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Greek politicians visit injured ex-PM at hospital after explosive detonates in car

ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) – Greek politicians including a former prime minister visited on Thursday (May 25) the hospital where former premier Lucas Papademos was taken after being injured when a booby-trapped package exploded in his car in central Athens, the worst act of violence targeting politicians in the crisis-hit country for several years. Papademos, who served a brief stint as caretaker prime minister in late 2011 to mid-2012, did not have life-threatening injuries, authorities said. […]

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California wood pallet yard goes up in flames

Stockton, United States (Reuters) – A large fire at a wood pallet yard in Stockton, California, was threatening some homes and gutted several vehicles in a residential neighborhood on Thursday (May 25). Aerial video from the local NBC News affiliate showed portions of the pallet yard ablaze as fire crews worked to battle the fire which burned adjacent to a residential neighborhood. The affiliate said the four-alarm fire prompted some evacuations in downtown Stockton and […]

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Qatar launches investigation into cyberattack against its state news agency

DOHA , Qatar (Reuters) – Qatar has launched an investigation into a cyberattack against its official state news agency, an official said on Thursday, after the news agency was hacked. The website of the news agency was hacked early Wednesday morning by hackers who posted a false statement attributed to the country’s Emir, Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al-Thani, which seriously deviates from Qatar’s foreign policy. In addition, the Twitter account of the head of the […]

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Trudeau arrives in Sicily ahead of G7 summit

SIGONELLA, Italy (Reuters) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Sicily for his second Group of Seven (G7) meeting on Thursday (May 25). Italy chose to host the summit in Taormina, on the cliffs of eastern Sicily, to concentrate minds on Europe’s migrant crisis and to seek ways of developing Africa’s economy to hold back the human tide. The six-year old Syrian conflict and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are other hot-button issues. Potential disagreements […]

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NBA: Cavaliers crush Celtics to book title clash with Warriors

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers, fueled by another milestone night for Lebron James, powered into a third straight NBA Finals meeting with the Golden State Warriors with a dominant 135-102 win over the Celtics in Boston on Thursday. The reigning champion Cavaliers wrapped up a 4-1 victory over the Celtics in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. For the third straight year they will face the Golden State Warriors in the championship […]

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Armed police patrol trains in UK for the first time after Manchester bombing

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) – Armed police will patrol trains across Britain for the first time, British Transport Police said on Thursday (May 25). It comes after the threat level was raised to critical following a suicide bombing in Manchester this week. British Transport Police Chief Constable Paul Crowther said in a statement that the move was not due to any specific intelligence related to trains but was part of the national plan to deal […]

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Intensity 4.2 na lindol, naramdaman sa Lanao del Sur

WAO, Lanao del Sur (Eagle News) -Niyanig ng magnitude 4.2 na lindol ang bayan ng Wao sa Lanao del Sur bandang 1:02 ng madaling araw, Mayo 26. Naitala ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ang sentro ng pagyanig sa layong sampung kilometro sa Timog Silangan ng nasabing bayan. Tectonic din ang pinagmulan ng nasabing pagyanig. Dahil sa nangyaring lindol ay naramdaman ang intensity 4 sa Wao, intensity 3 naman sa Malaybalay at Valencia City, Bukidnon. Samantala, naramdaman […]

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NBA: Warriors coach Kerr uncertain for NBA Finals

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors still don’t know if they’ll have head coach Steve Kerr back for the NBA Finals as he continues to contend with complications from back surgery. “Right now he’s doing everything but coaching, but right now he’s not able to coach,” general manager Bob Myers said Thursday. “I wish could say he was, and I’m sure he wishes he could, as well, but that’s where we […]

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Paglalagay ng curfew sa anim na lalawigan ng Mindanao, pinag-aaralan ng Pangulo

(Eagle News) – Pinag-aaralan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pagdedeklara ng curfew sa anim na lalawigan sa Mindanao. Kabilang sa mga lugar na nais ng pangulo na magkaroon ng curfew ay ang sumusunod: Lanao del Sur Lanao del Norte Maguindanao Sultan Kudarat North Cotabato Zamboanga Sakaling maipatupad ang curfew, babantayan ang galaw ng mamamayan lalo na sa gabi upang maiwasan ang posibleng pagkakaroon ng krimen. Karaniwang saklaw ng curfew ay mga kabataan at menor de edad […]

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NBA: James surpasses Jordan as all-time leading playoff scorer

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland superstar Lebron James surpassed NBA icon Michael Jordan as the league’s all-time playoff scoring leader on Thursday in the Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference finals game against the Celtics in Boston. With a three-pointer in the third quarter James, 32, took his total of playoff points to 5,989 — two more than Jordan’s 5,987. He entered the contest needing 28 points to surpass Jordan. Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to […]

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Mga mag-aaral ng MSU-Marawi kailangang isailalim sa stress debriefing

(Eagle News) – Nasa maayos nang kalagayan ang tinatayang 600 na mga mag-aaral ng Mindanao State University matapos ma-trap ang mga ito sa loob ng pamantasan sa kasagsagan ng bakbakan ng militar at ng Maute terrorist group sa Marawi City. Ayon kay Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, tagapagsalita ng 1st Infantry Division ng Philippine Army, nakauwi ang mga mag-aaral makaraang matiyak na wala na sa paligid ng unibersidad ang mga bandido. Gayunman, kinakailangang aniyang sumailalim sa […]

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Oil producers extend output cuts into 2018

by Simon Sturdee and Joseph Sotinel Agence France Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Oil producers within and outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on Thursday to extend output cuts into 2018 to ease a global supply glut and support the price of crude. Market prices for oil fell, however, because of disappointment that there was no decision to deepen the cuts in the face of rising United States output, but also in profit-taking following […]

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