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Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Katie Forster Japan has laid out plans to expand its defence capabilities drastically over five years. The new security strategy marks a major shift, as Japan confronts China’s growing military might. – Why are the changes controversial? – Japan’s constitution, drafted by the United States after World War II, does not officially recognise the military, so moves to bolster its capacity are highly sensitive. The constitution limits spending on the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) – Google rivals on Thursday unveiled a project to make freely available data sets for map features to be built into online offerings. Alphabet-owned Google dominates online mapping, selling its services to other companies or platforms and using location and navigation capabilities to enhance its other offerings, including online advertising. Meta, Microsoft, TomTom and Amazon Web Services have now introduced what they call the Overture Maps Foundation, the goal of which […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Memphis star Ja Morant and Miami’s Tyler Herro, two of the NBA’s top young guards, delivered dazzling performances on Thursday in impressive triumphs. Morant had a triple double for the host Grizzlies, who stretched their NBA win streak to seven games, while Herro unleashed a historic career-best effort for the Heat. Morant managed his third triple double of the season and the seventh of his career with 25 points, 10 […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) – At least eight people died after a landslide struck a Malaysian campsite Friday, officials said, as rescuers searched for dozens who were still missing. Seven people were injured in the landslide near the town of Batang Kali, just outside the capital Kuala Lumpur and near a mountain casino resort, the National Disaster Management Agency said in a tweet. Landslides are common in Malaysia after heavy rains, which are regular at the […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading a measure that seeks to make mandatory the National Citizens Service Training Program for select students. House Bill No. 6687 got 276 yes votes, four no votes and one abstention. President Bongbong Marcos had certified the bill as urgent. According to the bill, students of higher education institutions enrolled in two- to four-year undergraduate courses are required to undergo the NCSTP, which includes military […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) – Twitter suspended Thursday the accounts of more than a half-dozen journalists who had been writing about the company and its new owner Elon Musk. Some of the journalists had been tweeting about Twitter shutting down an @ElonJet account that tracked flights of the billionaire’s private jet and about versions of that account hosted at other social networks. Twitter did not say why the reporters’ accounts were suspended. “Nothing says free […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US President Joe Biden threw his support Thursday behind a larger African role in the world as he also vowed to champion democracy in a continent where China and Russia have enjoyed rising clout. “The United States is all in on Africa and all in with Africa,” Biden told nearly 50 African leaders who have spent three days in a wintry Washington summit that featured a gala White House dinner. “Africa […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The US announced financial sanctions targeting one of Russia’s wealthiest men, Vladimir Potanin, the Treasury Department and State Department said Thursday, adding to efforts that curb Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine. The actions follow earlier moves by Washington to isolate Russia from the global financial system, and are expected to complement those of the US’s partners, according to authorities. “The Department of State is imposing sanctions on Vladimir […]
by Lucie Aubourg and Chris Lefkow in Washington with Ola Cichowlas in Moscow Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Russian and NASA engineers were assessing a coolant leak on Thursday from a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS) that may have been caused by a micrometeorite strike. Dramatic NASA TV images showed white particles resembling snowflakes streaming out of the rear of the vessel for hours. The coolant leak forced […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The expected US provision of Patriot missiles to Ukraine is a muscular message of support and will boost defenses against Russia’s relentless aerial assaults, but experts say its battlefield impact will be limited. Patriots are “far from a silver bullet,” against the low-flying cruise missiles and drone bombs that Russian forces have pummeled Ukraine with, according to Ian Williams of the Missile Defense Project at […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry has suffered a partial dislocation of his left shoulder and there’s no immediate timetable for his return to the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors. The team announced Thursday that Curry underwent an MRI exam in Philadelphia — where the Warriors play on Friday — and it revealed the extent of the damage he suffered in Wednesday’s 125-119 loss at Indiana. “The MRI confirmed […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Harvard University named Claudine Gay, a dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, as its new president on Thursday, the first African American to hold the post at the prestigious university. Gay, 52, is just the second woman to be elected to head the school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard said that Gay, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, will take over as the university’s 30th president on July 1, […]
