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TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Thousands of people turned up in the Japanese port city of Yokohama on Sunday (August 7) as dozens of giant Pikachus, a character of the globally popular Pokemon GO game, paraded down the streets. Around 50 Pikachus and a dozen children and dancers braved the summer heat to entertain fans and passersby alike. The city has an exclusive deal with The Pokemon Company, which receives licensing fees from the game and […]
by Peter HUTCHISON RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil (AFP) — Taiwanese weightlifter Hsu Shu-ching sensationally grabbed gold at Rio Sunday and then immediately called on Olympic chiefs to hurry up and upgrade her silver medal from the London 2012 Games. Hsu pipped Chinese favourite Li Yajun to first place in the women’s 53kg class, four years after she was undone by Kazakh lifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo who later failed a doping test. Chinshanlo was provisionally suspended by […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — If the Turkish public want the death penalty following last month’s failed coup then political parties will follow their will, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday. “If the nation makes such a decision (in support of death penalty), I believe political parties will abide by this decision,” Erdogan said during a unity rally in Yenikapi square in the touristic Sultanahmet district. “It is the Turkish […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday vowed to push through with the burial of deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the national “Heroes’ Cemetery” despite threats of protests. Even though the Marcos years were marked by widespread corruption and rights abuses, Duterte said that as a former president and soldier, the late dictator was qualified to be buried in the special cemetery. “I will allow him to be buried there. He is […]
Author: Sourabh Gupta, ICAS (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — Almost 30 years to the day that a young, Harvard-trained American lawyer won a famous judgment at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the United States, Paul S Reichler pulled off another momentous victory at The Hague. This time the judgment was against China for having breached its international treaty obligations in the South China Sea. Washington refused to honour the 1986 award, citing […]
by Jerome Taylor Ju Apilaporn BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thailand began voting on a junta-crafted constitution Sunday in a referendum where open debate has been banned, as opponents warned the document will perpetuate military power and deepen divisions. The poll offers Thais their first chance to vote since generals toppled the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra in 2014. The kingdom is split after a decade of political turmoil that has dented growth, seen democracy […]
by Satish Cheney Pantai Cahaya Bulan, Malaysia (AFP) — Shafie Jusoh loves traditional Malaysian kites so much that he can’t get a good night’s rest unless he’s been working on them daily. “I need to make kites everyday, if not I can’t sleep,” the 69-year-old said. He began making them when he was a young boy, skipping classes to entertain his flights of fancy. “If you don’t do it everyday, you will lose the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte named over 160 politicians, judges, military and police officials allegedly involved in illegal drugs during his visit to the wake of fallen soldiers at the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao in Davao City on Sunday, August 7, 2016. According to the President, he had to reveal the names of these personalities as part of his responsibility and vow to cleanse the country of those allegedly involved in the […]
(Reuters) — Over 100 nursing mothers gathered in Mexico City on Saturday (August 6) to nurse their babies in a public park as part of The Global Big Latch On (La Gran Tetada) to promote worldwide breastfeeding. The mothers gathered at Chapultepec Park in the capital city as part of an initiative to encourage nursing in Mexico where only 19 percent of babies are exclusively breast-fed at six months of age, according to UNICEF. Despite […]
Spectators and delegates file out of Rio’s Maracana stadium after colorful fireworks closed down the Summer Olympics opening ceremony under the watchful eye of the military. (video courtesy AFP)
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to set aside political differences and unite to support the US athletes at the Summer Olympics under way in Rio de Janeiro. Obama, in his weekly Saturday morning radio and online address, praised Team USA’s diversity and urged Americans to appreciate “the peaceful competition and sportsmanship” of the event. “Team USA reminds the world why America always sets the gold standard: We’re a […]
