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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile ahead of an upcoming joint naval drill by the US and South Korea, a news report said Saturday, citing a government source. The US navy said Friday that a US aircraft carrier will lead the drill in the coming week, a fresh show of force against North Korea as tensions soar over the hermit state’s weapons programme. The […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The death toll from California’s wildfires rose to 33 on Friday as firefighters made some progress in containing the infernos but said intensifying winds were a concern. “We’re not out of this emergency, not even close,” said Mark Ghilarducci, director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. “But we are seeing some progress in areas the fires have impacted,” Ghilarducci told a news conference. “We’ll get ahead of […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has clarified the United Kingdom has “no new offer of direct monetary assistance to the Philippines.” The DFA made the clarification after President Rodrigo Duterte said he had directed Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez not to accept the “$18 million to 20 million” from the European country. Nonetheless, the DFA said the Philippines and the UK “have enjoyed 71 years of friendly, productive and dynamic relations.” “During this […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Kobe Steel admitted Friday that a snowballing falsified data scandal had affected around 500 customers, more than twice as many as initially thought. More than 30 foreign customers were affected, including Boeing, Airbus, General Motors, Tesla, German automaker Daimler and PSA of France, according to Japan’s leading Nikkei business daily. The new estimate comes as Kobe Steel’s battered stock fell almost nine percent to finish at 805 yen ($7.20), down […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — The last privately-owned painting, Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo da Vinci was unveiled in Hong Kong on Friday (October 13). The Leonardo Da Vinci work, one of fewer than 20 paintings accepted from the artist’s own hands, is expected to fetch $100 million when it hits the auction block at Christie’s in New York on November 15. Christie’s Head of Old Master Painting, Francois de Poortere, said the painting, sometimes called […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has fired two government officials for “sitting on papers” that were necessary for the construction of an infrastructure project for an entire year. The President announced the dismissal of the two Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission officials in an interview aired over PTV 4 on Friday night. “May dalawa dito na isang taon na halos ‘yung papel. At ‘yun pa namang papel na ‘yung construction firm, na siya ang gagawa ng […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Ancient art and monuments could be given a new lease of life thanks to ‘cloning’ technology used by Japan’s Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Research. Cultural artefacts damaged or destroyed by war and natural disaster have been reproduced in minute detail and put on display at the Tokyo University of the Arts museum. The process goes beyond just reproduction. The team behind what they call the ‘cloned cultural properties’ use patented […]
DUBAI, United Ararb Emirates (Reuters) — A flying motorcycle that can soar above traffic and be used in rescue scenarios is set to join the Dubai police force within 2 years, according to Brigadier Khaled Al Razooqi, Director General of Smart Services at Dubai Police. At their GITEX (Gulf Information & Technology Exhibition) exhibition space, Dubai police displayed the “hoverbike” among several advanced technologies they are introducing to their force. The single-seater electrically-powered bike – […]
by John BIERS Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street stocks rose Friday, with the Nasdaq inching up to a fresh record, following data showing strong US retail sales in September. Meanwhile, Europe’s major stock markets were mixed at the end of the trading session, while oil prices advanced after President Donald Trump announced he was “decertifying” the Iran nuclear deal, throwing into doubt an agreement that was expected to boost […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that Washington is working to reduce tensions between Iraqi federal and Kurdish forces, urging them to remain focused on the war against jihadists. “We are trying to tone everything down and to figure out how we go forward without losing sight of the enemy, and at the same time recognizing that we have got to find a way to move forward,” he told […]
(Eagle News) — When Hollywood action star Steven Seagal and a tough-talking President Rodrigo Duterte meet in Malacañang, what do they talk about? According to a Palace statement, drugs. The statement said the President “reiterated his strong stance against illegal drugs because it enslaves people to a form of synthetic chemical,” when he met the actor on Thursday. Seagal is in the country to film an upcoming production “about illegal drugs and other crimes,” based on […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump is “creating an international crisis” with his “dangerous” decision to decertify the Iran nuclear deal, John Kerry, the former Secretary of State who negotiated the agreement, said Friday. “It endangers America’s national security interests and those of our closest allies,” Kerry said of the move by Trump, who has long criticized the agreement, which is aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program. In a speech pocked with grievances […]
