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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings along the Pacific coasts of the US and Canada that were later called off. The quake struck at 12:31 am (0931 GMT) in the Gulf of Alaska, 280 kilometers (175 miles) southeast of the town of Kodiak, the US Geological Survey said, revising a preliminary estimate of 8.2 magnitude. The epicenter was 10 kilometers under […]
by Natsuko Fukue Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese soldier was killed Tuesday and several other people injured after a volcano erupted near a popular ski resort, sparking an avalanche and leaving scores stranded — including tourists from Britain and Taiwan. Footage broadcast on Japanese television showed thick black smoke interspersed with falling rocks rolling down the snow-covered side of the volcano towards a ski slope. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters […]
by Martin Parry Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Rafael Nadal’s drive towards a 17th Grand Slam title came to a shuddering injury-induced halt Tuesday on a day of Australian Open upsets that saw unseeded Kyle Edmund and Elise Mertens make the semi-finals. The world number one retired against Marin Cilic after a muscle in his upper right leg began troubling him in the fourth set on Rod Laver Arena, with the Spaniard wincing […]
NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) — DeMarcus Cousins had a triple double in New Orleans’ 132-128 double overtime win over Chicago, becoming the first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to have 40 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in a game. Cousins finished with 44 points, 24 rebounds and 10 assists as he combined with Anthony Davis, who scored 34, to spark a Pelicans’ comeback in regulation before they pulled off the marathon victory against the […]
by Richard Sargent with Annie Banerji in Cox’s Bazar Agence France Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar blamed Bangladesh on Tuesday for delays to the start of a huge repatriation program for Rohingya refugees, as the UN warned of the dangers of rushing their return to strife-torn Rakhine state. Nearly 690,000 Rohingya escaped to Bangladesh after a brutal Myanmar army crackdown began in the state last August, while around 100,000 fled an earlier bout of […]
LOS ANGELES. United States (AFP) — LeBron James congratulated himself on reaching the landmark 30,000-points barrier on Tuesday — even though he remains seven points short of the milestone. The 33-year-old superstar is poised to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points mark later Tuesday when the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the San Antonio Spurs in Texas. James pre-empted his achievement with a light-hearted posting on Instagram early Tuesday that acknowledged […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple said Tuesday its HomePod speaker, the digital assistant device challenging rivals from Amazon and Google, was now ready after a delay of several months. HomePod, which missed the key holiday shopping season in the fast-growing market for connected speakers, will be available for pre-order Friday and in stores February 9 in the US, Britain and Australia. A statement said it would hit markets in France and Germany “this […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Vaping, or smoking battery powered devices known as e-cigarettes, may encourage youths to start smoking but may also help adults quit, said a US review of scientific research out Tuesday. The report by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is based on more than 800 peer-reviewed scientific studies on the health effects of electronic cigarettes. It was compiled at the request of the US Congress, amid a […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Two US astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday for a seven-hour, 24-minute spacewalk to repair the orbiting outpost’s aging robotic arm, NASA said. During what NASA commentator Rob Navias described as a “textbook” spacewalk, NASA flight engineers Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle replaced a faulty latching end on the 57-foot (17-meter) Canadian-made robotic arm, called Canadarm2. The arm is used to grasp incoming cargo ships and […]
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela will hold presidential elections by the end of April, the ruling Constituent Assembly said Tuesday, pulling forward a vote in which President Nicolas Maduro hopes to triumph over a divided opposition and win a second term. The 55-year-old Maduro, a towering mustachioed former bus driver who was Hugo Chavez’s handpicked successor, said he is ready to run if he receives the party’s nomination. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney announced Tuesday it will pay bonuses to 125,000 US employees and launch a new employee education program, joining other big companies in steering some funds from tax reform to employees. The two initiatives represent a total allocation of more than $175 million in this fiscal year, the entertainment giant announced in a statement. US hourly and non-executive salaried employees will receive a one-time $1,000 cash bonus in two […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed former investment banker Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, putting President Donald Trump’s pick in a role of enormous influence over the world’s largest economy. Powell, a current Fed governor, was confirmed by a vote of 85-12, paving the way for him to replace current Chair Janet Yellen when she steps down next month. In choosing to replace Yellen, Trump dismantled another […]
