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Reuters – Hinting at a possible pregnancy, Janet Jackson announced on Wednesday that she was temporarily halting her world tour because of a “sudden change” that required her and her husband to plan a family. “My husband and I are planning our family, so I’m going to have to delay the tour. Please if you could try and understand that it’s important that I do this now. I have to rest up, doctor’s orders,” the […]
(Reuters) – U.S. troops on Monday (April 4) fired mobile artillery rockets as part of a new training demonstration during annual joint military exercises with the Philippines. Video footage released by the U.S. and Philippine military shows American soldiers firing six reduced range practice rockets from two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) at a Philippine military camp north of Manila. HIMARS were used in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. military. The practice rockets have […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) – Researchers in Argentina say they have genetically modified an adenovirus – which can cause colds, conjunctivitis and bronchitis – to home in on cancer, killing tumor cells in patients without harming healthy tissue. Scientists have long been intrigued by the idea of using viruses to alert the immune system to seek and destroy cancerous cells. That interest has taken off in recent years as advances in genetic engineering allow them […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) – Archaeologists said on Tuesday (April 5) they expect 180 artifacts unearthed from 14 sites near an ancient Mayan city known as T’hó, located in the Yucatan state capital of Merida, will shed light on pre-Hispanic life in southern Mexico. During a news conference held at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, archaeologists said the 14 peripheral sites are part of 223 sites located close to T’hó. Four of […]
Hanoi, Vietnam (AFP)—Vietnam’s new prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was formally voted in and handed a five-year term by lawmakers Thursday to round off a leadership change among Communist top brass. Phuc was the only candidate nominated for the position by party officials earlier this year and won 90.26 percent of the votes in the rubber stamp parliament. “I will do my best to serve the country and people,” the 61-year-old, who was previously a deputy prime […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) – The largest imperial seal used by Chinese emperor Kangxi went under the hammer in Hong Kong on Wednesday (April 6) and fetched $11.8 million. Sotheby’s said an Asian buyer won the bid and that it set the third highest price for any Chinese imperial seal sold at an auction. It added that the price also set a world auction record for a seal carved for Emperor Kangxi, who ruled China […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – An emotional Manny Pacquiao and his opponent Tim Bradley held their final news conference ahead of their WBO welterweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, 37, and Bradley, 32, will meet on April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, the venue for their two previous encounters. Pacquiao, who was controversially beaten by Bradley when they first met in 2012, gained revenge in their […]
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SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) – Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and South Korea held an annual meeting in Seoul to boost cooperation on nuclear issues on Thursday (April 7). IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards, Tero Varjoranta, and South Korean foreign ministry’s Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Choi Jong-moon, led the fourth South Korea-IAEA High-Level Consultation. The both sides discussed ways to cooperate their response […]
WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA, United States (Reuters) – Wildfires in Oklahoma and Kansas this week have burned thousands of acres, scorched numerous structures and prompted hundreds of people to evacuate their homes, officials said on Wednesday (April 6). Winds packing speeds of up to 50 miles per hour (80 km) caused power lines to arc, sparking fires in four different locations, which then merged into one large fire, according to local media. Aerial video over Woodward county […]
Reuters – The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled worldwide in under four decades to 422 million, and the condition is fast becoming a major problem in poorer countries, a World Health Organization study released on Wednesday (April 6) showed. In one of the largest studies to date of diabetes trends, the researchers said ageing populations and rising levels of obesity across the world mean diabetes is becoming “a defining issue for global public […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan fifth division issued an arrest warrant against Senator Jose “JV” Ejercito and five others for the graft case filed against them by the Office of the Ombudsman for the alleged illegal procurement of 2.1-million pesos worth of firearms. Also ordered arrested are the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) members of San Juan City, namely: City Administrator Ranulfo Dacalos, City Treasurer Rosalinda Marasigan, City Attorney Romualdo Delos Santos, […]
