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by Jim Slater Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 34 points and passed out 13 assists to spark a revamped Cleveland Cavaliers lineup to a 119-112 NBA victory over visiting Chicago on Tuesday. Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James, whose 13-of-20 shooting included four 3-point baskets, was shifted to point guard as Cavs coach Tyronn Lue juggled his lineup in moving guard Dwyane Wade into a reserve role. “When […]
(Eagle News) — Epektibo na ang 20 percent discount ng mga estudyante sa pamasahe tuwing weekend at holiday simula October 28. Ayon sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) kabilang dito ang summer breaks, legal at special holidays. Ang discount ay magagamit sa bus, jeep, taxi at iba pang pampublikong sasakyan. Gayunman, hindi nito saklaw ang post-graduate students o mga kumukuha ng medicine, law, masters at doctorate degrees.
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday suggested Peru should seek international medical opinion before any pardon is given to disgraced ex-president Alberto Fujimori. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein spoke to a Peruvian human rights legislative committee amid concerns that Fujimori, 79, who is jailed for human rights abuses, might win a pardon due to serious health problems. President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has spoken publicly about the […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (Eagle News) – The New York Knicks started the 2017-2018 season on the road with an 105-84 loss against the much-hyped Oklahoma City Thunder. The new big three of former Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, the newly acquired All-Star forward Paul George, and reigning MVP Russell Westbrook were too dominant for the Knicks, Thursday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder jumped ahead early, opening the first quarter with a 5-0 run highlighted by Anthony’s […]
by Jeremie Richard Agence France Presse REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — Iceland on Saturday holds its second snap election in just a year after a slew of scandals ensnaring its politicians in a nation whose economy is thriving thanks to tourism. Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson of the conservative Independence Party called the vote last month after a junior member of the three-party centre-right coalition quit the government over a legal scandal involving the prime minister’s father. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, who became one of the most prominent black actors on U.S. television playing the cantankerous title character in the hit 1980s series “Benson,” died of complications from prostate cancer on Tuesday (October 24), his wife said. He was 89. The gravelly voiced Guillaume, who thrived in Broadway musicals before starring on the TV series “Soap” and its spinoff “Benson,” died at his Los […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York, America’s financial capital and most populous city, could be hit every five years by the kind of floods that once occurred every 500 years, a new study predicts. The report was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ahead of the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, which paralyzed New York in October 2012 and killed more than 150 people across the eastern seaboard. Sandy […]
by Dmitry Zaks Agence France Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — A cyber attack hit a Ukrainian international airport and three Russian media outlets Tuesday before also being detected by IT experts in Germany and at least two other European states. The malware called “BadRabbit” appeared to be the largest since “NotPetya” was launched from the same two countries before affecting the rest of the world in July. US and Russian cybersecurity experts said the computer […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — People in downtown Los Angeles suffered through a record-setting heat wave on Tuesday (Oct. 24) as dry desert winds gusted through southern California raising the risk of wildfires similar to those that ravaged the northern part of the state earlier in the month. At its most intense, temperatures in the city climbed to 104 degrees (40 C) smashing a record of 99 degrees set back in 1909. The heat […]
New York, United States (AFP) — Ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who began the US anthem kneel protest move that has become a major controversy, has signed a book deal with Random House worth more than $1 million, according to multiple reports. The New York Post’s Page Six and NBC Sports Pro Football Talk reported the book deal Tuesday, the Post saying the contract with Random House imprint One World was worth just over $1 million. Kaepernick was […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A baby’s cries activate specific areas of a mother’s brain related to movement and speech, a study of mothers in several countries published Monday revealed, reinforcing the idea of biological maternal instinct. The National Institute of Health study showed regardless of culture, mothers were likely to react to their infant’s cries by showing affection, distracting, nurturing, picking up and holding. The researchers carried out a series of studies into maternal […]
LONDON, United States (AFP) — A British-based shipwreck hunter said Tuesday a navigation tool he found that guided Portuguese explorers on a perilous voyage to India in the 16th century has been confirmed as the world’s oldest astrolabe. David Mearns found the bronze disc during a dive on a shipwreck off the coast of Oman in 2014 but said Warwick University had only recently confirmed what it was after laser scans revealed etches on it. […]
