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CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) — Venezuela’s National Guard used tear gas and a water canon on protesters in Caracas on Thursday (May 18) as tensions spilled over after a march against President Nicolas Maduro’s interior minister was blockaded by armored vehicles. A heavy-powered water canon knocked down protesters and streams of tear gas canisters aimed at the crowd filled the air as demonstrators threw rocks and used sling shots against the national guard. Opposition lawmakers were […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James matched a record with his 11th All-NBA First Team selection while Houston guard James Harden was a unanimous choice, the NBA announced Thursday. Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook, San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard and New Orleans center Anthony Davis were other selections to the select squad, chosen in a global media vote. None of the Golden State Warriors roster were included in the first […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The Trump administration Thursday launched an investigation into planned imports of Canadian aircraft, following a complaint last month by United States aviation giant Boeing that the planes receive unfair subsidies. The anti-dumping investigation will look into charges that Canada’s Bombardier receives subsidies of nearly 80 percent, and could lead the US Commerce Department to impose equivalent punitive import duties. The preliminary ruling on the 100- to 150-seat planes is […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American software giant Microsoft held back from distributing a free security update that could have protected computers from the WannaCry global cyber attack, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In mid-march, Microsoft distributed a security update after it detected the security flaw in its XP operating system that enabled the so-called WannaCry ransomware to infiltrate and freeze computers last week. But the software giant only sent the free security update — […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in New York’s bustling Times Square on Thursday, leaving one person dead and at least 19 others injured in what officials said was an accident. The incident sparked instant jitters after recent deadly car-ramming attacks in London, Berlin and the French city of Nice, but officials said early evidence did not point to a terror link. “It is believed to be […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Unbeaten double world junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford defends his crowns against former Olympic champion Felix Diaz on Saturday at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Crawford, 30-0 with 21 knockouts, will try to retain the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization titles by dispatching Dominican top-ranked challenger Diaz, 19-1 with nine knockouts. “This is a really big fight to me,” Crawford said. “Diaz is a worthy challenger and […]
by Rouba El Husseini Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — United States-led warplanes hit a pro-regime convoy in Syria that ignored warning shots, weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration launched America’s first strikes against Damascus forces in the war-torn country. The strike by the coalition fighting the Islamic State group happened on the same day IS jihadists killed more than 50 people in attacks on two government-held villages elsewhere in the country. It came […]
Beijing, China (AFP) — China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step toward easing tensions in the South China Sea, state media reported Thursday, agreeing to a framework for a “code of conduct” to prevent incidents in the disputed waters. The competing claims to the sea, which is believed to sit atop vast oil and gas deposits, have for decades made it one of Asia’s potential military flashpoints. The issue has come to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law banning smoking in public places nationwide. Under Executive Order No. 26, smoking in “enclosed public places and public conveyances, whether stationary or in motion” is now prohibited. Selling cigarettes will also be banned in all enclosed public places, according to the order published late Thursday and which takes effect in 60 days. Smoking and selling cigarettes within 100 meters (330 feet) of schools, parks and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Motorcycle riders accompanied by kids may face arrest once the Land Transportation Office and various law enforcement agencies implement Republic Act 10666 or the Children Safety on Motorcycle Act, starting Friday, May 19. The law forbids minors from riding motorcycles if they cannot reach the foot peg of the motorcycle or grab the waist of the motorcycle driver. Exempted are motorcycle riders who are carrying children who need emergency medical […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Public utility jeep drivers and operators are set to conduct another transport strike on Monday, May 22, to protest the plan of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to phase out and scrap old jeepneys. George San Mateo, president of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide, and Convenor of “No to Jeepney Phase-Out Coalition” (NJPOC), explained that although the government assured them there would be […]
The Philippine economy has sustained one of the fastest growth rates in Asia, official data showed Thursday, which analysts said signalled strong economic leadership from President Rodrigo Duterte. The economy expanded by 6.4 percent on a yearly basis in the first three months, the government said, which was slightly lower than expectations but is still the second-fastest in the region after China. “The Philippines remains one of the strongest performers among the major emerging economies […]
