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COLORADO SPRINGS, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble on Thursday after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, but he appeared unhurt — and joked about it later. Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands with a cadet and begun walking back to his seat when he fell. Air Force personnel helped him […]
by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – America’s northeast is famous for its red, orange and yellow fall foliage but experts say climate change is dulling the colors and delaying peak season, causing concern for the region’s multibillion-dollar “leaf-peeping” tourist industry. Warmer temperatures and heavier rainfall are keeping leaves greener for longer while extreme weather events like heatwaves and storms are stripping trees bare before getting to autumn, according to conservationists. […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian stocks fell in early trade Monday despite a weekend call by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to top US banking executives aimed at stemming market panic which saw Wall Street experience its worst week in a decade. The Dow and the Nasdaq ended Friday with their biggest weekly drop since the start of the global financial crisis as investors took fright over a government shutdown in Washington, President Donald Trump’s […]
(Eagle News) — The sole Filipino who was reported missing following a strong earthquake in Indonesia on Sept. 28 has been located, and is safe and sound. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said that based on a report from the Philippine Consulate General in Manado, it was able to contact the Filipino, who was serving a 14-year sentence for illegal drug possession at the Lapu Penitentiary when the quake occurred. Consul General Oscar […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong stocks fell in the first few minutes of trade Monday after China called off planned trade talks with the United States, fuelling fears of an escalation of their long-running tariff standoff. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.72 percent, or 200.87 points, to 27,752.71 in early trade. Mainland Chinese markets are closed for a public holiday. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)—-The Department of Foreign Affairs said a Filipina household service worker died after she fell from the flat of her employer in Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the DFA said based on a report from the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah, the Filipina, whose name has been withheld pending notification of her next of kin, fell from the sixth-floor apartment in Madinah on Friday, April 27. She was brought to the hospital at 3:30 p.m. […]
Jinchang City, Gansu Province, China (CCTV) — Affected by a cold front, cities of Jinchang and Jiayuguan saw heavy snow on Sunday night, which has brought temperature down to minus four degree Celsius. The residents wore heavy coats when doing outdoor activities, while wet and slippery roads slowed down the cities’ traffic. The meteorological authorities said the chilly weather will last three to five days.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Czech-American actor Jan Triska has died at the age of 80 after falling off Prague’s historic Charles Bridge, Czech media reported on Monday. Triska fell off the bridge on Saturday and was rescued from the Vltava river by two tourists on a boat but died in hospital on Sunday, according to the website of the DNES daily. Czech firefighters said he had jumped while emergency services said the fall was […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning as a stronger yen discouraged investors already cautious ahead of United States President Donald Trump’s policy speech to Congress. Markets are keen to see details of Trump’s spending plans as well as proposals for tax reform, with uncertainty over their timing and size of his plans weighing on the greenback in recent weeks. Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. “We are not […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US stocks retreated and the dollar fell against most currencies Thursday in the final session before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Equities elsewhere were mixed, with Japan’s Nikkei climbing on a weaker yen, while European equities fell modestly after the European Central Bank kept interest rates low and adopted a generally dovish stance on monetary policy. Some analysts described heightened uncertainty about Trump among investors in the US, […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The rally in Asia stocks fizzled out Friday, as a renewed weakening in the price of oil dampened sentiment and safe haven assets such as the yen received a boost. US crude fell below $31 a barrel as traders digested news that American stockpiles rose to the highest in more than eight decades. While turbulence in Asian markets has abated this week with losses earlier in the year being partially […]
