booked their place in the Women’s World Cup last 16 as forwards Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino scored twice in three minutes in a 2-0 win over Costa Rica on Wednesday. A sparse crowd of 6,992 spectators saw the match in Dunedin, the lowest attendance so far at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Japan’s passage into the knock-out stages from Group C […]
By Cecil MORELLA Agence France-Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A powerful storm pounded the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least one person, toppling trees and knocking out power as thousands sheltered with neighbors or in emergency evacuation centers. Typhoon Doksuri was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 175 kilometers an hour (110 mph) as it hovered over waters around Dalupiri Island, off the northern tip of the main island of Luzon, the state weather […]
THE HAGUE, July 26, 2023 (AFP) – Helicopters and a boat evacuated 23 crew members from a car carrier ship off the Netherlands early Wednesday, after a fire killed at least one sailor, the Dutch coastguard said. Rescue personnel received a call shortly after midnight (2200 GMT Tuesday) saying a fire had started on the Fremantle Highway, a Panamanian-registered ship with some 3,000 vehicles on board, about 14.5 nautical miles (27 kilometres) off the northern […]
WELLINGTON, July 26, 2023 (AFP) – Philippines head coach Alen Stajcic said the Women’s World Cup debutants faced a “monumental” task to beat Norway and squeeze into the tournament’s knock-out stages. Ranked 46th in the world, the Philippines blew Group A wide open with a shock 1-0 win over co-hosts New Zealand on Tuesday. Sarina Bolden scored the winning header in Wellington to claim her country’s first goal at a Women’s World Cup — which […]
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2023 (AFP) – Tech titans Google and Microsoft announced better-than-expected earnings on Tuesday as the frenzy over artificial intelligence stokes investor excitement and breathes a new life into the sector. The release of ChatGPT last year landed as technology giants were embarking on major layoffs and cost-cutting plans, with share prices hammered after flying high during the coronavirus pandemic. For the second consecutive quarter, Microsoft has more than reversed the trend, […]
TOKYO, July 26, 2023 (AFP) – Japan’s population fell by a record in 2022, government data showed Wednesday, as the country struggles to reverse its perennial low birthrates. While many developed countries face low birthrates, the problem is particularly acute in Japan where the population has now fallen for 14 straight years. The country has the world’s second oldest population, after tiny Monaco, and in January, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned Japan was “on the […]
SEOUL, July 26, 2023 (AFP) – North Korea rolled out the red carpet for the Russian defence minister, state media said Wednesday, with delegations from Moscow and Beijing set to attend Korean War anniversary events, the country’s first known foreign visitors since its pandemic border closure. Pyongyang on Thursday will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the July 27, 1953 Korean War armistice, which ended open hostilities and is marked as Victory Day […]
SYDNEY, July 26, 2023 (AFP) – More than 50 pilot whales have died hours after stranding themselves on a beach in Western Australia, with authorities saying Wednesday they are scrambling to save dozens more. A pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales was spotted off Cheynes Beach near Albany, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) southeast of Perth on Tuesday evening. Experts from the state’s Parks and Wildlife Service were joined by volunteers, who worked through […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A powerful storm hit the northern Philippines on Wednesday, toppling trees, knocking out power and dumping heavy rain as thousands sheltered with neighbors or in emergency evacuation centers. Typhoon Doksuri was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 175 kilometers (109 miles) an hour as it hovered over waters around Fuga Island, off the northern tip of the main island of Luzon, the state weather agency said in its latest update at […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Dozens of pilot whales have died just hours after stranding themselves on a beach in Western Australia, authorities said Wednesday. The 51 long-finned pilot whales were among a pod of almost 100 spotted off Cheynes Beach near Albany, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Perth on Tuesday. The state’s Parks and Wildlife Service said it was working with volunteers to try to save the remaining 46 whales, with […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is in a stable condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a practice with his college basketball team, the James family said on Tuesday. Bronny James, 18, collapsed on court while training with his University of Southern California team-mates on Monday in Los Angeles. “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest,” a spokesperson for the James family […]
By AFP correspondent with Abdellah Cheballah in Alger Agence France-Presse TOUDJA, Algeria (AFP) — Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts, and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands. Witnesses described fleeing walls of flames that raged “like a blowtorch”. TV footage showed charred cars, burned-out shops and smoldering fields. Severe fires have raged through the mountain forests of the Kabylia region […]
