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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two leaders of the Ku Klux Klan group were set to appear in court on charges of stabbing a fellow white supremacist before a parade to celebrate Donald Trump’s presidential election, a sheriff’s official said Tuesday. William Hagen and Christopher Barker were arrested Saturday in Caswell County in the southeastern US state of North Carolina after allegedly stabbing Richard Dillon, a sheriff’s official in the county said. The official, […]
(Reuters) — The fashion industry’s top designers, models and celebrity fans braved the chilly winter weather in London to walk the red carpet at the 2016 Fashion Awards. The star-studded event was held at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday (December 5) and saw the likes of Lady Gaga, Karlie Kloss, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Donatella Versace in attendance. 21-year-old Gigi Hadid was crowned international model of the year, beating her sister […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ni National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde ang pagkaka- aresto ng isa pang suspek sa pagtatangkang pambobomba sa kahabaan ng Roxas Boulevard malapit sa US Embassy. Tumanggi namang pangalanan ni Albayalde ang panibagong suspek na naaresto dahil mismong si PNP chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa ang magpiprisinta nito sa media ngayong araw, Disyembre 7. Una rito, dalawa sa mga suspek na nadakip ay kinilalang […]
BASEL, Switzerland ( AFP ) — Lucas Perez made the most of a rare start by scoring a hat-trick in Tuesday’s 4-1 rout of Basel that sent Arsenal through to the Champions League last 16 as group winners. The Spaniard missed over a month with an ankle injury following his move from Deportivo la Coruna in August but played a leading role in Switzerland as Arsene Wenger’s men stole first place from Paris Saint-Germain in Group A. The […]
TOKYO, Japan ( AFP ) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday following another record close on Wall Street after Paris stocks reached the year’s highest level and Italian banks surged. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.40 percent, or 73.45 points, at 18,433.99 in the first few minutes of the trade, while the broader Topix index of all first-section issues was up 0.45 percent, or 6.63 points, at 1,483.83.
PARIS, France (AFP) — Earth’s days are getting longer but you’re not likely to notice any time soon — it would take about 6.7 million years to gain just one minute, according to a study published on Wednesday. Over the past 27 centuries, the average day has lengthened at a rate of about +1.8 milliseconds (ms) per century, a British research team concluded in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A. This was “significantly […]
by Jean-Louis Doublet WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Donald Trump called Tuesday — via Twitter — for the cancellation of a multi-billion dollar Boeing contract to build the next Air Force One, calling the ballooning costs “ridiculous.” Converting a pair of 747-8 jumbo jets to state-of-the-art luxury command centers by 2024 had been estimated to cost $3 billion when Boeing was picked for the job in January 2015, but since then costs have apparently […]
by Shaun TANDON NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Beyonce led the Grammy Award nominations Tuesday amid acclaim for her “Lemonade” album but she faced spirited competition from other chart-topping artists including Adele. Beyonce received nods in nine categories for the music industry’s biggest night including Album of the Year for “Lemonade,” her contemplative look at African-American women that she intertwined with an original movie. The pop diva will face off at the February 12 […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) — An agile jumping robot that was inspired by some of the animal world’s best leapers could one day help in rescue efforts after earthquakes or building collapses, US scientists said Tuesday. Known as Salto, the 10-inch (26-centimeter) tall robot can jump higher than a bullfrog and almost as high as a galago, or bush baby, a small primate found in Africa. The robot can jump one yard (one meter) […]
by Rob Lever WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $399 million patent infringement penalty imposed on Samsung for copying Apple’s iPhone design, in a case watched for its implications for technology innovation. The shorthanded justices ruled 8-0 that Samsung should not be required to forfeit the entire profits from its smartphones for infringement on design components, sending the case back to a lower court. While the ruling was […]
TAMPA, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Tuesday phoned Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who formally resigned after a crushing referendum defeat. “The president emphasized that Italy will remain one of the United States’ closest and strongest allies and an indispensable partner,” the White House said in a statement. Obama made the call from Air Force One on a flight from Washington to Tampa, Florida, thanking Renzi “for the close friendship and […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday but there was no tsunami alert, seismologists said. The shallow quake hit 10 kilometres (six miles) north of Reuleuet at 5:03 am local time (2203 GMT Tuesday), the US Geological Survey said. Aceh was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. In its initial assessment, the USGS said there was a low […]
