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by Sonia Avalos Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentine (AFP) — A multinational armada of aircraft and vessels battled high winds and big seas Sunday as they intensified their search for a missing Argentine submarine, after apparent attempted distress calls raised hopes the 44 crew members may still be alive. There has been no contact with the ARA San Juan, a German-built diesel-electric sub, since early Wednesday. An air and sea search is underway […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday morning following declines on Wall Street, with Toshiba plunging after the embattled Japanese conglomerate announced plans to issue new shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.45 percent, or 100.80 points, to 22,296.00 in early trade, while the broader Topix was down 0.40 percent, or 6.99 points, at 1,756.77. “Since the Nikkei index has overheated in the short term, its speed adjustment is expected to continue […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An American warship has been damaged after a tug boat drifted into the destroyer during a drill off Japan, according to the US navy, the latest in a spate of incidents in Asia. The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold was participating in a scheduled towing exercise in Sagami Bay on Saturday when the Japanese tug lost propulsion, according to the US 7th Fleet. The incident came as Japanese and US forces take […]
NOUMEA, France (AFP) — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the shallow tremor hit approximately 82 kilometers to the east of the lightly populated Loyalty Islands at around 10:45 am (2245 GMT). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert saying that tsunami waves could affect areas within 300 kilometers […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Zolani Tete took just 11 seconds to record the fastest knockout in world championship fight history in Belfast on Saturday night. The South African etched his name into the record books when he flattened countryman Siboniso Gonya with his first punch to retain his World Boxing Organisation bantamweight crown. Tete floored his opponent with a devastating right hook after just five seconds and the referee stopped the contest officially just […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera and leftist former TV journalist Alejandro Guillier will contest a runoff second round in Chile’s presidential election next month, officials said Sunday. Pinera, a former president, held a commanding lead of 36.6 percent to Guillier’s 22.6 percent with more than three quarters of the votes counted after the first round. © Agence France-Presse
SANYA, China (Reuters) — India’s Manushi Chhillar was crowned Miss World on Saturday (November 18) as the beauty queen beat out the competition to take first prize at the coveted pageant. 20-year-old Chhillar was clearly surprised with by her win, as television coverage of the event showed. The first runner up of the pageant, which was held at Sanya, China, was Andrea Meza, of Mexico. In third place was Stephanie Hill from England. Contestants from […]
Reuters — Superhero movie “Justice League” took the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend (November 17-19), earning a disappointing $96 million, according to boxofficemojo.com. The latest installment from the DC comics stable was expected to make $125 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates published by BoxOfficePro. “Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson, about a young boy navigating his way through bullying and acceptance at school, took […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Filipino artists faced off in an on-the-spot timed painting competition in Manila on Saturday (November 18) as part of an international contest called “Art Battle.” A dozen illustrators and artists painted on white canvasses using acrylic paint for 20 minutes while spectators circled around them to observe and, later on, vote on the best work. The contest challenges artists to think creatively under time pressure and helps them practise various art […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) — A new smartwatch health monitor uses artificial intelligence (AI) to constantly analyze the health of its wearer and promises an early warning system for medical emergencies. Called the MAP Health Watch, the device has five sensors continually measuring six vital parameters: ECG, pulse, skin temperature, heart rate, and blood oxygen level. “There are clinical grade, highly accurate sensors involved in this watch, five of them determining vital signals and calculating other […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia Monday in the tectonically active Pacific region, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor hit at a depth 25 kilometers (16 miles) some 85 kilometers to the east of the lightly populated Loyalty Islands, initial data from the survey said. © Agence France-Presse
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) — A group of engineering graduates in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria hope to reach new depths with their remote-controlled underwater vehicle. The device is capable of retrieving objects from underwater, which the team hopes will make it suitable for fixing damaged oil pipes and fiber optic cables. It is fitted with a camera, so it could also be used for underwater diagnostics. The eight engineering graduates involved in the project began […]
