WASHINGTON (AFP) – You might argue it’s a cruel joke no matter what side of American politics you fall on: Donald Trump sent a message to supporters on Monday that appeared to announce he was suspending his reelection campaign, but it turned out to be an April Fools’ fundraising bid. The former Republican president, who […]
YAFTAL SUFLA (AFP) – Tearing off a piece of mouldy flatbread, Homayon gulped tea in a brief reprieve from the din of the machines he and a dozen other men were using to dig for gold on a mountainside in northeastern Afghanistan. The 30-year-old found little work as a mechanic in nearby Faizabad city, so […]
PORTLAND (AP) – The Boston Celtics aren’t taking 50 wins this season for granted. Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Celtics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-99 yesterday despite the absence of two key starters. Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis were sidelined with injuries for the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics, who […]
ANTÁRTIDA (AFP) – In freezing Antarctic waters, amid bobbing chunks of floating ice, the hums, pitches and echoes of life in the deep are helping scientists understand the behaviour and movements of marine mammals. “There are species which make impressive sounds, literally like Star Wars, they sound like spaceships,” said Colombian scientist Andrea Bonilla, who […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Klay Thompson scored 28 points, Stephen Curry had 27 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 126-106 yesterday for their fifth straight victory. The Splash Brothers combined for 22 points in the third quarter to pace the Warriors to a 12-point advantage to start the fourth. Thompson, who […]