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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Indiana Pacers star Paul George is set to join the Oklahoma City Thunder in a deal that will see Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis head in the opposite direction, reports said Friday. ESPN reported that four-time All-Star forward George heads to the Thunder despite pledging to remain with the Pacers for the 2017-2018 season. No further details of the proposed deal were immediately available, but the move would enable […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Syria’s former defense minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of President Bashar al-Assad’s father and predecessor Hafez, died in Paris on Tuesday, his son Firas said. He was 85. Tlass, whose other son Manaf was among the most high-profile regime officials to defect during the early days of Syria’s uprising, died in a hospital on the outskirts of the French capital. “Tlass died this morning at the Avicenne hospital and will be buried in Paris in […]
by Thomas Urbain / Catherine Triomphe Agence France Presse A man opened fire in a busy New York hospital on Friday afternoon, killing a female doctor and wounding six other people before turning his weapon on himself, according to officials. The shooter was himself a doctor and former employee of the hospital, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio and police chief James O’Neill, who ruled out a connection to terrorism. He entered the building in […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping swore in new Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Saturday as the politically divided city marked 20 years since it was handed back to China by Britain, with clashes between pro and anti-Beijing protesters close to the ceremony. Lam was selected by a pro-Beijing committee, as were her predecessors, and is already being cast by critics as a China stooge in a city where many are angry at […]
MERS-LES-BAINS, France (Reuters) — Roughly 20 years after setting a record for the first world tour on roller skates, Frenchman Fabrice Gropaiz set off on a tour of France, this time on an electric skateboard, in preparation for his next around-the-world journey. Public-relations specialist Gropaiz became the first person to successfully rollerblade around the world when he arrived at Paris’ Arc du Triomphe on April 30, 1999, after completing 27,000 kilometers in 28 months. At […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — English balladeer Adele, one of the top-selling artists of the 21st century, says she may retire from live performances as she winds up a massive tour. The 29-year-old singer thanked fans in a message Thursday night at London’s Wembley Arena, where she is playing four final shows on a 123-date global tour. “Touring is a peculiar thing. It doesn’t suit me particularly well,” said a handwritten note included in […]
by Jerome Cartillier Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump declared that the United States had run out of patience with North Korea over its nuclear drive Friday as he welcomed South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-In to talks at the White House. While Moon has been arguing for greater engagement with Pyongyang as the best way to put the brakes on its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, Trump made clear […]
by Emmanuel Duparcq Agence France Presse MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi soldiers snap victorious “selfies” and pose with a captured Islamic State group flag at the Mosul mosque where jihadist chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi once spoke. “Where is Baghdadi?” they say, taunting the absent jihadist leader at the site of his triumphal 2014 appearance, the only time he is known to have appeared in public as the head of IS’s now-crumbling cross-border “caliphate.” They hold […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The wait may be over for the names of the twins of music power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z. Signs point to the names as Rumi and Sir. The pop diva and rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, have filed to US authorities to copyright “Rumi Carter” and “Sir Carter,” ensuring no one else profits from the names to sell anything from fragrances to music. The filings with the […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — The death toll from an oil tanker explosion in central Pakistan has risen to 190, hospital and government officials said Friday, as 16 more people succumbed to their injuries. The tanker overturned early Sunday on a main highway from Karachi to Lahore while carrying some 40,000 litres of fuel. It exploded minutes later as crowds from a nearby village gathered to scavenge for fuel, despite warnings by the driver as well […]
MUJU, South Korea (AFP) — International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach and South Korean President Moon Jae-In will next week discuss the possibility of joint Korean teams competing at next year’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the German said Friday. Seoul’s new president — who backs engagement with the nuclear-armed North — made the suggestion at the World Taekwondo Federation championships in Muju last weekend. In South Korea’s Pyeongchang next year, Moon said he would like to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Protest actions greeted President Rodrigo Duterte’s first year in office. The rallyists gathered in Mendiola and used emojis to grade the Duterte administration. The militant groups claimed that there were more negative happenings than positive events during President Duterte’s first year, and that the President failed to deliver on his campaign promises.
