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NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — United States President Donald Trump met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in New York on Thursday (May 4). It was their first face-to-face talks since an acrimonious phone call about refugees early in Trump’s term. Trump and Turnbull were to hold their meeting aboard the USS Intrepid, a World War Two aircraft carrier that was turned into a museum and is moored on Manhattan’s west side. They also […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Actor Kurt Russell had his long-time partner and actress Goldie Hawn almost in tears on Thursday as the couple received dual stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Goldie to you, I owe my wonderful life,” said the 66-year-old as he paid an emotional tribute to his partner of 33 years. “Simply put Goldie, I cherish you. And all the stars in the sky or on the boulevard don’t […]
Reuters — An Elon Musk founded venture called The Boring Company has uploaded a video showing an innovative underground car tunneling system to beat traffic. The animation published on April 28 illustrates a prototype for the idea, showing cars being taken underground via slots that transport them across extensive tunnel networks at speeds of 200km/h. Musk sent out a tweet on December 17, 2016, that reads: “Traffic is driving me nuts. Am going to build […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — New York University researchers have developed a system combining virtual reality with a pressure sensing mat they say could help people with vestibular dysfunction, which affects parts of the inner ear and brain and results in problems with balance and those suffering from vertigo or dizziness as a result of a brain injury. Mary-Lynn Musco got into a near-fatal car crash more than a decade ago and receives physical […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Human noise is polluting more than half of natural protected areas in the United States, to such an extent that it could interfere with animals’ ability to hunt and survive, researchers said Thursday. Sounds were recorded at 492 sites meant as havens for biodiversity across the country, said the report in the journal Science. Researchers found that background noise exceeded three decibels (dB) in 63 percent of protected areas, it […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by the agreement signed Thursday by Turkey, Russia and Iran to set up safe zones in Syria and de-escalate fighting, his spokesperson said. “It will be crucial to see this agreement actually improve the lives of Syrians,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Russia, Iran and Turkey signed the agreement to set up the four safe zones following talks in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The tablet craze from a few years ago showed more signs of fading this year, with most major producers reporting sales declines, market surveys showed Thursday. IDC reported an 8.5 percent drop in global tablet shipments to 36.2 million. This was the 10th straight quarterly decline for tablets, IDC said. A separate survey by Strategy Analytics pegged the decline for the quarter at 10 percent. IDC analyst Ryan Reith said […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker will miss the remainder of the NBA playoff season after suffering a leg injury during his team’s win over the Houston Rockets, the Spurs said Thursday. Parker collapsed to the court in agony during the fourth quarter of the Spurs’ series-levelling win over the Rockets on Wednesday. The French star was carted off by teammates Dewayne Dedmon and Dejounte Murray and did not […]
by Julien Girault, with Hwang Sunghee Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China vowed to remain a good neighbor to North Korea on Thursday, despite a rare and stinging critique in Pyongyang’s state media of its main diplomatic protector and economic benefactor. Beijing offered a measured response to a signed commentary carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), which lashed out at China and said it should be grateful to Pyongyang for its […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the smash-hit, award-winning London play about the fictional boy wizard as a grown father of three, will open in New York in spring 2018. The show will make its official Broadway debut on April 22 at the Lyric Theatre, currently under renovation in preparation for the North American premiere, producers of the London show said on Thursday. Preview performances and casting will be […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump extracted a much-needed victory from Congress Thursday as Republicans narrowly pushed through the House a bill repealing the landmark health reforms of his predecessor. The vote of 217-213 could hardly have been closer in the Republican-controlled chamber, highlighting the concerns of many in Trump’s party who fear the bill could bump millions of Americans off their coverage and send costs […]
(Eagle News) — The 2016 bar exams are now in Philippine law history books. The examinations taken by 6,344 examinees registered a passing rate of 59.06 percent, the highest in 16 years. More interestingly though is that all of those who made it to the top of the bar exam results list came from provincial schools, a first in the entire history of the Philippine bar examinations. Topping the list was Karen Mae Calam, from the University […]
