SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The remains of Australian troops killed in the Vietnam War and their families were returned to Sydney Thursday in a formal military ceremony, half a century after being buried in Malaysia and Singapore. Thirty-three bodies, interred in Malaysia’s Terendak Cemetery and Singapore’s Kranji War Cemetery, were brought home in flag-drapped coffins on two Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft. Almost 60,000 Australian military personnel fought alongside the United States in […]
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Believe the hype? How virtual reality could change your life
by Michelle YUN TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Reducing errors made during surgery, bringing school books to life, enabling us to browse shops from the comfort of home — virtual reality is not just about gaming, it will change our lives, according to some tech leaders. “VR” is the buzz industry at Asia’s largest tech fair, Computex, being held in Taiwan’s capital Taipei this week. The island is hoping to become a development hub for virtual […]
Four found dead in floods in France, Germany
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Four bodies were found floating in homes in France and Germany Wednesday in flash floods that left water lapping at the doors of one of the Loire Valley’s most famous chateaux. Heavy rains lashing parts of France, Germany and Austria cut roads, stranded people on rooftops and forced schools to close their doors, and French weather forecasters warned of more to come on Thursday. Three people who had been trapped in […]
Citizen rage puts Rome on track for first female mayor
by Olivier BAUBE Angus MACKINNON ROME, Italy (AFP) — “Bread and circuses” was the formula that ancient Rome’s rulers hoped would keep the restless natives happy. Two millennia later, residents of the Eternal City just want their buses to turn up on time, holes in the roads filled and garbage collected and dealt with safely. Virginia Raggi says that is why she put her legal career on hold in a bid to become the Italian […]
Murder-suicide triggers lockdown at California campus
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two men died Wednesday in a murder-suicide at the University of California’s Los Angeles campus, prompting a lockdown and a massive security deployment at the sprawling facility. Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck said both victims were found with gunshot wounds in an office on campus. At least three shots were fired and a gun was found at the scene. “At about 10:00 this morning a […]
US auto sales slow in May; GM hit hard
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) 6/1/2016 —US auto sales slipped into lower gear in May, with the country’s leading automaker General Motors taking a hard hit as consumers curbed spending ahead of the summer driving season. Analysts had expected softer May sales following a blockbuster April as a seven-year boom in the auto industry shows signs of moderating. Though job growth has been solid and wages are inching up, consumers have recently turned a bit less […]
Panunumbalik ng magandang relasyon ng China at PHL, inaasahan ni Xi Jinping
UMAASA ang China na maibabalik sa dati ang magandang relasyon nito sa Pilipinas na nagkaroon ng sigalot dahil sa agawan sa teritoryo. Ito ang sinabi ni Chinese President Xi Jinping nang makausap at batiin si President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon sa Chinese President, may malalim na pinagsamahan ang dalawang bansa na ang kapuwa interes ay magandang relasyon at kooperasyon, kaya’t umaasa siyang manunumbalik ito. (Eagle News)
Signals detected from EgyptAir black box
by Maram Mazen CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — A French navy vessel using deep-water listening devices has detected signals from one of the black boxes that could explain why the EgyptAir plane crashed into the Mediterranean, investigators said Wednesday. It is expected to be at least another week before an underwater robot can recover the two flight recorders of the Airbus A320 that went down with 66 people aboard en route from Paris to Cairo on […]
Mga mag-aaral ng Summer Pre-Kindergarten Program ng New Era University sa Metro Manila nagsipagtapos na
MANILA, Philippines –Nagsipagtapos na ang mga mag-aaral ng Summer Pre-Kindergarten Program ng New Era University sa iba’t-ibang mga lugar sa Metro Manila. Ang nasabing proyekto ay naglalayon na makapagbigay ng libreng Kindergarten Education Program na handog sa mga batang may edad 4-6 na taong gulang kaanib man o hindi kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Dalawang buwan ding tinuruan ng mga para-teachers o volunteer teachers ang mga batang mag-aaral. Pinasalamatan naman ng volunteer teachers ang mga […]
Boxing: Professional boxers can compete at Rio Olympics
by Eric BERNAUDEAU LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — Professional boxers can compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the sport’s governing body ruled in a landmark decision on Wednesday. But it is unlikely to see boxing’s biggest names enter the Olympic ring in Rio — for most professionals, like former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, it is already too late to take part in a qualifying contest. The last tournament is in Venezuela in […]
Zuckerberg streams live chat with men in space
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg took the leading social network on a new journey Wednesday, with a live-streamed chat with astronauts on the International Space Station. In a Facebook Live video broadcast shown at the NASA page of the social network, Zuckerberg praised the work going on at the station and launched a few questions, some submitted to him online. Zuckerberg effused that while Facebook’s mission has long been to […]
‘At least 10’ dead in jihadist attack on Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) — At least 10 people, including two lawmakers, were killed in a car bomb and gun attack Wednesday on a top hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group, medical and security sources said. Around 40 others were injured in the assault on the central Ambassador Hotel, where Somali security forces continued to battle Shabaab fighters into the evening, around five hours after the attack began. The initial blast […]
