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Lewd comments cause YouTube to pull videos of children

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — YouTube pulled 150,000 videos of children after lewd comments about them were posted by viewers, as the Google-owned platform sought to reassure advertisers their messages would be kept out of compromising situations. The online video-sharing behemoth confirmed on Thursday that it deleted several hundred accounts along with the thousands of videos that were problematic. The move came after a British newspaper reported that ads for big-name brands were displayed alongside videos […]

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House formally drops Roque from list of members

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has been officially dropped from the list of members of the 17th Congress. Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Fariñas made the announcement during a regular session on Wednesday. The development came weeks after Roque, then the representative of the Kabayan partylist in the House of Representatives, was named presidential spokesperson by President Rodrigo Duterte. Roque replaced Ernesto Abella, who was later designated as Foreign Affairs undersecretary. Roque was also […]

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Dutch probe Bosnian war criminal’s suicide in UN court

by Jo Biddle and Charlotte van Ouwerkerk THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Dutch prosecutors were investigating Thursday how a Bosnian Croat war criminal managed to commit suicide in front of shocked UN judges, in scenes set to cast a shadow over the court’s two-decade legacy. Staff at the imposing buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague had been expecting to spend the next few weeks quietly winding down […]

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Beijing residents welcome Disney’s pick of Chinese actress for ‘Mulan’ reboot

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Disney’s pick of Chinese actress Liu Yifei to star in their upcoming live-action remake of “Mulan” was welcomed by residents in Beijing on Thursday (November 30). Disney announced that Liu, a popular star of Chinese film and dramas, snapped the role early on Wednesday (November 29). She is fluent in English and has also appeared in several international co-productions such as “Outcast,” where she starred alongside Nicholas Cage. While many were […]

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Storm kills at least seven in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday deployed troops to help regions stricken by a major storm which killed seven people with five others missing, authorities said. Powerful winds and torrential rain battered much of the island late Wednesday, toppling trees and damaging buildings. More than 20,000 people have been affected by the storm, according to disaster management center spokesman Pradeep Kodippily, who gave the death toll. Two of the missing were […]

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Europe in reach of N. Korea missiles: France

PARIS, France (AFP) — Europe, like the United States, is now in reach of North Korea’s ballistic missiles, French Defense Minister Florence Parly warned Thursday. The regime’s test of its third intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday is “a demonstration of (Pyongyang’s) rising power” Parly told BFM television. “Europe like the United States is certainly within reach of these launches,” she said, adding that “few Western cities” would be out of range. An initial assessment by […]

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Kuwait invites boycott-hit Qatar to Gulf summit

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Kuwait on Thursday invited Qatar to a summit of Gulf countries next week, state media said, in the first such invitation in a months-long Saudi-led diplomatic boycott of Doha. Kuwait, which is not among Arab states boycotting Qatar, invited Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Haman Al-Thani to the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council on December 5 and 6, the state-run KUNA news agency said. In June, Saudi Arabia, […]

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Guam’s Lt. Governor visits Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister, presents official proclamation recognizing INC’s contribution to Guam

  QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) —  The second highest official of Guam recently visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office where he presented to INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo a proclamation from Guam that recognized the INC’s contributions to the island and the rest of the world. During the courtesy call of Guam’s Lieutenant Governor Ray Tenorio to Brother Eduardo on Nov. 21 at the INC’s Central Office in Quezon City, he […]

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Marvel’s biggest cast assemble for ‘Infinity War’

CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — It’s the moment that fans of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe have been waiting months for – the release of the “Avengers: Infinity War” trailer. The film pulls together the ensemble casts from the different franchises, which include “Iron Man,” “Captain America,” “Thor,” “Ant-Man,” “Doctor Strange,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Black Panther” and “Spider-Man.” “This is the culmination of ten years of film making and I think it’s unprecedented,” said the film’s […]

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NBI, walang nakitang depekto sa kumalas na bagon ng MRT

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang nakitang mechanical o electrical defects sa mga coupling device na kumalas sa bagon ng MRT-3. Ito ay ayon sa National Bureau of Investigation Special Action Unit (NBI-SAU) na nagsagawa ng inisyal na imbestigasyon sa nasabing insidente noong Nobyembre. Ayon kay NBI Special Action Unit Chief Joel Tovera, ito ay matapos idinaan sa mechanical at electrical examination ang mga bagon sa tulong ng mga eksperto, forensics at mga technician ng […]

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British PM presses Saudi to avert Yemen ‘catastrophe’

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has implored Saudi leaders to ease a blockade on Yemen to “avert a humanitarian catastrophe,” her office said on Thursday, echoing urgent appeals from the United Nations. May met both King Salman and powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a brief visit to Riyadh late on Wednesday, with a worsening crisis in Yemen topping her agenda. May had promised to raise concerns over Yemen where […]

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Russia rejects US call to cut North Korea ties: Lavrov

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Thursday rejected a US call to cut ties with North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. “We see this negatively,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists in the Belarusian capital Minsk, Russian news agencies reported. “We have repeatedly stated that the pressure of sanctions has been exhausted.” He accused the United States of seeking to provoke Kim Jong-Un’s regime and demanded to know whether Washington […]

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