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MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Number one draft pick Paolo Banchero scored 23 points as the Orlando Magic ended the injury-depleted Boston Celtics’ nine-game winning streak with an upset 113-98 victory on Monday. Orlando, languishing three places off the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 17-29 record prior to Monday’s game, took full advantage of Boston’s injury crisis to complete a deserved win at the Amway Center in Florida. The league-leading Celtics were missing […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN and Gilles CLARENNE in MONTEREY PARK, California Agence France-Presse HALF MOON BAY, United States (AFP) — An Asian farm worker was in custody Monday after seven of his colleagues were killed in front of children at sites in California, days after a mass shooter killed 11 people at a Lunar New Year celebration near Los Angeles. The latest bloodshed to hit Asian Americans in California occurred at two farms around Half Moon […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday she was grateful for her time in office, insisting that a sustained barrage of online abuse was not the reason for her shock resignation. The 42-year-old said last week she no longer had “enough in the tank” after a turbulent five years, during which she steered the country through natural disasters, its worst-ever terror attack and the Covid-19 pandemic. Her resignation, less […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake that hit at 10:13 a.m. was an aftershock of the 7.0-magnitude quake that struck the province on January 18. The epicenter was 303 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 27 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse Tokyo, Japan (AFP) – The specks are tiny. No, really tiny. Smaller than the diameter of a hair. But they hold billions of years of history that reveal some of the secrets of asteroids. The three minute particles from an asteroid called Itokawa show some of these space rocks are vastly older than was thought, and are much tougher. And that could mean we need bolder ways to prevent […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Riot police tossed tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in new unrest in Peru’s capital on Monday, and the nation’s interior minister said there was no end in sight to the tumult gripping the nation. Several hundred protesters marched in colonial central Lima to demand the ouster of President Dina Boluarte — some shouting “Dina murderer!” — until police moved in with tear gas volleys. This crisis triggered by the ouster […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Seven people have been killed and one critically injured Monday in two shootings in Half Moon Bay in northern California, US media reported. There was no immediate official confirmation of the toll from authorities, but San Mateo County Sheriff said on Twitter it was dealing with an incident. “The Sheriff’s Office is responding to a shooting incident with multiple victims in the area of (Highway) 92 and the (Half […]
Washington, United States (AFP) — Sea spiders can regrow body parts after amputation and not just limbs, according to a study released on Monday that may pave the way for further scientific research into regeneration. “Nobody had expected this,” said Gerhard Scholtz of Humboldt University in Berlin, senior author of the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “We were the first to show that this is possible.” It is well […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – US auto giant Ford is planning to axe 3,200 jobs in Germany, a union said Monday, adding it was extremely concerned about the future of the company’s sites in Europe’s top economy. The news came amid fears in the EU that companies could shift their operations to the United States because of the recently passed landmark Inflation Reduction Act that offers tax cuts for US-made electric cars and batteries. A spokesman for […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Japanese international Rui Hachimura in a deal that sends guard Kendrick Nunn and multiple draft picks to the Washington Wizards, the Lakers said Monday. The 6ft 8in (2.0m) Hachimura has made 30 appearances for the Wizards this season, averaging 13 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists. In his four seasons in the NBA, the 24-year-old has averaged 13.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden on Monday named an envoy to press North Korea on human rights, ending a six-year gap that included the entire presidency of Donald Trump, who pursued high-profile talks with Pyongyang. Biden nominated for the position Julie Turner, a Korean-speaking career diplomat who now heads the Asia section of the State Department’s human rights bureau. She needs confirmation from the Senate, where little opposition is expected. The ambassador-level […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – From cabaret feathers to sleek suits and velvet robes, Dior celebrated Josephine Baker and the wild freedom of the Roaring Twenties in a celeb-packed show on Monday to kickstart haute couture week in Paris. A parade of stars were in the front row, including Anya Taylor-Joy, Kirsten Dunst, Rosamund Pike and K-Pop’s Jisoo, to see Chiuru’s homage to the American icon who made Paris her home and recently became the first woman […]
