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Universal Periodic Review draft makes 257 recommendations (Eagle News) — The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) working group on periodic reviews has made a draft report recommending that the Philippines allow the United Nations Special Rapporteur to probe the human rights situation in the country without conditions, and for the country not to reimpose the death penalty. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UNHRC’s working group was presented by Switzerland, Paraguay and […]
BORNEO, Indonesia (AFP) — A rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island is recovering well according to its veterinarian. This was after it was saved last month from villagers who had been keeping her in a cage. https://youtu.be/7HgoAZBCzCM
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (Reuters) — Sierra Leone rejected a bid of over $7.8 million for one of the world’s largest diamonds at an auction on Thursday (May 11). The 706-carat gem is the second-largest ever discovered in the West African country and was unearthed in March in the eastern Kono region by a Christian pastor who gave it to the government to handle the sale. Five bids were handed to auctioneers in a sealed brown […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Iconic venues from across Los Angeles’s sporting skyline took center stage on Thursday as a team of International Olympic Committee officials scrutinized the city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics. Members of the IOC Evaluation Commission, visiting Los Angeles before heading to fellow host city candidate Paris next week, spent the day inspecting proposed venues on the second day of a three-day mission. A tour […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — Hong Kong police units were put to the test in an anti-terror drill performed in front of media and senior police on Thursday (May 11). In their ninth anti-terror exercise this year, Hong Kong police units, including more than 200 officers, responded to a mock scenario where terrorists – played by colleagues – drove a van into a crowd and held people hostage. The scenario was part of the city’s […]
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) — The man believed to be the world’s heaviest is recovering from biliopancreatic bypass surgery in Mexico, after doctors recommended the procedure amidst fears for the patient’s health. According to local media, thirty-three-year-old Juan Pedro Franco – who has weighed up to 595 kilos (1,311 pounds) – has been largely bed-ridden for the last seven years due to his large size. He was recently put on a diet to help shed some […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SEATTLE, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a forthcoming Windows update aimed at keeping its desktop and laptop computers at the heart of lifestyles increasing reliant on smartphones. Enhancements to the widely used operating system to roll out later this year are designed to make applications built on Microsoft technology work more harmoniously across an array of internet-linked devices, according to demonstrations given at the company’s Build developers […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Donald Trump claimed Thursday he always intended to fire Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey, undercutting the initial White House explanation that he acted on the recommendation of top justice officials. “I was going to fire him regardless of recommendations,” Trump told NBC in an interview, after days in which the White House has struggled to convince Congress and the American public that the move was not politically motivated. “He’s […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (AFP) — Mike Crossley was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that has among its symptoms muscle stiffness. Doctors assess the degree of his muscle stiffness using touch and feel during physical exams, grading it on a subjective rating scale they use to decide on medications and therapies. The problem, according to Dr Andrew Skalsky, director of the division of Rehabilitation Medicine at Rady Children’s Hospital, is that the scale often […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Reagan-era trade attorney Robert Lighthizer was easily confirmed Thursday as President Donald Trump’s United States trade representative, bringing a tough protectionist approach to national policy. The Senate confirmed Lighthizer by a vote of 82 to 14, with broad bipartisan support. The 69-year-old is returning to familiar territory, having served as deputy US trade representative in the 1980s under president Ronald Reagan. Much of Trump’s trade agenda has been on […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Miley Cyrus, whose young career has already undergone marked transformations, on Thursday released a lo-fi rock ballad in a departure from her previous sound. “Malibu,” the first single of an album expected later this year, is driven by a lo-fi, jam-rock guitar with Cyrus’ voice dreamy and understated. In an accompanying video, Cyrus rolls in the sun-kissed sand and sits meditatively in a field of flowers, at times petting […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The completion date for the world’s tallest tower has been pushed back to 2019, a Saudi Arabian billionaire said Thursday, almost six years after launching the record-breaking project. Jeddah Tower is to rise more than a kilometer (almost 3,300 feet), placing it above Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. “The project was delayed… but it’ll open (in) 2019,” Prince Alwaleed bin Talal told AFP during a visit to the site beside the Red […]
