Faulty warnings, deforestation turned Philippine rains ‘deadly’ — study

Agence France Presse 03/01/2024

Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonably heavy rains into deadly disasters, scientists said in a report Friday. More than 100 people were killed in landslides and floods in…

NBA denies Knicks protest of loss despite referee error

Agence France Presse 02/29/2024

The NBA denied a protest by the New York Knicks on Wednesday of their 105-103 loss at Houston earlier this month, although it came from a referee’s mistake. The Knicks were deadlocked at 103-103 in the final…

Dead horses, scraps, leaves: Gaza’s hungry get desperate

Agence France Presse 02/28/2024

At the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Abu Gibril was so desperate for food to feed his family that he slaughtered two of his horses. “We had no other choice but to slaughter the horses to…

Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ lyrics drama plays out in NY court

Agence France Presse 02/27/2024

The Eagles frontman Don Henley said Monday he was the victim of “extortion” as the trial began of three men accused of trying to sell around 100 pages of stolen notes from the band’s 1976 album “Hotel…

NBA: Jokic powers Denver over Warriors

Agence France Presse 02/26/2024

Nikola Jokic posted his 18th triple double of the season to lead reigning NBA champion Denver’s 119-103 victory at Golden State on Sunday. The 29-year-old Serbian center, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, had 32 points, 16…

Football: Liverpool wins English League Cup after beating Chelsea 1-0

Agence France Presse 02/26/2024

Liverpool won the League Cup in dramatic fashion as Virgil van Dijk’s header late in extra-time sealed a 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s injury-hit side finished a gruelling clash with a host…

NBA: Giannis powers Bucks in NBA blowout over Sixers

Agence France Presse 02/26/2024

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and passed off nine assists to lead the dominant Milwaukee Bucks in a 119-98 NBA victory at Philadelphia on Sunday. New Bucks coach Doc Rivers collected a victory over…

Italy court clears man who tried to strangle sleeping wife

Agence France Presse 02/24/2024

ROME—A court in Italy has acquitted a man who tried to strangle his wife while asleep, ruling that he was suffering from a sleep disorder, media reported on Thursday. His wife had to bite him to wake…

Black teen in US loses court battle over hairstyle

Agence France Presse 02/23/2024

A Black teen who was punished at high school because of the way he wears his hair lost a court battle Thursday when a judge upheld the disciplinary action against him. Darryl George, 18, wears his hair…

Commercial US spaceship lands on moon

Agence France Presse 02/23/2024

A Houston-based company has landed America’s first spaceship on the Moon in more than 50 years, part of a new fleet of NASA-funded, uncrewed commercial robots intended to pave the way for astronaut missions later this decade.…

US to sanction over 500 targets involved in Russia ‘war machine’

Agence France Presse 02/23/2024

The United States plans to impose sanctions on more than 500 targets involved in Russia’s war in Ukraine, as fighting continues to rage two years after Moscow’s invasion, the Treasury Department said Thursday. The action to be…

‘Barbarians at the gates’: US evangelicals back Trump as their defender

Agence France Presse 02/22/2024

As a casino-owning playboy who has been married three times and faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations over the years, Donald Trump is an unlikely role model for America’s evangelical Christians. But a huge number of these devoutly…

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