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TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed leading the fight against terrorism on Friday (May 26) as they met at this year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit, hosted in the chic Sicilian resort town of Taormina. May is expected to leave a day early, following Monday’s (May 22) suicide bombing at a concert in northern England that killed 22 people and was allegedly carried out by a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States-led strikes aimed against the Islamic State group have “unintentionally” killed 352 civilians since the offensive began in 2014, according to the US military. The tally from the Combined Joint Task Force did not include findings from an investigation the coalition said it had launched into one allegedly particularly deadly strike on March 17 in west Mosul. US General Stephen Townsend had said coalition forces “probably had a role […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Researchers at California’s Stanford University are studying how birds morph their wings during flight in the hopes of engineering more versatile drones in the future. The scientists use a projector to beam patterns of overlapping light on the bird, a parrotlet. A camera, synced with the projector, then records its flight. Using a set of algorithms, the researchers can then create a 3D reconstruction of the bird’s movement. Already the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Thursday ramped up its fight against “fake news” by adding tips on how to tell when shared stories are bogus. An initiative being launched in the United States, France and a dozen other countries added an educational tool in an “awareness display” in news feeds at the leading online social network. “By clicking on the awareness display located at the top of their news feed, users will […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao’s camp said Thursday it was keen for a quick win over Australian Jeff Horn in July to set up a higher-profile title fight with British boxer Amir Khan. The world champion, 38, will face the undefeated Horn, 29, in Brisbane on July 2, the Filipino’s adviser told AFP in Manila on Wednesday. The announcement ended months of speculation on who the fighter — dubbed “Pac-Man” — would face next […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is back in talks for a possible fight with unbeaten Australian Jeff Horn, the Filipino world champion’s adviser said Friday. The announcement follows the much-publicized collapse of a $38 million bout between Pacquiao and Britain’s Amir Khan, reportedly after investors in the United Arab Emirates failed to come up with the money. “We are discussing the matter with (US promoter Bob) Arum,” Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz told […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to fight a federal court ruling halting his revised temporary ban of refugees and nationals from six Muslim-majority countries, describing the decision as “judicial overreach.” “The law in the constitution gave the president the power to suspend immigration when he deems it to be in the national interest of our country,” he said at a rally in Nashville, Tennessee, following the decision […]
LOS ANGELS, United States (AFP) — A potentially money-spinning bout between Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Britain’s Amir Khan has collapsed, The Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday. Pacquiao’s long-time promoter Bob Arum told the newspaper that the proposed $38 million fight staged by the United Arab Emirates in April had proven to be “pie in the sky.” “When they contacted me, I told them it was pie in the sky, that this is […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather taunted Conor McGregor over his failure to agree terms on their potential superfight on Tuesday, insisting once more he was ready to climb into a ring with the mixed martial arts star. “If Conor McGregor really wants this fight to happen, stop blowing smoke up everybody’s ass,” Mayweather told ESPN, accusing the Irishman of stalling on a deal. “Sign the paper. Sign the paper. You said you […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather said Wednesday he was “interested” in a fight with Conor McGregor and had already offered the mixed martial arts star $15 million to climb into the ring with him. Mayweather, who retired in 2015 with a perfect 49-0 record, told ESPN’s First Take program that a McGregor bout was the only thing that could tempt him to end his exile from the ring. The […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two time Olympic gold medallist Zou Shiming is grateful to share the billing with Manny Pacquiao as he goes for his first-ever professional boxing crown against a familiar foe in Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym of Thailand. Zou and Kwanpichit are key components in an international undercard to Saturday’s main event between Filipino boxing star Pacquiao and World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jessie Vargas. Zou (8-1, 2 KOs) has been called the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Filipino star Manny Pacquiao says he remains undecided about his future in boxing beyond this year, insisting he is not looking past his upcoming world title bout with Jessie Vargas. Pacquiao returns to the ring to face World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Vargas on November 5, three months after ending his four-month “retirement”. But the 37-year-old eight division world champion said he has not thought about his plans after […]
