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PARIS, France (AFP) — It may not feel like it, but our Milky Way galaxy is barrelling through the Universe at more than two million kilometers (1.24 million miles) per hour. On Monday, astronomers said they had discovered a void in deep space that helps explain the direction in which we are headed and our speed. It turns out our galaxy is not only being pulled by galactic forces but pushed as well, they wrote […]
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Expansion of renewable energy cannot by itself stave off catastrophic climate change, scientists warned Monday. Even if solar and wind capacity continues to grow at breakneck speed, it will not be fast enough to cap global warming under two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the target set down in the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty, they reported in the journal Nature Climate Change. “The rapid deployment of wind, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The acting US attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, ordered Justice Department lawyers Monday to not defend President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and other travelers from seven Muslim countries. In a memo, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates — who served as the agency’s number two official under Barack Obama and is serving as the top law enforcement official in the country until Trump’s nominee is confirmed — […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Pormal ng binuksan sa Zamboanga City International Airport ang Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kiosk. Ito ay upang makapagbigay ng kaalaman sa mga pasahero ng eroplano ukol sa iba’t-ibang kultura ng bawat bansa ng Asya. Mismong si Presidential Communication Secretary Martin Andanar ang nanguna sa pagpapasinaya noong Sabado, Enero 28 sa naturang proyekto ng Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Regional Office-9. Ayon kay Andanar, sa pamamagitan ng mga nakalatag na babasahin at […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York and British authorities on Monday slapped nearly $630 million in fines on German banking giant Deutsche Bank over alleged money laundering in Russia, New York State’s Department of Financial Services announced. The scheme illegally moved $10 billion out of Russia, using so-called mirror trades among the bank’s Moscow, London, and New York offices, authorities said. The US Justice Department also is investigating the matter. The fines were the latest […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Umaabot sa 22 magsasaka ang nakinabang sa ipinamahaging farming machinery na mula sa iba’t ibang Farmers Association ng Ormoc City. Ang pamamahagi ng nasabing kagamitan ay pinangunahan ni Ormoc City Mayor Richard I. Gomez. Dinaluhan din ito nina Councilor Tommy Serafica, officer-in-charge ng Committee on Agriculture, Councilor Vincent Rama, at mga taga-LGU Ormoc. Ang mga ipinamahaging gamit pangsaka ay tulad ng mga sumusunod; 16 units na water pumps 1 corn sheller 1 unit […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin made an offer for Philadelphia’s T.J. McConnell in answer to calls by LeBron James to bring in another point guard and playmaker, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday. The 76ers will not go for the offer made several weeks ago to send the second-year guard to defending NBA champion Cleveland in exchange for Cavaliers’ guard Jordan McRae, who spent time with the 76ers during pre-season […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse 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 […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Dance music sensations The Chainsmokers, who have created a streak of hit songs released as singles, announced Monday that they were finally planning an album. The New York duo had earlier been bashful about whether they would ever put out an album, reflecting the declining importance of pop music’s long-dominant unit in the age of streaming. The Chainsmokers announced the album, to be released at an undisclosed date this […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Nearly 2,000 people joined hands in a salty lake in Argentina on Monday, setting a new Guinness world record for the most people floating while connected. Experts from the Guinness Book of Records certified that 1,941 people free-floated in a line simultaneously for 30 seconds in Lake Epecuen, southeast of Buenos Aires, according to a video published by local authorities. The previous record was set in 2014 in Sun Moon […]
VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) — Jordan’s King Abdullah opened talks at the Pentagon on Monday (January 30), the first Arab leader to engage in person the new administration of President Donald Trump. Abdullah held a private breakfast with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and then met U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon. Abdullah has just finished a visit to Russia where President Vladimir Putin thanked Jordan for supporting the Syrian peace process. Jordan […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian police on Monday charged a political science student who has professed admiration for Donald Trump with six counts of premeditated murder and five counts of attempted murder in the shooting at a Quebec City mosque. A police spokesperson said search warrants were still being executed and more charges were expected later, including terror-related charges. © 1994-2017 Agence France-Presse
