PARIS, France (AFP) — A sketchbook of drawings by Dutch post-Impressionist master Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered and will be published in November, the French publisher Seuil announced Thursday. “This sketchbook was known only to the owners, myself and the publisher,” Seuil official Bernard Comment told AFP, calling the discovery “stunning, dazzling”. The artwork will be released under the title “Vincent Van Gogh, Le Brouillard d’Arles” (The Fog of Arles), he said. The prolific […]
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Dozens of U.S. diplomats urge military strikes against Syria’s Assad
(REUTERS) More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of U.S. policy in Syria, calling for military strikes against President Bashar al-Assad’s government to stop its persistent violations of a civil war cease-fire. The “dissent channel cable” was signed by 51 mid- to high-level State Department officers involved with advising on Syria policy. It was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The cable calls for “targeted military strikes” against […]
Desert telescope stakes out supermassive black hole
by Laurence COUSTAL Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) — First postulated more than 230 years ago, black holes have been extensively researched, frequently depicted, even featured in sci-fi films. We’ve all seen the artists’ impressions and read of their ravenous star-gobbling feasts. But here’s the thing… science is still not 100 percent sure what they look like, how they behave or even that they exist. Telescopes have never seen a black hole, and the […]
PNP-Mariveles namahagi ng flyers upang masugpo ang Motornapping
MARIVELES, Bataan — Naging epektibo ang kampanya at isinagawang pamimigay ng flyers ng Philippine National Police-Mariveles sa publiko laban sa motornapping o laganap na nakawan ng motorsiklo. Naging epektibo ito hindi lamang sa bayan ng Mariveles kundi maging sa buong lalawigan ng Bataan ng maaresto ang dalawang suspek ng pinagsanib na puwersa ng PNP Mariveles, Provincial Highway Patrol Team ng Bataan at mga concerned citizen. Kinilala ni P/Supt. Cris Conde ang mga suspek na sina Jover […]
Aquino vetoes bills on LWD’s unpaid taxes, comprehensive nursing law
(Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has vetoed two congress-approved measures including the bill seeking to remove conditions for the condonation of all unpaid income taxes of Local Water Districts (LWDs). In his message, President Aquino said the enrolled consolidated House Bill No. 3675 and Senate Bill No. 2518 on the condonation unpaid taxes of LWD’s will remove the laudable intent of Republic Act No. 10026 which is to grant tax reprieve only […]
22nd Edition of Fête de la Musique in Manila
Alliance Française de Manille, the Embassy of France to the Philippines, Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines, in partnership with B-Side Productions, present the 22nd Edition of Fête de la Musique in Manila! The music festival will open simultaneously on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at both the A-Venue Mall Parking Lot and Greenbelt 3 Parking Lot, and will have day 2 on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Puerta Real Gardens in Intramuros. Expected […]
‘Walking Dead’ FX guru spills blood, guts and tricks of the trade
by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — He is the God of Gore, the Sultan of Splatter, the Emperor of Entrails — and the brains behind some of the most iconic blood and guts set-pieces in film history. If you’ve seen something in a violent movie that made the blood drain from your face, there’s a good chance that Oscar-winning Greg Nicotero provided the special effects. The 53-year-old and his partners have worked […]
Philippines to resume communist peace talks in July
(Eagle News) — Incoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will resume stalled peace talks with communist rebels next month, negotiators said, and a step towards ending one of Asia’s longest insurgencies that has killed tens of thousands of people. The long-running talks collapsed in 2013, but Duterte had made a campaign pledge to revive the negotiations aimed at bringing a swift political settlement to a decades-old rebellion. “Formal peace talks will resume in the third week […]
Rome set to elect first female mayor
by Angus MACKINNON ROME, Italy (AFP) — From kings to consuls, emperors to popes, the rulers of Rome have always been men. Until now. Voters in the Italian capital return to the polls Sunday and all the signs are that they are set to elect Virginia Raggi as the first female mayor of the Eternal City. Raggi, a 37-year-old lawyer and local councillor, has leapt from anonymity to become one of the best-known faces in […]
Olli, a 3D printed, self-driving minibus, to hit the road in US
by Rob Lever NATIONAL, HARBOR, United States (AFP) — A new maker of self-driving vehicles burst onto the scene Thursday in partnership with IBM’s supercomputer platform Watson, and it’s ready to roll right now. The vehicle — a 3D-printed minibus called “Olli” capable of carrying 12 people — was unveiled by Arizona-based startup Local Motors outside the US capital city Washington. Olli was designed as an on-demand transportation solution that passengers can summon with a […]
Tabloids abuzz over photos of Taylor Swift with Tom Hiddleston
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Photos of Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston walking hand in hand and cuddling and kissing on a rocky beach have created a media storm since they were published in British tabloid The Sun on Wednesday (June 15). Some news outlets and social media postings have even gone so far as to say the photos, reportedly shot near Swift’s seaside Rhode Island home, were staged. Swift, 26, has long lived her […]
