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Two more journalists go missing in northeast Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Five journalists covering a colleague’s suspected kidnapping by leftist guerrillas in northeast Colombia were attacked and detained by unknown assailants, and two of them are still missing, officials said Tuesday. The reporters had gone to the restive region of Catatumbo to cover the disappearance of Spanish-Colombian journalist Salud Hernandez-Mora, a prominent correspondent for Spanish newspaper El Mundo who went missing over the weekend. While working Monday in the town of El […]

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IS using Raqa civilians as human shields: activist

OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Islamic State fighters are using civilians as human shields in the group’s de facto Syria capital Raqa, a Syrian activist said Tuesday, complicating things for a Kurdish-Arab alliance which has launched an offensive in the area. The Syrian Democratic Forces, a seven-month-old alliance between Kurdish and Arab forces, launched an offensive on Tuesday in areas north of Raqa. The operation is potentially one of the most serious ground efforts against IS […]

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Iglesia Ni Cristo magsasagawa ng Lingap sa Mamamayan sa South Cotabato

COTABATO, Southeast — Abalang-abala ngayon sa paghahanda ang mga kaanib sa Iglesia ni Cristo sa Distrito ng Cotabato Southeast para sa isasagawang Lingap sa Mamamayan sa Barangay Danlag, Tampakan, South Cotabato sa darating na Mayo 27. Daang-daang sako ng bigas ang inihahanda na pinagtutulungang i-repack ng mga miyembro ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa dakong ito. Matatandaan na matagumpay na naisagawa ang lingap sa naturang barangay noong buwan ng Enero na kung saan ay libu-libong kababayan nating mga […]

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INC Reconnect a worldwide wide success

BOCAUE, Bulacan — Iglesia Ni Cristo members along with their visitors on May 22, flocked at the world’s largest indoor arena from different provinces in the Philippines for the INC Reconnect: Worldwide Intensive Propagation – led by Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo and witnessed by locals around the globe via WebEx link. (Eagle News, Reported by Mj Racadio)

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Children risk health farming tobacco in Indonesia: HRW

JAKARTA, Indonesia(AFP) — Children are being put to work on tobacco plantations in Indonesia that supply some of the world’s biggest cigarette companies, putting their health at serious risk, Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday. Despite Indonesian law prohibiting child labour in hazardous industries, the rights group documented dozens of cases of minors — some as young as eight — falling ill from handling raw tobacco and mixing pesticides with their bare hands. Much of the […]

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Afghan Taliban say Haibatullah Akhundzada appointed new leader

KABUL, Afghanistan(AFP) — The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced influential religious figure Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader after confirming supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s death in a US drone strike. “Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed as the new leader of the Islamic Emirate (Taliban) after a unanimous agreement in the shura (supreme council), and all the members of shura pledged allegiance to him,” the insurgents said in a statement. It added that Sirajuddin Haqqani, an […]

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NBA: Westbrook’s Thunder put Warriors on the brink

LOS ANGELES, United States(AFP) — Russell Westbrook tallied a triple double and Kevin Durant finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City routed Golden State 118-94 to put the Warriors on the brink of elimination Tuesday. Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the Thunder who can advance to the NBA finals with a victory in Thursday’s game five on the road. Westbrook, who led the league with 18 triple doubles […]

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China’s Huawei sues Samsung over wireless patents

WASHINGTON , United States(AFP) — Chinese technology titan Huawei said Tuesday it filed suit in the United States against Samsung, claiming its South Korean rival has infringed on patents on wireless connectivity for mobile devices. The lawsuit filed in federal court in California alleges that “Samsung and its affiliates have earned billions of dollars by selling (mobile) products that use Huawei’s technology.” Huawei said it was filing a similar lawsuit in China alleging infringement of […]

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A-bomb survivors to attend Obama’s Hiroshima memorial

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Survivors of the American nuclear bombing of Hiroshima will be present when US President Barack Obama lays a wreath at ground zero this week, reports said Wednesday. Former United States prisoners of war captured by the Japanese will also attend the event, the Yomiuri Shimbun said, with US officials hoping their presence will remove any impression it is an apology. Obama will offer a floral tribute and make comments in front […]

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Adidas to launch robot-made shoes in Germany from 2017

ANSBACH, Germany (AFP) — Adidas, the German maker of sportswear and equipment, announced Tuesday that it will start marketing its first series of sport-shoes manufactured by robots in Germany from 2017. More than 20 years after Adidas ceased production activities in Germany and moved them to Asiainstead, chief executive Herbert Hainer, unveiled to the press the group’s new prototype “Speedfactory” in Ansbach in southern Germany. The new state-of-the-art 4,600-square-meter plant is still being built, but […]

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Depp and Australia minister renew war of words

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A war of words between Johnny Depp and an Australian minister reignited Wednesday with Barnaby Joyce claiming he was the Hollywood star’s Hannibal Lecter after being told he looked as if he was “inbred with a tomato”. The pair have been at loggerheads since Depp’s wife Amber Heard failed to declare the couple’s two dogs when they arrived in Queensland state a year ago. Joyce, who is deputy prime minister and […]

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Sanders seeks Kentucky recount after narrow Clinton win

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday called for a recount of votes cast in last weeks’ Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, after unofficial results showed him narrowly losing the state to frontrunner Hillary Clinton. “I hereby request a full and complete check and recanvass of every one of the voting machines and absentee ballots from all precincts in all 120 counties involving the Democratic presidential race from the 2016 primary election,” […]

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