Using mental math techniques like “imaginary abacus”, kids from India, Japan and China showed that they can solve complex mathematical equations without the use of calculators.
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Pacquiao teases about fight with Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao made a teasing statement, saying that there will be an announcement before the month ends. Manny said that his much-awaited fight will push through and only the date of said fight is being finalized.
National Cancer Consciousness Week
Known as the silent killer, cancer is one of the leading causes of death not only in the Philippines but in the whole world as well. But we can do something to fight and prevent this dreaded disease. Prevention and early detection are our best weapons against cancer. Spread the word! The third week of January is National Cancer Consciousness Week
COMELEC assures that PCOS machines will last for 25 years
The Commission on Election assured the public that the precinct count optical scan or PCOS machines will last for 25 years, after the Department of Budget and Management rejected their plan to buy new machines. Instead, the COMELEC opted to have their existing machines repaired by SMARTMATIC. [three_fourth]
SC hears petitions against MRT-LRT fare hike
The Supreme Court holds an en banc session to hear the multiple petitions against the hike on the MRT-LRT fare which almost doubled the fare of the said transport systems.
Minimum jeepney fare, now at seven pesos
From Php 7.50, the minimum jeepney fare is now at Php 7, after its approval by the Land Transportation and Franchising Board.
German anti-Islamist rally swells after attacks in France
Thousands are on the streets of Dresden, protesting Germany’s immigration policies and more specifically, Islam. They’re part of the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West. Also known as PEGIDA. The grassroots movement has been organizing weekly gatherings in the city, but this was the biggest number yet, with police estimating a turnout of some 25,000 protesters. Their march comes in the wake of deadly Islamist militant attacks in France. One poster predicts similar […]
Rollback of prices of basic goods, under way
With the continuing rollback in the price of petroleum products, several basic goods saw their prices go lower as well.
LPA starts affecting parts of the country
As the LPA goes nearer the Philippine area of the responsibility, its effects are already being felt in the greater part of Visayas and Mindanao. If it gains more strength, it will be designated as “Amang” when it enters the PAR.
Indonesian offiical says pressure change likely caused AirAsia jet to explode before impact
The AirAsia airliner that crashed two weeks ago in Indonesia likely “experienced an explosion” before hitting the water due to a significant change in air pressure, a senior government official said on Monday (January 12). “My analysis is, based on the wreckage of the cabin and other findings, the left side of the AirAsia plane seems to have disintegrated. It means there was a change in pressure caused by altitude change, that caused an explosion […]
U.S. intelligence agency joins Twitter, hours before military account hacked
There was surely no irony intended, but a new U.S. counterintelligence agency joined Twitter on Monday (January 12), just hours before news of the hacking of U.S. military Twitter and YouTube accounts. “The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) joins Twitter…we’ve said too much already!” tweeted the agency in its inaugural posting earlier on Monday. The agency was formed late last year by U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper “to effectively integrate and align […]
Divers retrieve crashed AirAsia jet’s cockpit voice recorder
Divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, MetroTV said quoting a transport official, a key piece of evidence for investigators to determine the cause of the crash that killed 162 people. The cockpit voice recorder, which records conversations between the pilots and with air traffic controllers, was found close to where the flight data recorder was recovered from the bottom of the Java Sea on Monday, […]
