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BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Barcelona have another Champions League mountain to climb if they are to oust Italian champions Juventus to reach the semi-finals on Wednesday. Barca trail 3-0 from the first leg in Turin last week. However, the Catalans have shown that they are capable of the spectacular feat back home at Camp Nou in European competition through the years. Here, AFP Sports looks at five of Barca’s finest comebacks. 3-0 v Ipswich Town, […]
Reuters — Dance-pop DJ duo The Chainsmokers ousted rapper Drake from the top spot on the weekly United States Billboard 200 chart on Monday, scoring their first chart-topping album after a slew of hit singles. “Memories … Do Not Open,” the debut full-length album from The Chainsmokers, racked up the equivalent of 221,000 in sales, including 60 million streams of the album and 166,000 copies sold, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The album includes […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to congratulate him on winning the referendum boosting his powers, the White House said on Monday. The call was first reported by Turkish state media, one day after Erdogan won over 51 percent in Sunday’s vote. “Trump called Erdogan tonight (Monday) and congratulated him on his success in the referendum,” Turkish presidential sources said, quoted by the […]
YANBU, Saudi Arabia (CCTV) — Cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia in the oil industry has become closer in recent years, expanding from exploration to the refinery sector, a progress that Amin H. Nasser, president of Saudi Aramco, attributes to China-proposed “Belt and Road” initiative, which fits in well with Saudi Vision 2030. A typical case that inks their closer ties is Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company or Yasref, a joint venture in which Saudi […]
NEVADA, United States (Reuters) — A hazardous material spill at Tesla Inc’s Gigafactory battery plant in Nevada on Monday (April 17) was being investigated by emergency workers but there were no serious injuries, the company said. Tesla spokesperson Dave Arnold said a drum of “standard construction cleaning solvent” was spilled at a loading dock and a small area of the building was evacuated. “Out of an abundance of caution, a couple of employees who may […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — North Korea is preparing for “any mode of war” triggered by United States military action, Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations warned Monday, saying his country would respond to a missile or nuclear strike “in kind.” The statement from North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Kim In Ryong, followed warnings from US Vice President Mike Pence to Pyongyang not to test US resolve. “If the (US) dares opt for […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Google on Monday agreed to pay a nearly $8 million fine and open its Android mobiles to competing search engines in Russia in an antitrust settlement reached after two years. The deal with Russia’s antimonopoly service (FAS) came after Yandex, the country’s biggest search engine, complained Google had an unfair advantage by pre-loading its search engine on Android phones. “We are pleased to announce that we have now reached a commercial […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James paid tribute to Isaiah Thomas on Monday, offering his condolences to the grieving Boston Celtics star following the death of his sister in a car crash at the weekend. Thomas fought through tears to score 33 points in Boston’s opening playoff defeat to Chicago on Sunday, just a day after his sister Chyna’s death. Speaking during Cleveland’s shootaround ahead of their Game 2 against Indiana on Monday, […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Monday warned Washington against launching a unilateral strike on North Korea, after United States Vice President Mike Pence said the era of “strategic patience” with Pyongyang was over. “This is a very risky path,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow. “We do not accept the reckless nuclear missile actions of Pyongyang that breach (United Nations) resolutions, but that does not mean that you […]
By Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse United States Vice President Mike Pence warned North Korea Monday not to test Donald Trump’s resolve, declaring that “all options are on the table” in curbing its missile and nuclear weapons programs. Defying international pressure, the North Sunday test-fired another missile as fears grow that it may be preparing for its sixth atomic weapons test. “We hope to achieve this objective (the North’s denuclearization) through peaceful means but all options […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Twelve people were injured when a corrosive substance was thrown inside a packed London nightclub on Monday, police and fire services said, amid a sharp rise in acid attacks in the British capital. A London Fire Brigade spokesperson told AFP an “unknown corrosive substance” was thrown in Mangle, a club in east London, in the early hours of Monday. It was identified as “an acidic substance” from testing, he said, […]
(Eagle News) — Dumalaw na sa labi ni 2nd Lt. Estelito Saldua Jr., sa San Jose, Batangas si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte pasado alas siyete ng umaga (7:30AM) kanina matapos ang biyahe nito sa Middle East. Naging emosyonal ang pagdalaw ng Pangulo, na nilimitahan lamang sa kanyang mga kasama at sa pamilya ng pumanaw na opisyal. Ipinagbawal din ang media sa lugar upang magkaroon ng pribadong oras ang Pangulo kasama ang pamilya ng nasawing opisyal. Ayon […]
