South Korea quiet for quake-delayed college entrance exam
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- An annual hush descended upon South Korea Thursday as hundreds of thousands of students sat…
8 years ago
Simple water test could prevent crippling bone disease
OLDONYOSAMBU, Tanzania (Reuters) -- A fast color-changing test that detects fluoride in drinking water could help prevent the crippling bone…
8 years ago
Senator Poe says she doubts “delicadeza” is sole reason Transport Undersecretary Chavez resigned
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Grace Poe said that while she "admire(s)" Transport Undersecretary Cesar Chavez's "sense…
8 years ago
Watch: Snake on a train: Indonesian kills serpent with bare hands
https://youtu.be/HVhrLOUYKwg JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian man who used his bare hands to kill a snake that…
8 years ago
Taylor Swift bucks streaming trend
Reuters -- Taylor Swift on Tuesday is proving she's the rare artist who can defy the digital age. Her latest…
8 years ago
Malacanang unfazed by UN human rights spokesperson’s rebuke of Duterte over threat vs Callamard
(Eagle News) -- Malacanang has dismissed the United Nations' human rights spokesperson's rebuke of President Rodrigo Duterte over his remark…
8 years ago
Citizen scientists asked to record rather than repel mosquitoes
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) -- When you next hear the high pitched whine of a mosquito, researchers from Stanford University…
8 years ago
Mexico’s ‘heaviest man’ has surgery to halve his weight
GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico (Reuters) -- A Mexican man who weighed more than half a ton had surgery in Guadalajara on…
8 years ago
North Korea: Terror relisting “disgraceful behavior” by Trump
Reuters -- North Korea denounced on Wednesday (November 22) United States President Donald Trump's decision to relist it as a…
8 years ago
British embassy in Jordan appoints ‘chief mouse catcher’
AMMAN, Jordan (Reuters) -- Meet Lawrence of Abdoun, a furry feline who is the first "diplo-cat" to be appointed by…
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