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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Ibrahim Mohamed turned in his hospital bed to find the patient next to him had died, but fighting that had erupted in Sudan’s capital hours earlier meant the body could not be moved. Battles since April 15 between the forces of two rival generals have turned Khartoum into a war zone, shuttering hospitals and preventing health professionals from providing care. By the time Mohamed, a 25-year-old leukemia patient, was finally evacuated […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, including a three-point dagger with 11.5 seconds left, as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 114-108 in overtime Sunday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs. Western Conference top seeds Denver, led by 43 points from reigning two-time Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, closed regulation on a 12-0 run to force overtime. But they were out-scored 18-12 in the extra session at the […]
Hanover, Germany (AFP) by Léa PERNELLE Manufacturers are hoping for the artificial intelligence revolution to reach their factories, envisaging robots being used to repair complex machinery. There has been an explosion of interest in uses of AI across many sectors since the launch last year of chatbot ChatGPT from US startup OpenAI. And at last week’s Hanover Fair on industrial technology in Germany, the potential for artificial intelligence in the manufacturing sector was firmly in […]
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) by Marc PRÉEL Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18’s across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said Monday. Despite recent improvements, “the level of key air pollutants in many European countries remain stubbornly above World Health Organization” (WHO) guidelines, particularly in central-eastern Europe and Italy, said the EEA after a study in over 30 countries, […]
Starbase, United States (AFP) by Patrick FALLON with Lucie AUBOURG in Washington Flying chunks of concrete, twisted metal sheets, craters blasted deep into the ground: the thunderous power of SpaceX’s first test flight of Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — inflicted serious damage on its Texas launch site. Repairing the damage from Thursday’s unmanned test flight is expected to take months, potentially delaying further launch attempts and slowing the development […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Thousands of protesters descended on Britain’s parliament Saturday as part of a four-day campaign designed to “highlight the environmental failures” of government. Environmental group Extinction Rebellion (XR) kicked off the event on Friday, promising less disruption and more inclusion than the blockades that became its trademark. The group says thousands of people protested outside government departments in London on Friday “to highlight the environmental and social failures across them all,” […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation on Sunday, April 23, reiterated the mask mandate will continue to be strictly enforced in specific places in the Light Rail Transit, Metro Rail Transit, and the Philippine National Railways amid the rising COVID-19 cases. Transportation Assistant Secretary for Railways Jorjette B. Aquino said the policy will be strictly enforced in all of the country’s railway trains as a preventive measure. “Our medical professionals in the railways sector stressed […]
US gymnastics star Simone Biles and NFL Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens announced their marriage on Saturday with photos of their special day posted on social media. It’s a happy ending for Biles, the 2016 Rio Olympic all-around champion and a five-time world all-around champion, and Owens, who signed for the Texans in 2019. The couple announced their engagement in February of last year and among the pictures posted was one with them in front […]
(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has raised an Alert Level 2 over Benguet. The IATF said the alert level is also in place over the following areas from April 15 to 30: Ifugao; Quezon Province; Palawan; Camarines Norte; Masbate; Antique; Negros Occidental; Bohol; Cebu Province; Negros Oriental; Leyte; Western Samar; Lanao del Norte; Davao de Oro; Davao del Norte; Davao del Sur; Davao Occidental; North Cotabato; Sarangani; Sultan […]
No one at the White House will openly tell you Joe Biden is announcing his 2024 re-election campaign next Tuesday. And no one will tell you he isn’t. Including Joe Biden. Asked by AFP as he crossed a sun-drenched Rose Garden on Friday whether he was announcing, the president playfully answered: “I don’t know.” Welcome to the Biden mystery reveal party. Here’s what we know. Major US media, led by The Washington Post, quoted multiple […]
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sunday 4/23/2023 US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan’s battle-torn capital, President Joe Biden announced Sunday, as other nations sought to help their citizens escape deadly fighting between rival generals. France on Sunday also launched evacuation operations from the northeast African nation, where fighting has entered its second week. Ferocious battles between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group — which has seen fighter jets launch […]
by Robin MILLARD The world’s glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause, the United Nations reported Friday, as climate change indicators once again hit record highs. The last eight years have been the warmest ever recorded, while concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide hit new peaks, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization said. “Antarctic sea ice fell to its lowest extent on record and the melting […]
