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Reuters — The most in-depth look to date into the globally successful epic fantasy television series ‘Game of Thrones’ was released on Wednesday (June 21). Playing off the series’ catchphrase ‘winter is coming’, the trailer is called ‘Winter is Here’ and shows all the key surviving characters of the various houses of Westeros as they do battle for the Iron Throne. The trailer is book-ended by the character of Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) whose character […]
Reuters — Ohio-based electric vehicle manufacturer Workhorse has unveiled ambitious plans to reinvent personal transportation with the SureFly octocopter. Making its public debut at the Paris Air Show ahead of piloted test flights later this year, Workhorse founder Stephen Burns told Reuters: “It’s basically a massive drone.” The two-seater SureFly does indeed resemble a much larger version of a traditional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It has two propellers on each of its four arms, with […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks slipped Thursday morning with troubled airbag supplier Takata diving by more than half as it appeared to be headed for bankruptcy court. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.10 percent, or 20.54 points, to sit at 20,118.25 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section issues edged down 0.03 percent, or 0.42 points, to 1,611.14. © Agence France-Presse
by Katy Lee Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Europe sizzled in a continent-wide heatwave on Wednesday, with London seeing Britain’s hottest June day since 1976 as Portugal battled to stamp out deadly forest fires. More than 1,000 firefighters were still fighting to control the flames that broke out in central Portugal at the weekend, killing 64 people. Cooler weather was aiding their efforts, but thermometers were still hovering around 35 degrees Celsius (95 […]
(Eagle News) – Pinangangambahan na magkaroon ng humanitarian crisis sa mga evacuation center dahil sa nagpapatuloy na bakbakan ng militar at mga rebeldeng grupo sa Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. Ayon kay Health Undersecretary Herminigildo Valle, mas maraming evacuees ang nagkakasakit habang tumatagal ang sagupaan. Kabilang aniya sa mga dumadapong sakit ay lagnat at diarrhea sa mga bata at matanda sa mga evacuation center. Nagpahayag din ng pangamba si Valle sa pananatili ng mga evacuee sa kanilang mga […]
by Robin Millard Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to hospital as a “precautionary measure” for treatment of an infection, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The infection arose from “a pre-existing condition,” the palace said. The Duke of Edinburgh, who is to retire from public duties later this year, was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday night. Prince Philip […]
by Dave Clark / Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday urged Chinese officials to apply greater diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea to force Pyongyang to rein in its nuclear weapons program. Tillerson’s remarks came after he and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis met with the Chinese visitors at the State Department, where Mattis said he saw scope for an improved defense relationship. […]
LABO, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) – Namataan ng mga residente kahapon, Hunyo 21 bandang 3:00 ng hapon ang mga grupo ng armadong kalalakihang pinaniniwalaang mga rebelde sa Barangay Domagmang, Labo, Camarines Norte. Patungo umano ang mga ito sa isang military detachment ng 902nd Infantry Battalion na nakabase sa nasabing lugar. Naalarma ang mga kasamahang sundalo at agad na tumawag ng reinforcement sa isa pang detachment sa Barangay Mahawanhawan. Itinaas na sa heightened alert ng Philippine […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The world’s current population of 7.6 billion will balloon to 9.8 billion in 2050, with India’s numbers to surpass China’s in just seven years, a United Nations report said Wednesday. Nigeria will overtake the United States by 2050 to become the third most populous country in the world, according to the figures by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. “With roughly 83 million people being added […]
by Marianne Barriaux with Emmanuelle Michel in Lisbon Agence France Presse A fire chief reopened the debate over Portugal’s deadly forest blaze Wednesday, arguing it had a criminal origin, as hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain it. Politicians added their voice to those of local people who have questioned the handling of the disaster by the emergency services, as the funerals of the 64 killed took place. The president of the League of Firefighters, Jaime Marta […]
by Jean Marc Mojon and Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul’s iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2014 declared himself “caliph” in his only public appearance, Iraqi officials said. The Islamic State group swiftly issued a statement via its Amaq propaganda agency blaming a United States strike, but the US-led coalition condemned the destruction as a crime against […]
The occupation of a school by Islamic terrorists in Cotabato is now over, with each of the 31 hostages the militants took accounted for and unharmed, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Wednesday night. “It’s all resolved, all the hostages have been accounted for, no one was hurt,” military spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla told AFP by phone. The unrest occurred in Pigcawayan, a farming town about 160 kilometers (100 miles) from Marawi […]
