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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor — the kingpins of their respective sports — announced Wednesday they would fight on August 26 in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old Mayweather announced the fight on his Instagram account with a graphic saying “IT’S OFFICIAL!!!” showing pictures of both fighters and listing Las Vegas as the location. McGregor sent out a tweet stating “THE FIGHT IS ON.” He […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (June 15) – Raise your hand if your mom always reminds you to bring your “foldable” umbrella. Chances are, though, we do not follow our mom’s advice. While you’re in the middle of your commute, the sky darkens and a thunderstorm comes out of nowhere, leaving you drenched and stranded. As always, the start of the Philippine school year coincides with the start of the rainy season. Unlike the bygone days, today’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Qatari counterpart Khalid al-Attiyah signed a letter of agreement Wednesday for a $12-billion sale of US-manufactured F-15 fighters, the Pentagon said. The sale comes amid a simmering crisis in the Gulf after Qatar’s neighbors accused it of supporting terrorism and cut diplomatic ties. US President Donald Trump has signalled his support for the Saudi-led move but other US officials have been […]
by Thomas Watkins, with Michael Mathes in Washington Agence France Presse ALEXANDRIA, United States (AFP) — A rifle-wielding critic of President Donald Trump opened fire Wednesday on United States lawmakers practising for a charity baseball game, seriously wounding a top Republican congressman and three others before he was killed by police. The 66-year-old gunman was identified as James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois, an ardent supporter of liberal Senator Bernie Sanders — who said he […]
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala and southern Mexico Wednesday, killing five people, causing power outages, and knocking down homes, officials said. The epicenter was about 156 kilometers (97 miles) west of Guatemala City in the department of San Marcos, the Institute of Seismology said. The tremor was felt across most of the country, including the capital, as well as in neighboring Mexico, according to Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster […]
by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has vowed that the Trump administration will not repeat the “mistakes of the past” in Afghanistan, after the president signaled a desire to give the Pentagon wide latitude in setting war-fighting policy. But given Afghanistan’s violent history and the fate of successive presidents’ efforts to score some sort of victory there, analysts are not confident of Mattis’s chances of […]
UNITED KINGDOM (Reuters) – Residents from across London have sprung into action to help survivors of a massive apartment building fire, offering clothes, blankets, food and many other daily supplies. In the Latymer neighborhood a few hundred meters away from the torched building, a relief center has been set up and many Londoners have come with bags and even whole shopping carts of food, water and clothes, offering much-needed help to the victims. Some people […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – Officials at Travis Air Force Base in California have advised people there to “shelter in place” during a “real world security incident,” according to official social media posts issued on Wednesday (June 14) afternoon. “Travis Air Force Base is currently responding to a real world security incident. More details will be released as they become available. The public is being asked to stay away from the base to ensure emergency […]
ALEXANDRIA, United States (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is calling on the public to help provide more information on James Hodgkinson, the 66-year-old man suspected opening fire on Wednesday (June 14) during a practice for a charity Congressional baseball game morning. Congressman Steve Scalise was among those shot. FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Washington Field Office, Timothy Slater, didn’t get into specifics other than to clarify some confusion in the media about […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (Reuters) – A man dressed in a United Parcel Service uniform and armed with an “assault pistol” opened fire at a UPS package sorting hub in San Francisco on Wednesday (June 14), killing three people before fatally shooting himself in the head, police said. The shooter and the victims were all drivers, said Steve Gaut, head of investor relations at UPS. The man opened fire while the workers were gathered for their daily […]
SALINAS CRUZ, Mexico (Reuters) – A major fire broke out at Mexican state oil producer Pemex’s Salina Cruz refinery on Wednesday (June 14) after a crude spill, injuring nine people and extending the hut down of the plant into a second day, the company said. The blaze began in the pump house of Salina Cruz, Mexico’s largest refinery, in the morning, and the company was working to put it out, a Pemex spokesperson said. A Pemex spokesperson said […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A grave Donald Trump called on Americans to stand united after the shooting of a Republican lawmaker and three other people Wednesday at a baseball field, striking a notably less partisan tone in response to his first major domestic crisis. From the Diplomatic Room of the White House, the US president turned statesman as he praised first responders and led prayers for wounded Congressman Steve Scalise. Ditching […]
