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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant will be honored Wednesday with a ceremony in Los Angeles, the city where he played his entire 20-year professional career. As part of the tribute ceremony, to be held at city hall, officials in the southern California city have declared Wednesday as Kobe Bryant Day. “It is Los Angeles’ way of thanking him for his single-minded dedication to excellence, the fans and the entire […]
RIGA, Latvia (AFP) – by Mike Collier with Mary Sibierski in Warsaw US Vice President Joe Biden promised unwavering commitment to NATO’s collective defence Tuesday as he sought to reassure Baltic allies spooked by a resurgent Russia and White House hopeful Donald Trump. “Let there be no doubt — America’s Article 5 commitment is rock solid and unwavering,” Biden said, referring to a cornerstone of NATO that an attack on one member state is considered […]
For members of the Church of Christ in the Excclesiastical district of NorthEastern Seaboard, August is the month of Breaking All the Records. The members of the locale congregation of Bristol, Connecticut, prepared for a Grand Evangelical Mission to be held August 27, by hosting a FREE car wash for the community to introduce them to the Church of Christ. In connection of the Church celebrating 102 years this past July, the locale of […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) – Venezuelan civil servants who signed a petition for a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro from power must be sacked within 48 hours, a top aide to the president said. Five ministries have been given lists of employees in managerial posts who signed the petition in favor of a recall vote against Maduro, said Jorge Rodriguez, the embattled leftist leader’s designated aide to monitor the opposition’s referendum drive. “They have 48 […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – The number of tourists visiting France has dropped seven percent since January, with foreigners deterred by terror attacks but also by bad weather and transport strikes, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Monday. “Tourist arrivals since the start of the year have fallen by seven percent across the country,” with Paris worst- hit, said Ayrault, who is also tourism minister. France is the world’s top tourist destination. The sector accounts for around nine […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – by Stuart WILLIAMS Turkey on Tuesday pounded Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria with new artillery strikes as expectations grew of a major Ankara-backed offensive against the group after a deadly suicide bombing on its soil. With tensions flaring on the Turkey-Syria border following the bombing in the nearby city of Gaziantep that left 54 people dead, Turkish howitzers on Monday hit jihadist and Kurdish rebel targets across the frontier. Turkey has […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – The United Nations said Tuesday it was rushing to build camps to accommodate what it expects to be a mass exodus from Mosul once a battle begins for Iraq’s second city. The UN refugee agency warned that an expected battle to liberate Mosul, the Islamic State group’s last major urban stronghold in Iraq, was likely to “dramatically worsen” the displacement situation in the country. Iraq is already facing one of the world’s […]
(Reuters) About 1,500 Americans floating down a river that separates the United States from Canada had to be rescued from the water when strong rains and winds sent them illegally into Canadian territory, the country’s coast guard said on Monday. The Americans were taking part in the annual Port Huron Float Down on Sunday in the St. Clair River, which runs between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. The […]
(REUTERS) A Thai military court accepted a case on Tuesday against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending a crackdown against dissent after Thais voted earlier this month to accept a military-backed charter. The outcome of the Aug. 7 referendum bolstered the credibility of the military government, say analysts, but the overwhelming vote in favor of the new constitution was unsurprising given the curbs on free speech ahead of […]
Kakaibang Jessie Vargas umano ang posibleng makakaharap ni Filipino Boxing Champion at Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquaio. Ito ang tiniyak mismo ng trainer ni Vargas na si Dewey Cooper, dahil sa kakaibang ensayo at mas mataas na level rin ng training na kanilang ipinapatupad para kay Jessie. Sinabi pa ni Vargas, ang bilis na ipinakita ng kaniyang alaga na tumalo kay Sadam Ali ang isa sa target nila na mahigitan pa. Ang sagupaang pacquiao kontra Vargas […]
Bukod sa kampanya laban sa kriminalidad at illegal na droga, inilunsad din ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang giyera laban sa katiwalian. Sa kaniyang magkahiwalay na talumpati sa panunumpa ng mga negosyante at mga opiysal ng military, sinabi ni pangulong duterte na magsasagawa ng paglilinis ang administrasyon sa hanay ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno. Partikular na tinukoy ng pangulo ang mga regulatory agency gaya ng Land Transportation Office At Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board o […]
Ipinag-utos ng sandiganbayan fifth division ang siyam na pung araw na suspensyon laban kay senator “JV” Ejercito. Kasunod ito ng kinakaharap na kasong graft ng senador dahil sa umanoy maanomalyang pagbili nito ng mga armas noong sya pa ang alkalde ng San Juan City gamit ang calamity funds. Sa kanilang mosyon ay ginamit na argumento ng prosekusyon ang nakasaad sa Section 13 ng Republic Act 3019 na ang mga public official na may kinakaharap na […]
