Brazil army will go door-to-door in fight against Zika
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Some 220,000 soldiers will hand out leaflets door-to-door across Brazil on Saturday, ahead of a massive…
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Uber agrees to $28.5 mn settlement over safety claims
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Uber said Thursday it has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle a pair…
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Second pregnant woman diagnosed with Zika in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A second pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Australia, officials said Friday,…
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Parched Earth soaks up water, slowing sea level rise – study
As glaciers melt due to climate change, the increasingly hot and parched Earth is absorbing some of that water inland,…
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Researchers in Singapore develop test kit for Zika virus
SINGAPORE (Eagle News) -- In Singapore, researchers have developed a test kit for the Zika virus that could be used…
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Einstein’s gravitational waves detected in landmark discovery
Scientists for the first time have detected gravitational waves, ripples in space and time hypothesised by Albert Einstein a century…
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BREAKING NEWS: Major powers agree on Syria ceasefire plan
Major powers agreed on Friday to a plan aimed at breaking the deadlock in Syria by introducing a gradual cessation…
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Majestic mountains, view from Mt. Province
[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="75068,75069"] (Eagle News) -- These majestic mountain views were taken by Eagle News correspondent Erwin Pacardo…
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Accused illegal recruiter caught in Zamboanga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0VP-qxzyPY (Eagle News) -- Zamboanga policemen arrested on Thursday (Feb.11) an accused illegal recruiter who is also facing various cases…
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Dollar sinks in Asia as Fed boss dampens chance of rate hike
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- The dollar retreated across the board in Asia Thursday after comments from Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen on…
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