Gunfire was heard around the corner from where an unarmed black teenager was shot dead by a white officer one year ago in Ferguson, Missouri, a Reuters witness said. A day of peaceful rallies and prayer in Ferguson on Sunday gave way to a tense standoff between police in riot gear and protesters blocking traffic when shots were heard. REUTERS
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Japanese engineer develops world’s first ‘car in a bag’
Aug. 7 (Reuters) Pocket-sized personal transporters could soon be seen on the streets of Tokyo. A Japanese engineer has developed a portable transporter small enough to be carried in a backpack that he says is the world’s first ‘car in a bag’. Twenty-six-year-old Kuniako Saito and his team at Cocoa Motors recently unveiled the lithium battery-powered “WalkCar” transporter, which is the size of a laptop and resembles a skateboard more than a car. The slender […]
DOST undergrad scholarship slots more than triple in 2015
MANILA, Aug. 8 (PIA) — The number of beneficiaries for undergraduate scholarship being offered by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), under its Science Education Institute (SEI), has more than tripled in five years, jumping from 1,250 in 2010 to 5,595 in 2015. “We’re also now preparing the groundwork for recruiting new partner universities and introducing innovations into the program for us to expand by 100% in 2017, on our way to meet the […]
Weather improvement expected as typhoon ‘Hanna’ exits PAR –PAGASA
MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — Expect a weather improvement in most parts of the country as typhoon “Hanna” is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday. In an interview, PAGASA weather observer Lenny Ruiz said typhoon “Hanna” left the PAR at around 3 p.m. on Saturday as it headed toward China. Ruiz said that as the typhoon exited, the southwest monsoon has […]
Typhoon Soudelor kills 6, causes floods in parts of Taiwan
(Reuters) Many Taiwanese residents caught in the path of Typhoon Soudelor were left with their homes flooded after the powerful storm battered the island on Saturday (August 8), killing at least six and injuring 64. In the greater Taipei area, the authorities worked to rescue around two dozen people trapped by a mudslide. “We received a report from people earlier that there was a mudslide. Then we sent a fire truck and rescue vehicle here to […]
‘Hanna’ exits PHL within 24 hours, brings rough sea conditions to Batanes
MANILA, August 8 (PNA) — Typhoon “Hanna” will bring rough to very rough sea conditions to Batanes said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday. “Stormy weather with rough to very rough seas will prevail over Batanes while rains with gusty winds over northern Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan group of islands,” PAGASA said on its 5 a.m. weather bulletin Saturday. PAGASA noted that typhoon Hanna was located 380 km north […]
Google celebrates Buwan ng Wika, launches Love Your Language campaign
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 7 (PIA)– In celebration of Buwan ng Wika, Google Philippines invites every Filipino including translators, language lovers, and culture enthusiasts to contribute to the Google Translate Community to help bridge language barriers and bring the Filipino and Cebuano languages and cultures better representation online to share with the rest of the world. In line with this, Google Philippines launched a nationwide translation campaign called Love Your Language, a first translate-a-thon to improve […]
Approaching typhoon brings gales, rainstorms and waves to Taiwan
Aug. 7 (Reuters) – Heavy gales, huge waves and rainstorms have hit Taiwan’s eastern areas, Ilan and Hualien in particular, as Typhoon Soudelor was moving slowly to the island on Friday night. Taiwan’s meteorological agency predicted that the typhoon would land in the eastern coastal areas of Taiwan on Saturday morning. And the strong typhoon could bring heavy rain to Taiwan, especially from Friday afternoon through Saturday. By the seaside of Ilan, the huge waves reached […]
5.3-magnitude quake hits Off the coast of Ecuador — USGS
1.079°N 85.196°W depth=10.0 km (6.2 mi) BEIJING, Aug. 7 (PNA/Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted off the coast of Ecuador at 1218 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 1.0785 degrees north latitude and 85.196 degrees west longitude. Time 2015-08-07 12:18:49 (UTC) 2015-08-07 20:18:49 (UTC+08:00) in Manila timezone Times in other timezones Nearby Cities 534km […]
New Zealand in need of 30, 000 workers
SAN JUAN, Metro Manila, Philippines – According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, New Zealand is in need of 30, 000 Filipino workers. New Zealand is looking for skilled construction workers to help rebuild the country to help repair damages caused by the earthquake that hit the said country in 2011. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
WHO and UNICEF promote breastfeeding
QUEZON City, Philippines – In commemoration of the Breastfeeding Week, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization both beefed up their respective campaigns to promote breastfeeding, touting the benefits of the said act. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MMDA unveils new footbridge in Quezon City
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) unveiled a newer, better footbridge in the UP Techno Hub area. The new footbridge boasts of better security features like closed-circuit television cameras. The new footbridge is part of the “Adopt-A-Footbridge” program of the MMDA. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
