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Ethiopian photographer seeks new portrayal of Africa

by Karim LEBHOUR Agence France-Presse ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Surrounded by untidy stacks of paper and abandoned half-empty coffee cups, photographer Aida Muluneh chain smokes cigarettes in her Addis Ababa office and rails against the negative portrayals of Africa by foreigners. The 42-year-old came returned to Ethiopia nine years ago after living in Yemen and Canada and set herself the task of changing perceptions of the continent, replacing the outsiders’ dominant eye with an African […]

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Actor Ryan Reynolds gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Thursday, saying the honor was beyond anything he could have ever imagined. The 40-year-old, accompanied by his wife, American actress Blake Lively, and their two young daughters, recalled visiting Hollywood with one of his brothers 15 years ago and being in awe of all the legends immortalized along the iconic avenue. “For me to have […]

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Japan, Russia wrap up peace treaty summit

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan and Russia on Friday wrap up a summit aimed at making progress on a peace treaty to formally end World War II, focusing on economic projects in small Russian-occupied islands claimed by Tokyo. The second day of discussions in Tokyo comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin met on Thursday in Abe’s ancestral hometown in western Japan in the hopes of achieving a breakthrough. Abe said […]

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Obama says US will retaliate against Russian hacking

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States will retaliate against Russian hacking aimed at interfering in the US election. “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections that we need to take action,” Obama told NPR radio. “And we will, at a time and place of our own choosing.” “Some of it may be explicit and publicized,” the president […]

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All eyes on Ivanka role in Trump White House

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A month before Donald Trump becomes president, chattering classes in New York and Washington are abuzz with signs that his elegant daughter Ivanka will play an active role in his White House. Ivanka, currently vice president in the family business, and her real estate developer and publisher husband have been a constant presence by the president-elect’s side since his November 8 election victory. CNN reports that the 35-year-old mother […]

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PHL economy strong enough to ride out US Fed hike, says Dominguez

MANILA, Dec. 16 – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III expressed optimism that the country’s rock solid macroeconomic fundamentals along with the Duterte administration’s infrastructure buildup strategy will create enough fiscal and monetary buffers for the Philippines to ride out external shocks such as this latest move by the US Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates. Dominguez assured the public and the business community that the government is maintaining its growth targets for the short […]

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Yahoo hack shows data’s use for information warfare

by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The 2013 hack affecting a billion Yahoo users shows how seemingly innocuous bits of data gleaned from cyber attacks can be exploited for espionage and information warfare, as well as for profit. The breach, disclosed Wednesday, is the largest on record and comes just months after Yahoo disclosed a separate attack in 2014 affecting data from 500 million users. On the surface, the trove […]

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Tacloban ipagdiriwag ang ika-8 taon bilang Highly Urbanized City

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Sa darating na December 18-19 ay ipagdiriwang ng mga taga-Tacloban ang ika-walong anibersaryo nito bilang Highly Urbanized City. Sa unang araw ay isasagawa nila ang HUC Run na mag-uumpisa sa City Hall Kanhuraw Hill paikot sa buong syudad. Layunin nito ay upang ipamalas kung paano bumangon, naging matatag at matibay, at patuloy ang pag-usad sa pag-unlad sa loob ng tatlong taon matapos wasakin ng Super Typhoon Yolanda ang lungsod. Ang HUC […]

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Rapper Soulja Boy arrested on gun charge

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Soulja Boy, the rapper who started a viral dance craze while still a teenager with “Crank That,” was arrested Thursday for illegally possessing a gun, police said. Officers entered his Los Angeles home early in the morning and took him into custody after discovering the firearm, a police spokesman said. Although the United States has lenient gun laws, Soulja Boy is banned from owning a firearm as part […]

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EU presses Russia on Syria and Ukraine

  by Danny Kemp Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — European Union leaders piled pressure on Russia on Thursday, urging the Kremlin to protect civilians in Syria while taking steps to save a historic cooperation pact with Ukraine and extending sanctions against Moscow. At the final summit of one of the most turbulent years in the EU’s six-decade history, the bloc’s 28 leaders also discussed preparations for Britain to become the first nation to […]

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Boxing: Unbeaten champ Crawford gets jail for repair shop incident

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Unbeaten super lightweight world champion Terence Crawford, five days removed from his latest title defense, was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Thursday over a disturbance at a Nebraska car repair shop. Judge Marcena Hendrix, telling Crawford that he was not above the law, also ordered the 29-year-old champion to serve two years’ probation and 120 hours of community service. He must undergo random drug and alcohol tests […]

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White House points finger at Putin over election hack

by Paul Handley Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Thursday pointed to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s direct involvement in cyber attacks designed to impact the US election, dramatically upping the stakes in a dispute between the world’s leading nuclear powers. Publicly accusing Putin puts the White House under even greater pressure to respond forcefully to interference that may have swayed a tight November election between Republican President-elect […]

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