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(Reuters) — A major fire broke out in El Salvador’s Finance Ministry on Friday (July 7) killing at least two people, injuring 22 others and prompting some inside to jump from the building before the blaze was extinguished, officials said. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, El Salvador’s President, said on local TV that one woman, a union worker, died, while another person had died in hospital. Three more people were in a bad state and being operated on, […]
(Reuters) — Los Angeles store Little Damage is taking dessert to the dark side with a gothic-inspired charcoal ice cream served in an inky-black waffle cone, and it’s taking social media by storm. The ice cream, named ‘Dark Cinns,’ gets its color from activated charcoal and comes in horchata flavor, a nutty, creamy Mexican drink. Customers can add toppings like desiccated coconut, sprinkles, Oreo cookies and chocolate sauce. Artistically shot photographs of the soft-serve frozen […]
Beijing, China (CCTV) — A spectacular electrical storm illuminated the night sky of Beijing on Friday, with bright bolts of lightning producing a dramatic display. The celestial phenomenon amazed many observers as lightning crackled across the sky, turning it into stunning shades of blue and purple. The storm brought heavy rainfall, strong gusts and hail to parts of the city.
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern Japan has risen to 15, media reported Saturday, as rescuers continued work to bring out isolated survivors. Raging rivers overflowing with water and mud have devastated swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands — after heavy rainfall, sweeping away roads and houses and destroying schools. Thousands of rescuers have been fighting through thick mud and battling rain […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyle Lowry re-signed with the Toronto Raptors on Friday as the franchise completed a multi-year deal for free agent power forward Serge Ibaka. Lowry, who in May hinted he was ready to leave Toronto to increase his chances of winning an NBA championship, has re-signed on a reported three-year deal worth $100 million. The three-time All Star has been a key pillar of the Raptors in recent years, averaging […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Military options against North Korea are a “long way away,” Britain’s defense minister Michael Fallon said Friday after meeting with Pentagon chief Jim Mattis. “First of all, we are a long way away from looking at military options,” Fallon told a Washington think tank when asked whether NATO allies could support the United States in deterring North Korea’s weapons program. “This is not just a threat to the United States, […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Friday unveiled plans to transform its Silicon Valley headquarters campus into a “mixed-use village” complete with housing and retail shops. Impetus for the “Willow Campus” includes inadequate housing and public transit, making it tough for Facebook workers to live and commute where the leading social network has its headquarters, according to vice president of global facilities and real estate John Tenanes. The plan, a final version of […]
by Anna Maria Jakubek Agence France Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — UNESCO on Friday declared the Old City of Hebron a Palestinian world heritage site in danger, sparking outrage from Israel which said the decision denied a Jewish claim to an ancient burial cave that is also sacred to Muslims. The Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, is venerated by members of both faiths as the gravesite of the biblical […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — United States warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at asserting freedom of navigation rights in the hotly-contested area. The flights come as both US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the G-20 meeting in Hamburg. A US B1-B bomber and two F-15 fighters with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force departed Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base and […]
HAMBURG, Germany (AFP) — The G20 group of major economies agreed Friday to redouble efforts to tackle the financing of extremist groups, in a rare point of agreement during a fractious summit in Germany. The countries issued a joint statement condemning the “scourge” of terrorism funding, and praised the work already undertaken to shut off sources of finance for illicit groups. “We underline our resolve to make the international financial system entirely hostile to terrorist […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Detroit Pistons acquired guard Avery Bradley from the Boston Celtics in exchange for forward Marcus Morris, the Pistons said on Friday. The deal brings one of the best two-way players in the NBA to Detroit, who also receive a 2019 second-round draft pick in the deal. With Bradley on his way to Detroit, the Pistons withdrew their $5.5 million qualifying offer and renounced their rights to restricted free-agent guard […]
by Simon Sturdee and Hui Min Neo HAMSBURG, Germany (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin engaged in a “very robust exchange” over claims Moscow meddled in America’s elections, during their first face-to-face talks Friday at a fractious G20 summit marred by violent street protests. From the outset of the blockbuster encounter, the US property tycoon fired the key question that has weighed on his presidency, pressing the ex-KGB agent […]
