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SAN ANTONIO. United States (Reuters) — The last killer whale to be born at SeaWorld was delivered on Wednesday (April 19) at the company’s San Antonio park. Sea World veterinarians said they have not yet determined the gender of the calf, but said the baby and its 25-year-old mother, Takara, are in good shape and are being monitored 24 hours a day. This is Takara’s fifth birth, and officials say she will determine when park […]
MONACO, Principality of Monaco (AFP) — Flying cars might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but two prototypes were launched Thursday on the French Riviera, at an event showcasing “supercars” in Monaco. Dutch and Slovak companies unveiled their designs as world premieres in the tiny well-heeled principality, where luxury automakers have gathered until Sunday for the Top Marques showcase event. Bratislava-based Aeromobil, whose first prototype presented two years ago suffered an accident, is back […]
WENCHANG China (AFP) — A Chinese rocket successfully sent the country’s first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space from the southern island province of Hainan Thursday. Fuelled by liquid oxygen and kerosene, the Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket blasted off from Hainan’s Wenchang Space Launch Center at 7:41 pm (11:41 GMT). Hundreds of spectators who had been waiting to observe the launch since the afternoon cheered and clapped in the stands. Journalists and local hobbyists with […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Europe’s already endangered salamander population faces extinction due to a new, virulent fungus that also poses a broader threat to biodiversity, according to a new study. Even a small amount of the highly infectious pathogen could wipe out fire salamanders from Western Europe, as the amphibian lacks the immune response to fight it off, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature. “The fungus presents a ‘perfect storm’,” said senior author An […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump, who once celebrated Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, said Thursday that he wants the bloc to remain strong. “Yes, a strong Europe is very, very important to me as president of the united states,” Trump told reporters at a joint news conference with Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. “And it is also in my opinion — in my very strong opinion — important […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — One police officer was killed and another wounded Thursday in a shooting on Paris’s Champs Elysees, police said, just days ahead of France’s presidential election. France’s interior ministry said the attacker was killed in the incident in the early evening on the world-famous boulevard. The famous shopping street in the heart of the city, which is usually teeming with tourists and Parisians, was blocked by armed police and metro stations in […]
by Omar Haj Kadour Agence France-Presse RACHIDINE, Syria – Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck Thursday at a rebel-held transit point where dozens of their fellow townspeople were killed in a weekend bombing. The 3,000 evacuees left their homes in the government-controlled towns of Fuaa and Kafraya at dawn on Wednesday as part of a deal under which residents and fighters are also to be evacuated from several rebel areas surrounded […]
By: Justin Rosquites, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau (Oakland,CA) – After a convincing win in game 1, the Golden State Warriors found themselves in rhythm and continued their stride to a dominating win over the Portland Trailblazers in game 2. Even without their dominant scorer, Kevin Durant, who was out with a calf injury , they managed to generate production off of the bench. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined 35 points. Backup big man, […]
(Eagle News Service) — Two former high-ranking government officials said on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte was employing the right tact in dealing with China and the territorial issues in the South China Sea. Former president and now 2nd District Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said in a press conference that “as far as (she was) concerned, President Duterte knows what he’s doing.” “…I have no specific recommendation to make. I have a general recommendation to make which I made during the […]
(Eagle News) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will visit the Philippine this month, coinciding with the celebration of the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Meetings. The confirmation was made by the chief of presidential protocol, Ambassador Marciano Paynor Jr., on Wednesday, April 19. “All these happenings on the 28th will also coincide with the visit, state visit, or bilateral visit of Indonesian President Widodo. I might also […]
The government is now verifying reports of a recent “harassment” by the Chinese Coast Guard of some fishermen in Mariveles, Bataan. “What’s important is to verify the circumstances not just the actual facts. But the circumstances behind that,” Presidential Secretary Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. The Palace official said that it had already directed the Department of Foreign Affairs to verify the report. A group of fishermen in Mariveles, Bataan reported that a Chinese Coast Guard […]
DAPITAN CITY, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Hindi inaasahan ang pagdagsa ng mga piling guro mula sa iba’t ibang paaralan sa bansa sa pagbubukas ng tatlong araw na Pambansang Reoryentasyon sa Panitikan. Ito ay pinangunahan ng isang unibersidad sa Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, sa pakikipag- ugnayan ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Commission on Higher Education, Department of Education, at Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Dapitan City. Ayon kay Dr. […]
