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Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Monday 3/27/2023 North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Monday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in its flurry of weapons tests in recent weeks. The launch comes as Seoul and Washington are carrying out a joint amphibious landing exercise, and just days after they wrapped up their largest combined military drills in five years. North Korea views all such exercises as rehearsals for invasion and has repeatedly warned […]
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Monday 3/27/2023 Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James returned from a four-week injury absence on Sunday, revealing after the team’s NBA loss to Chicago he had torn a tendon in his right foot. James scored 19 points off the bench — just his second game as a reserve in his 20-year NBA career — but the Lakers fell to an energized Bulls team 118-108. The 38-year-old star, who […]
(Eagle News)–The chief of police of San Miguel, Bulacan died after he was shot in a police operation on Saturday night, the Philippine National Police said. Authorities said Police Lieutenant Colonel Marlon Serna was shot in the head by two men who were the subject of the operation in San Ildefonso. The men were believed to have committed a robbery incident in Barangay San Juan just minutes before, the police said. The police said […]
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Saturday 3/25/2023 by Claire LEE Once hailed as a genius, South Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon — now facing multiple criminal charges over his failed cryptocurrency — was a brash industry figure whose fame disintegrated into global notoriety. After months on the run, the 31-year-old, whose full name is Kwon Do-hyung, was arrested Thursday in Montenegro after being caught trying to catch a flight using fake Costa Rican travel documents. […]
Washington, United States | AFP | Saturday 3/25/2023 Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the microprocessor industry and a cofounder of Intel, which at one time was the world’s largest semiconductor maker, died on Friday at the age of 94, Intel said. Moore was a giant in the technological transformation of the modern age, helping companies bring ever more powerful chips to smaller and smaller computers. An engineer by training, he cofounded Intel in July 1968, […]
Beijing, China | AFP | Saturday 3/25/2023 Apple enjoys a “symbiotic” relationship with China, CEO Tim Cook said on Saturday, as the iPhone giant looks to move production out of the country. Cook, who is in China to attend the high-profile China Development Forum, said “Apple and China grew together,” during an interview on the role of technology in education. “This has been a symbiotic kind of relationship that I think we both enjoyed,” he […]
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Saturday 3/25/2023 by Paula RAMON Actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand in her US trial over a skiing accident Friday, telling a Utah courtroom that the man suing her had crashed into her from behind and was at fault for the collision. The “Shakespeare in Love” actress is being sued for damages by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson over a skiing accident seven years ago, which his lawyers […]
Paris, France | AFP | Saturday 3/25/2023 by Adam PLOWRIGHT and Dina JEHHAR Violent pension reform protests in France led to the postponement Friday of King Charles III’s trip to the country, highlighting the growing security and political problems faced by President Emmanuel Macron. The French president condemned the latest burst of violence overnight, while a human rights watchdog criticised the “excessive use of force” by police during recent demonstrations. King Charles’ first foreign trip […]
Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Indonesia’s Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted Friday, belching a tower of smoke and ash almost a kilometre into the sky and prompting authorities to impose a no-go zone in the area. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the eruption, which sent up a tower of volcanic smoke 700 metres (0.4 miles) high in a remote part of the Southeast Asian archipelago nation. But authorities imposed an exclusion […]
🚨Per Amory, Mississippi fire scanner: “All of north Amory is gone”. Multiple gas leaks and major damage reported after tornado. Responders having hard time moving through streets due to debris. Forecast Center says debris was being lofted at least 16,000 feet in the air.🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/cebsgts3WP — BIG DAVE (@2bz4thot) March 25, 2023 #SilverCity #Mississippi A wedge tornado reportedly 2mi at the base has destroyed multiple towns in Mississippi and Alabama. Multiple reports of towns […]
Paris, France | AFP | Saturday 3/25/2023 by Daniel Lawler A large asteroid will safely zoom between Earth and the Moon on Saturday, a once-in-a-decade event that will be used as a training exercise for planetary defence efforts, according to the European Space Agency. The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, is estimated to be 40 to 70 metres (130 to 230 feet) wide, roughly the size of the Parthenon, and big enough to wipe out […]
(Eagle News) — The Korean Coast Guard has sent a team to aid the Philippine Coast Guard in its response to the oil spill incident off the coast of Oriental Mindoro. According to the PCG, the Korean Coast Guard Response Team is set to arrive on March 28. A shipment of 20 tons of sorbent pads, 2,000 sets of protective equipment and a 1,000-meter spill boom is expected to arrive in the first week of […]
