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by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS , France (AFP) — When humans wage war, they harm more than just one another. Wild animals suffer too, and some have verged on annihilation in Africa’s many anti-colonial and civil conflicts, researchers said Wednesday. More than 70 percent of the continent’s protected natural areas has been touched by war between 1946 and 2010, triggering a “downward spiral” for many populations of big plant-eating mammals, according to […]
MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Italy’s Ferrero is closing in on a $2.8-billion deal for Nestle’s US confectionary business, Bloomberg said Wednesday, amid signs a deal could be completed by Sunday. Nestle USA registered sales of some 900 million Swiss francs (828 million euros/$900 million) in 2016, in a market worth an overall $8 billion, according to Ibis World — equivalent to around a fifth of the global market. The firms declined to comment on the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — All set na at nakalatag na raw ang mga proyekto ng Build, Build, Build program ng administrasyong Duterte ngayong taon dahil sa sapat na pondo o budget allocation na ipinagkaloob sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Isa sa pangunahing tinututukan ang pagresolba sa malalang problema sa trapiko sa kaMaynilaan kung saan bilyon ang nawawala sa ekonomya kada araw. Ayon kay dating Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Bayani […]
BELFAST, United Kingdom (AFP) — Facebook has settled a legal case involving naked photos posted on the social media platform of a Northern Irish teenager, the lawyer for the victim confirmed to AFP on Wednesday. Pearse McDermott, who has been representing the teenage girl, said they reached a confidential agreement with the US tech titan. “Facebook has agreed to pay the costs of the action,” he said. The girl had sued the company for damages, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star Isaiah Thomas was fined $20,000 (16,725 euros) on Wednesday following his ejection for a stiff-arm challenge on Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins, the NBA announced. Thomas was tossed as the Cavs were mauled 127-99 by the Timberwolves on Monday when he flung an arm out at Wiggins in the third quarter. The Cavs playmaker’s chop connected with Wiggins’ throat, earning him a flagrant two foul and an ejection. […]
by Park Chan-Kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organizers are entering their final preparations with renewed confidence after neighboring North Korea ended months of speculation by confirming its attendance, immediately easing fears over security and ticket sales. With one month to go, the outlook is suddenly much brighter for the “Peace Olympics,” which had been rocked by the drugs ban on Russia’s team and concerns over potential disruption by […]
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar on Wednesday said a Saudi-led boycott, now in its eighth month, amounted to “economic warfare” as Doha plans to seek compensation for those hit by the sanctions. “This is economic warfare,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Lulwa al-Khater said at a press briefing. Khater said the energy-rich emirate would “not leave a stone unturned” in legally pursuing claims for businesses. Tensions have escalated in the Gulf since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Astronomers have edged closer to solving the mystery of distant cosmic radio bursts according to a study Wednesday that offers insights into the blasts which emit more energy in a single millisecond than our sun does all day. International astronomers have spotted a few dozen fast radio bursts (FRBs) — and as many as 10,000 may occur daily — but only one has repeated sporadically, known as FRB 121102, allowing […]
(Eagle News) – Transport Network Companies on Wednesday agreed to the mandatory opening of the packages of their passengers to ensure they do not contain any contraband. Grab, Uber, and U-Hop also agreed to ask their passengers for any identification, based on a memorandum of agreement the companies signed with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. “It’s mandatory, kahit anong klaseng package ‘yan dapat buksan…Io-open nung driver sa harapan ng sender…Bago niya open, please give me […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naragdagan pa ang international telecommunications company na nagnanais na maging third player na nakahandang mamuhunan sa Pilipinas sa larangan ng komunikasyon. Sinabi ni Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar na iniulat ni Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) officer-in-charge Eliseo Mijares Rio Jr. kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang interes ng PT&T company na makilahok sa pagpapaganda ng telecommunication services sa bansa. Unang lumutang ang China Telecom na nakahandang maglagak ng […]
by Hwang Sunghee Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — With their good looks and sharp moves, North Korea’s female cheerleaders are a marked contrast to the regime’s menacing nuclear ambitions. Dubbed the “army of beauties” in South Korea, the young North Korean women — mostly in their late teens or early 20s — have attracted huge publicity whenever they have been sent to the South. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s future wife Ri Sol-Ju […]
by Javier Tovar Agence France Presse MONTECITO, United States (AFP) — Rescuers used dogs and helicopters to search for victims on Wednesday of powerful mudslides which left at least 15 people dead in a southern California community that is also home to major celebrities including Oprah Winfrey. Heavy rains on Tuesday sent rivers of waist-high mud and debris flowing from the hills into Montecito and other towns in Santa Barbara County northwest of Los Angeles, […]
