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CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, seven of them in the closing minutes, and the Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland 118-113 Wednesday, seizing command of the NBA Finals and extending their undefeated playoff run in dramatic fashion. The Warriors scored the last 11 points to stretch their record playoff win streak this season to 15-0 and grabbed a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Golden State, which also had 30 points […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto agreed Wednesday to increase efforts to save the vaquita marina porpoise, burying the hatchet in a Twitter feud over the endangered species. In May, DiCaprio asked his millions of Twitter and Instagram followers to sign a petition calling on Pena Nieto to do more to protect the world’s smallest porpoise, which is on the verge of extinction. The Mexican president […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A violinist accused United Airlines of rough treatment after she refused to check her fragile 18th century instrument as luggage, another potential black mark to the United States carrier after an infamous passenger dragging incident. Yennifer Correia was traveling Sunday from Houston, Texas to a music rehearsal in Columbia, Missouri, when ticket agents told her that she could not carry her circa late-1700s Italian violin onboard the plane, Correia’s attorney […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s economy grew less than initially thought in the first quarter, revised government data showed Thursday, but the weaker-than-expected numbers still confirmed the longest expansion in over a decade. The world’s number three economy posted 0.3 percent growth between January and March — or 1.0 percent at an annualized rate — which was down from a preliminary 0.5 percent growth estimate. The unexpected downgrade was also below market expectations for an […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Fans turned out Wednesday evening for the resumption of United States singer Ariana Grande’s world tour in Paris, more than two weeks after it was interrupted by the Manchester suicide bomb attack. Security was extra tight in the French capital, a day after police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer outside the world-famous Notre Dame cathedral. “Merci, Paris. Je t’aime,” the Dangerous Woman singer wrote on her Twitter […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo remained atop Forbes magazine’s list of 100 highest-paid athletes, with Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James moving up to second on a list heavy on NBA players. The 32-year-old Portugal forward is estimated to have earned a total of $93 million between his football salary of $58 million and $35 million in endorsement income. It’s the second straight year Ronaldo has topped the list, released […]
KNYSNA, South Africa (Reuters) – Fires in the countryside east of Cape Town forced evacuations, including in the popular resort town of Knysna, on Wednesday (June 7), local media reported. Over two dozen fires were reported in the area, which are home to dense forests, providing plenty of fuel for the spread of wild fires. A video posted to a social media website showed a building in Knysna burning while flames engulfed the hillsides around […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) – About 70 countries on Wednesday (June 7) launched a new international tax convention to prevent multinational companies from “treaty shopping” for jurisdictions most favorable to their tax bills. Ministers from major economies signed the new tax pact at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, which said more countries were likely to join in the coming weeks. The new agreement will replace more than 1,100 bilateral tax treaties, […]
(Reuters) – North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple land-to-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday (June 8), South Korea’s military said, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying world pressure and threats of more sanctions. The launches comes less than a week after the United Nations Security Council passed fresh sanctions on the reclusive state, which said it would continue to pursue its nuclear and weapons program without delay. […]
IRAN (Reuters) – At least 13 people died in the twin attacks by militants against Iran’s parliament and the Imam Khomeini Shrine in capital Tehran on Wednesday, Iran’s Interior Ministry said in a statement. According to the semi-official ISNA news agency, an additional 43 people were injured in the terrorist attacks, the Interior Ministry statement was cited as reading. In the meantime, all four assailants against the parliament and two against the Khomeini Shrine were […]
LONDON, United States (Reuters) – Eyewitnesses posted videos to social media of a bomb disposal team near the site of the new United States Embassy in London on Wednesday (June 7). British police said they carried out a controlled explosion in southwest London, but the vehicles which triggered the action turned out not to be suspicious. The video shows a bomb disposal robot exiting a police van while sniffer dogs explore the street, which is […]
HOUSTON, United States (Reuters) – United States Vice President Mike Pence congratulated America’s newest astronaut candidates at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday (June 7). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the candidates were chosen from a pool of 18,000 applicants “to carry the torch for future human space exploration.” Pence described the NASA candidates as “elites” who carry “the hopes and dreams of the American people.” “The new astronaut candidates could one […]
