Pop world backs Kamala Harris: ‘kamala IS brat’

Agence France Presse 07/24/2024

The pop world has coalesced rapidly around Kamala Harris’s last-minute candidacy, as the US vice president gets a boost from an online explosion of videos mixing her speeches with hit songs. Janelle Monae, John Legend and Charli…

Ethiopia: Devastating landslide kills 229

Agence France Presse 07/24/2024

Using shovels or their bare hands, local residents on Tuesday searched desperately for survivors after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed at least 229 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn…

July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally — EU climate monitor

Agence France Presse 07/24/2024

July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published Tuesday by the EU’s climate monitor. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average surface air temperature of 17.09 degrees Celsius…

Founder of tech giant Kakao arrested for stock manipulation

Agence France Presse 07/23/2024

The billionaire founder of South Korean internet conglomerate Kakao was arrested early Tuesday, a Seoul court said, accused of manipulating stock prices during the acquisition of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment. Founded in 2010, Kakao has grown to…

Biden passing torch to Harris: Anchovy pizza and 1 minute warning

Agence France Presse 07/23/2024

The end for US President Joe Biden’s election hopes was quick and unfolded in almost total secrecy — but Vice President Kamala Harris was ready. Isolated in his Delaware beach house with Covid, the 81-year-old Biden made…

Gaza war: Palestinians flee as Israel sets sights on safe zone

Agence France Presse 07/23/2024

Thousands of Gazans fled an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone Monday after the army ordered them to leave and warned of an imminent operation in response to rocket attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on his way to…

Philippines ‘to assert our rights’ after China sea deal

Agence France Presse 07/22/2024

Manila insisted Monday it will continue to “assert our rights” over a hotspot South China Sea reef, after reaching a deal with Beijing for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a grounded warship. The Philippine foreign ministry also…

Paris Olympics opening ceremony: What do we know about it?

Agence France Presse 07/22/2024

Organisers of Friday’s opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics — the first time it will be held outside a stadium — have provided teasers for their spectacular plans but refused to give specifics. Here is what we…

Philippines, China reach ‘arrangement’ for reef resupply missions

Agence France Presse 07/22/2024

The Philippines and China have agreed on an “arrangement” for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, Manila said Sunday, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters. A remote outpost on…

Biden bombshell: A plot twist that roils Trump too

Agence France Presse 07/22/2024

Joe Biden’s withdrawal upends what was already a White House race for the ages, but it will rattle Donald Trump, too — forcing him to recalibrate a campaign that was focused almost entirely on his former opponent.…

Biden exit: What happens after it?

Agence France Presse 07/22/2024

US President Joe Biden’s decision Sunday to withdraw from the presidential race at such a late date — just over 100 days until the November 5 election — is unprecedented in modern US electoral history. In the coming…

Trump recounts assassination attempt: ‘Not supposed to be here’

Agence France Presse 07/19/2024

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday dramatically recounted his brush with death just days before, saying he survived “only by the grace of almighty God.” “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump told the Republican…

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