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Snakes, weather add to misery for Idomeni migrants

(Reuters) Weather conditions took a turn for the worse in Idomeni on Tuesday (April 26) with deteriorating living conditions for thousands of migrants stuck at Greece’s makeshift border camp. Following two days of heavy rainfall, gale force winds swept through the overcrowded camp, tearing and toppling tents. Temperatures dropped to 15 degrees celsius overnight. Aid organisations have repeatedly said that living conditions at the sprawling tent city are appalling. A lack of hygiene facilities, shortages […]

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First drop in iPhone sales, Apple revenue streak ends

by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO,United States (AFP) — Apple on Tuesday reported its first-ever drop in iPhone sales since launching the smartphone in 2007 as the tech giant’s long streak of rising revenue ended. Apple said iPhone sales dropped year-over-year for the first time, slipping to 51.19 million in the recently ended quarter compared with 61.17 million in the same period a year ago. Profits fell as well: Apple reported net income of $10.5 billion […]

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Venezuela enforces public sector leave on three weekdays

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s government Tuesday announced enforced leave for public sector workers from Wednesday to Friday, meaning they will only work two days a week in efforts to tackle an electricity shortage. “There will be no work in the public sector on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, except for fundamental and necessary tasks,” Vice President Aristobulo Isturiz said in a television broadcast. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse

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U.S. warns of ‘other’ options if North Korea continues nuclear, missile tests

(Reuters)  The United States warned on Tuesday it would consider “other” options, which could include new sanctions or security steps, if North Korea continued nuclear and ballistic missile testing.South Korea’s Yonhap news agency earlier said North Korea appeared to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, after what the United States described as the “fiery, catastrophic” failure of a launch attempt this month. It is widely expected to conduct a fifth nuclear test […]

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England’s junior doctors stage first ever all-out strike

Junior doctors in England’s National Health Service staged their first ever all-out strike on Tuesday (April 26), walking out on both emergency and routine care. They are locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government and Health Minister Jeremy Hunt’s threat to impose a new contract on them. Talks have broken down in the row over working hours and pay, with the main sticking point payment for weekend work. A government source told the […]

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Protesters break into Finnish-Russian nuclear site

  Anti-nuclear protesters on Tuesday (April 26) broke into a construction site for a nuclear reactor to be supplied by Russia’s state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom, choosing the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster for their demonstration. Police estimated that close to 50 protesters gathered near the Fennovoima site in northern Finland and around 40 were detained. One group broke into the site while others lay down on the road leading to the site’s entrance, police […]

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Tension in Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa, West Bank checkpoint

Israeli security forces scuffled with Muslim worshippers outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque on Tuesday (April 26), after removing Jewish worshippers who violated visitation rules from the volatile site. In a video obtained by Reuters, Israeli security could be seen pushing a small crowd of Muslim worshippers who were angry at the violation and by the presence of the Jewish visitors at the site. Israeli media reported that the tension began when Jewish visitors laid on the […]

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Big Ben to fall silent for months during repairs

London (AFP) – Big Ben will fall silent for several months while the iconic London clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament undergoes “desperately” needed repairs next year, officials said on Tuesday. The bell, whose chimes feature on British radio broadcasts, will be silenced as part of the £29 million (37 million euros, $42 million) repairs. The work will repair the clock faces and mechanism, cracks in the tower’s masonry and corrosion in the […]

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North Korea reportedly readies another missile test launch

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea appears to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, after what the United States described as the “fiery, catastrophic” failure of the first attempt. Separately, President Barack Obama said the United States is working on defending itself and its allies against potential threats from what he called an “erratic” country with an “irresponsible” leader. On April 15, the North failed […]

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San Miguel falters as Rain or Shine is a win away from the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals

Quezon City, Philippines – The Rain or Shine Elastopainters holds a commanding lead in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Semi-Finals after escaping a late run by the San Miguel Beermen to win, 98-96. San Miguel held on to a one point lead during the first half which led to the adjustments made by Rain or Shine in the third quarter as  Jeff Chan scored 9 of his 14 points to pull his team up by three […]

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Eagle Broadcasting Corp. joins NAB show 2016 in Las Vegas

Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), the media company that pioneered all-digital broadcasting in the Philippines, is joining delegates from more than 180 countries from every continent at the NAB Show, the world’s largest annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment content across all platforms held from April 16 to 21 in Las Vegas. Julie Docena reports from Las Vegas!

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Ibang mga bansa, tumutulong na rin sa pag-iimbestiga sa voters’ data leak

(Eagle News) — Tumutulong na ngayon ang iba’t ibang bansa upang mapabilis pa ang imbestigasyong ginagawa ng judicial department ng Pilipinas sa nag-leak na voters’ data at information mula sa hub ng Commission on Election (Comelec) matapos itong mapasok ng mga hacker. Partikular na tinukoy ni Justice Acting Secretary Emmanuel Caparas ang America na isa aniya sa mga kumikilos upang tukuyin ang lahat ng mga sangkot sa hacking ng Comelec website noong March 31. Paliwanag ni […]

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