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LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump doubled down on controversial claims that the US election is rigged during a presidential debate Wednesday, refusing to say he will respect the result. “I’ll look at it at the time,” Trump said. “What I’ve seen is so bad.” An angry Clinton responded with incredulity to the highly controversial charge that questions the very health of US democracy. “Let’s be clear about what he’s […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Wednesday denied allegations that he has groped several women, saying at his last presidential debate with Hillary Clinton that the charges were drummed up by her campaign. “I believe,” Trump said, “she got these people to step forward,” accusing Clinton of running a “very sleazy campaign” and adding of the claims aired by several women dating back decades: “It was all fiction.” © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Lawin again slightly weakened as it further traversed Apayao province, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Thursday night, October 20. Storm warning signals in Northern Luzon were further reduced in PAGASA’s latest weather bulletin issued at 8 a.m. As of 7 a.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 40 kilometers northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. It is forecast to move west northwest at […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump’s plan for forcible deportations of millions of illegal migrants would rip families and the country apart, in the final 2016 presidential debate Wednesday. “I don’t want to see the deportation force that Donald has talked about,” Clinton said. “I think it is an idea that would rip our country apart.” Trump defended his plans, saying there are some “bad hombres” in the country who […]
Thursday (October 20) marks a week since Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away after 70 years on the throne. Every day since his body was moved to the Grand Palace on October 14, ahead of a funeral which will take place after a year of mourning, tens of thousands have been gathering at the palace to pay their respects. Special prayers are due to be held at the palace on Thursday attended by the […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump began the third and final debate of the 2016 US presidential campaign Wednesday, with the stakes high for the Republican challenger, who has faltered in the polls. The Democratic and Republican nominees took the stage in Las Vegas without shaking hands for a 90-minute televised clash before tens of millions of viewers, with just 20 days to go before Americans vote on November […]
Microsoft opened on Wednesday (October 19) a Transparency Center in Brasilia to help guard its products against cyberattacks. Microsoft officials and Brazilian officials were on hand for the ceremony. “We believe that there is very big potential for this technology in Brazil and we are on board, working with the Secretary of Public Security of Sao Paulo and we are working on a monitoring project that currently uses 2,500 cameras in 38 municipalities in the […]
The western Colombian department of Choco has been placed on high alert due to heavy rains, flooding and an overflowing river which has swept away several houses and possessions. Four out of the department’s 16 municipalities have been placed under the alert, where the number of residents affected has not yet been determined by emergency services, due to difficult access and the ongoing conditions. Several schools in the area have suspended classes whilst some families […]
The aftermath of supertyphoon ‘Lawin’ in Aurora,, Isabela.
The United States vowed on Wednesday (October 18) that it would have “an overwhelming response” if North Korea used nuclear weapons against the U.S. or any of its allies. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S, would aggressively defend South Korea and other allies against the threat posed by North Korea, which has conducted two nuclear tests and a series of missile launches this year. Kerry’s comments came as officials from the U.S, […]
