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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) — A robotic policeman who can help identify wanted criminals and collect evidence has joined Dubai’s police force and will patrol busy areas in the city, as part of a government program aimed at replacing some human crime-fighters with machines. If the “Robocop” experiment is successful, Dubai Police says it wants the unarmed robots to make up 25 percent of its patrolling force by 2030. Clad in the colors of […]
CHICAGO, United States (Reuters) — The world’s first Nutella restaurant, dedicated to the gooey chocolate-hazelnut spread, opened its doors in Chicago on Wednesday (May 31). The cafe, owned by Italian confectionery group Ferrero, opened its doors at 10am CDT (1500gmt), offering a menu of warm Nutella baguettes, hazelnut and blueberry granola with Nutella and Nutella-topped gelato. Jars of the spread with special ‘Nutella Cafe Chicago’ labels were also available. Nutella was invented in 1944 by […]
CINCINNATI, United States (Reuters) — Fiona, a 270-pound (122.5 kilograms) hippopotamus, made her debut at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio on Wednesday (May 31). But Fiona wasn’t always this heavy. NBC reports that five months ago, she only weighed 29 pounds after being born six weeks prematurely. She made her first public appearance to journalists on Wednesday – and Fiona did not disappoint. But she’s not yet ready to appear in front of the general […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Donald Trump had made a historic error Thursday by abandoning the Paris climate agreement, and urged frustrated United States climate scientists and entrepreneurs to come and work in France. And cheekily adapting the nationalist slogan used by Trump on his election campaign trail, Macron urged defenders of the climate to “make our planet great again.” In a TV address broadcast both in French and English, Macron […]
A man who fired an automatic rifle inside a casino in Manila and triggered fears of a terrorist attack burned himself to death, police said, adding the incident was likely just a bungled robbery. People ran screaming out of Resorts World Manila, which is across a road from the Philippines’ international airport, after the man fired what police chief Ronald dela Rosa said was an M4 assault rifle and set fire to a gambling table […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A lightning strike near Cape Canaveral forced SpaceX to delay until Saturday its first-ever cargo delivery to the astronauts living in orbit using a vessel that has already flown to space once before, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Thursday. The lightning did not hit any of SpaceX’s equipment but happened within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of the launch pad. The strike happened […]
by Jim SLATER Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland playmaker LeBron James and Golden State star Kevin Durant have been chasing greatness as friendly rivals throughout their NBA careers, but now they are on a collision course. Defending champion Cleveland meets Golden State for an unprecedented third consecutive NBA Finals game starting Thursday, with James seeking his fourth crown in his seventh consecutive finals appearance and eighth overall, and Durant still yearning […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Confident and assertive, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has found his scoring touch just when the defending NBA champions need it most — in an NBA Finals rematch with Golden State. Cleveland superstars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving will go head-to-head against Golden State’s Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in much-anticipated head-to-head matchups in the best-of-seven showdown that starts Thursday. But Love figures to […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Donald Trump on Thursday to express “his disappointment” with the United States president’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord. According to a readout of their conversation, Trudeau also conveyed his intention to continue working with international partners to address climate change. “While the US decision is disheartening, we remain inspired by the growing momentum around the world to combat climate […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord Thursday, a policy shift with potentially wide-ranging repercussions for the environment and Washington’s ties with the world. In a staunchly nationalist statement from the White House Rose Garden, Trump announced the US would stop implementing the “bad” 2015 deal and look to renegotiate it — or begin work on a new one. “I […]
(Eagle News)– Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Gen. Eduardo Año has ordered the creation of a Board of Inquiry (BOI) that will probe the failed airstrike incident which killed 11 government troops and injured seven others. “It was very unfortunate and no one wanted it to happen. I am deeply saddened and the whole AFP commiserate with the bereaved families with deep regret,” Año said. “I ensure that all measures and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte warned the consultants of the National Democratic Front that they would be arrested if they return to the Philippines. The President gave his warning in his speech during the 119th anniversary of the Philippine Navy in Davao City, in the face of the previous order of the Communist Party of the Philippines leadership directing the New People’s Army to intensify attacks against government forces in Mindanao. “And […]
