Thousands of people from all over the world took part in a Holocaust memorial march on Thursday (May 5), walking down a 3-kilometre path linking the former Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The sound of the shofar, a ram’s horn used in Jewish religious ceremonies, signalled the beginning of the march to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. The “March of the Living” is both a silent tribute to the victims of the Holocaust and the name […]
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INC spokesperson warns against moves to discredit INC unity
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The spokesperson of the Iglesia Ni Cristo has warned the public against people who will misrepresent themselves as members of the Church, amid recent news of alleged movements by candidates who did not get the INC’s endorsement to mobilize alleged INC members. INC spokesperson minister Edwil Zabala said the Church had recently learned of these movements by candidates who had made plans to discredit the INC’s “one vote” […]
Nasal spray device could help those with schizophrenia
A nasal spray device that seems to improve delivery of the hormone oxytocin to the brain may help those with psychiatric disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have improved social functioning, according to Norwegian researchers. Scientists at the University of Oslo (UiO) collaborated with OptiNose on a test of the Norwegian firm’s eponymous device on a group of 16 males. Each member at some point received two different doses of oxytocin and also […]
Russian orchestra, Putin’s friends, play Syria’s Palmyra amphitheatre
Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre staged a surprise concert in the amphitheatre of the Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday (May 5), in what looked like an attempt by the Kremlin to win hearts and minds and remind the world of its role in the city’s recapture. The concert, held just over a month after Russian air strikes helped push Islamic State militants out of Palmyra, saw Valery Gergiev, a close associate of President Vladimir Putin, conduct […]
Mario Vargas Llosa says Argentina back from the brink under President Macri
Controversial Peruvian Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa told media in Buenos Aires on Thursday (May 5) that Argentina was on the verge of becoming Latin America’s second Venezuela until it voted in conservative President Mauricio Macri, bringing an end to more than a decade of free-spending leftist populism with a promise to open up the ailing economy to investors. The upset ended 12 years of Peronist-run governments under former leader Cristina Fernandez and her late […]
Beijing ‘tightens screws’ on Taiwan’s new president
by Amber WANG TAIPEI , Taiwan (AFP) — When Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan’s president later this month, she will end a period of unprecedented rapprochement with rival Beijing and China is already ramping up the pressure on her new government. Tsai’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is traditionally pro-independence and refuses to chime in with Beijing’s message that self-ruling Taiwan is part of “one China”. Tsai won the presidency by a landslide in January as voters […]
Consider the peace process when voting on election day — Deles
PASIG CITY, May 6 — Filipino voters should factor the stance of their candidates on peace for the country come election day on May 9, in order to preserve and continue the gains of the peace process initiatives of the current administration, said Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles. “I hope you will greatly consider the stance, or the lack thereof, of the candidates on the peace […]
One dead, one wounded in Maryland high school shooting -police
BELTSVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) — One adult was fatally shot and a second person was wounded on Thursday (May 5), in a shooting on the grounds of a high school in Maryland that “appears to be a domestic-related” incident, police said. The Prince George’s County Police Department said it received reports of gunfire at High Point High School in the community of Beltsville, Maryland, about 15 miles northeast of Washington. “One adult fatally shot, second wounded […]
US man found guilty in ‘Grim Sleeper’ killings
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A jury in Los Angeles convicted an ex-garbage collector and police garage attendant on Thursday of murdering nine women and a teenage girl over a period of two decades. Jury members reached the verdict against Lonnie Franklin Jr. in the so-called “Grim Sleeper” killings after less than two days of deliberations, ending a macabre case that exposed the city’s seedy underbelly. Franklin, 63, who faces a possible death sentence, […]
Philippine fishermen hope next president will resolve South China Sea dispute
MASINLOC, Philippines (Reuters) — The livelihoods of Philippine fishermen in the coastal town of Masinloc took a hit in 2012 after the Chinese coastguard blocked the entrance to Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. As the country prepares for the election on May 9, they are pinning their hopes on a president who will stand up to China and help restore their livelihood. The shoal is around 130 nautical miles from Masinloc. Fears […]
Google and Honeywell turn down Nest thermostat heat
SAN FRANCISCO , United States (AFP) — Alphabet-owned Google and Honeywell International on Thursday announced a deal to end a patent dispute over technology used in Nest smart thermostats. The companies said in a joint release that a new patent cross-licensing agreement resolves a pending lawsuit. But they did not disclose terms or financial details. “Google and Honeywell believe that this patent accord promotes product innovation and consumer choice in the market for smart home […]
Canada says forest fire evacuees face long wait before returning home
MONTREAL, Cnada (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people evacuated from the Canadian city of Ft. McMurray because of raging forest fires face a long wait to return home, an official said Thursday. The damage from the blazes is major and there is no way to predict when evacuees can go home, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said. “Unfortunately, we do know that it will not be a matter of days,” she told a news conference. […]
