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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets retreated again Tuesday, with fears growing about the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on the global economy as he faces a wave of criticism over his controversial immigration policy. Traders fled for the exits for a second day after the new US leader signed an executive order Friday banning entry to travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries and imposing a temporary ban on refugees. While the White House […]
by Andrew Beatty / Olivia Hampton WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Monday fired the acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend his controversial immigration orders. In a sharply worded statement, the White House called Sally Yates “weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration” and also criticized Democrats for not yet confirming the appointment of attorney general-designate […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Struggling with star forward Kevin Love sidelined by back spasms, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers were downed 104-97 at Dallas on Monday. LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 23 points on 9-of-19 shooting while Kyrie Irving added 18 points and five assists but made six turnovers, only one fewer than the entire Mavericks’ squad. But an up-tempo Dallas attack proved more than the Cavaliers could stand a night after […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) — Smoking cost the world economy more than $1.4 trillion (1.3 trillion euros) in 2012, and sucked up a twentieth of health care spending, a study said Tuesday. The killer habit consumed the equivalent of nearly two percent of global economic output or GDP, according to experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Cancer Society, with almost 40 percent of the burden falling on developing […]
MEXICO VITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Friday’s conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump had left room for more dialogue as the two governments to look to navigate troubled relations. Trump wants a wall on the U.S. southern border to keep out illegal immigrants and says Mexico will pay for it. Mexico has flatly refused, making the issue a point of national pride, a point Pena Nieto reiterated in a video […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — British designer Clare Waight Keller is to quit Chloe after six years, the French fashion house said Monday. The creator, who turned Pringle of Scotland from a rather staid knitwear maker into a fashion brand, has also helped push up sales at Chloe, best known for its floaty, romantic, 1970s-influenced clothes. Chloe said that since Waight Keller’s arrival the label has “enjoyed remarkable momentum and global development. “Her lightness of touch […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s defense chief and his new US counterpart vowed Tuesday to push ahead with a plan to deploy a US anti-missile system this year, Seoul’s military said, despite angry protests by China. The two allies last year announced the plan to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system following a series of atomic and missile tests by nuclear-armed North Korea. New US Defense Secretary James Mattis and […]
PEÑABLANCA, Cagayan, Jan. 31 (PIA) – – The director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) urged the public to help the agency in mitigating and minimizing the potential hazards of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Director Renato Solidum, during the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) cascading workshop, said appropriate preparedness, mitigation and response activities must be based on appropriate hazard and impact scenarios. “There is a need […]
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — People in Northern and Central Luzon are being encouraged to use Clark International Airport(CRK) in Pampanga as the airport of choice as it continues to develop its facilities and services. During the Clark International Airport North Philippines Roadshow that kicked-off in Baguio City recently, stakeholders were given a walk-through of the airport’s upgrade and various developments, facilities and flight services. Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) OIC president and CEO Alexander Cauguiran […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Nearly one in four US children suffer from chronic bullying at school, a problem that may lead to poor academic performance and low confidence over time, researchers said Monday. The findings in the Journal of Educational Psychology are based on a study of 383 children who were followed from kindergarten through high school. “It’s extremely disturbing how many children felt bullied at school,” said lead author Gary Ladd, a psychology professor […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) –Masaya Nakamura, the Japanese video game pioneer known as the “father of Pac-Man”, has died aged 91, his company said Monday. Nakamura, who passed away on January 22, founded a company in 1955 that would later become Namco. The company started out by installing two wooden, mechanical horses on a department store rooftop and went on to develop household and arcade games, theme parks and other amusement facilities. It merged with Japanese […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The price of big-sized shrimp can rise as a direct result of pollution from fertilizers that cause dead zones in coastal waters, US researchers said Monday. The study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is the first to show how a low-oxygen water problem called hypoxia is related to the climbing price of seafood. “Many studies have documented the ecological impacts of hypoxia, but establishing a clear causal link to […]
