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Reuters — A suit-wearing baby shows viewers who’s boss at the box office as “The Boss Baby” grabs top billing in its opening weekend at United States theaters with a draw of an estimated $49 million, according to boxoffice.mojo.com. Featuring the vocal work of Alec Baldwin, the film follows a baby who up-ends a family with his arrival. Coming in a close second is Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” with an estimated earnings for $47.5 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook has a slice of NBA history in his sights, but his 40th triple-double of the season on Sunday didn’t translate into a win for his Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook scored 40 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and handed out 10 assists in the 113-101 home loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The Thunder guard is now one triple-double away from tying Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson’s single-season record […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics hit the 50-win mark for the first time in six NBA seasons on Sunday with a wire-to-wire 110-94 victory over the New York Knicks. “A couple of years ago I would have thought that would be something we would have to build for a while for,” admitted coach Brad Stevens, now in his fourth year with the rebuilding Celtics. “Obviously we have been lucky to strike […]
by Luis ROBAYO / with Alina DIESTE in Bogota Agence France Presse MOCOA, Colombia (AFP) — Survivors described gruesome scenes in the Colombian town of Mocoa Sunday after mudslides killed 210 people, as rescuers kept up a desperate search for victims in the muck and debris. Covered in mud, 38-year-old Marta Gomez told of going to search for her missing niece — and making a chilling find instead. “I went to look for my niece, […]
HATZOR, Israel (AFP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday the latest addition to Israel’s missile defenses meant that those seeking to destroy the Jewish state would be endangering their own existence. He was speaking at a formal ceremony to hand the “David’s Sling” system from its developers over to its Israeli air force operators. The medium-range interceptor, developed with United States backing, is designed to fill the gap between the longer-range Arrow missile defence […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump warned in an interview published Sunday that the United States is prepared to act unilaterally to deal with North Korea’s nuclear program if China proves unwilling to help. “Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you,” he said in an interview with the Financial Times of London. Trump’s comments come ahead of his meeting Thursday and […]
(Eagle News) – Filipinos who are dissatisfied with Vice-President Leni Robredo have set a “Palit Bise” indignation rally at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park at 4 p.m. today, Sunday (April 2) to express their dissatisfaction with Robredo, particularly on her recent video message sent to a United Nations conference on narcotic drugs where she hit the government’s drug war. The rally was dubbed, Palit Bise, in apparent reference to the “Palit Ulo” scheme […]
by Luis ROBAYO / with Alina DIESTE in Bogota MOCOA, Colombia (AFP) — Rescuers clawed through piles of mud and twisted debris Sunday searching for survivors after violent mudslides destroyed homes in southern Colombia, killing over 200 people and injuring hundreds more. They were the latest victims of deadly floods and mudslides that have struck the Pacific side of South America over recent months, also killing scores of people in Peru and Ecuador. In the […]
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AFP) — Adrift and alone in the Pacific Ocean, Rolando Omongos prayed to live long enough to bring home news of the death of his uncle, whose corpse he had cast off at sea. The 21-year-old Filipino fisherman was stranded in January after a storm separated him and his uncle from their main fishing vessel, leaving the pair on a tiny boat without fuel, food or fishing tools. His prayer was […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Communist rebels waging one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies in the Philippines say they are willing to discuss a formal ceasefire proposed by the government in upcoming talks in the Netherlands. The insurgency began in 1968 in the poverty-stricken country, and has claimed an estimated 30,000 lives according to the military. The meeting, starting Sunday, will be the fourth round of talks between the National Democratic Front and Manila, which have […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippines boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is negotiating a July 2 fight with unbeaten Australian Jeff Horn, the Filipino world champion’s camp said Saturday. “We are working out the details for the fight on July 2,” Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz told AFP by text message. Arum had been originally quoted in international media saying the 38-year-old Filipino dubbed “Pac-Man” will get into the ring with Horn, 29, in April, possibly in Australia. […]
ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Children with autism can struggle to interact with adults, as well as other children their own age. But if the child’s peer is a robot with realistic but simplified human-like features, it can help break down the social barriers the child faces, according to researchers from the University of Hertfordshire. They’ve developed Kaspar – a child-sized humanoid to help children with autism learn social interaction and communication skills through games […]
