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China said on Monday (December 22) that it opposed all forms of cyber attacks but there was no proof yet that North Korea was responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures, as charged by the United States. It also made no reference to any joint action with the United States or other nations to counter any similar cyberattacks. “We resolutely oppose all forms of cyberattacks and cyber terrorism. Meanwhile, we also oppose any country or […]
(Reuters) – The condition of Muhammad Ali has “vastly improved” since he was admitted to the hospital over the weekend with a mild case of pneumonia and doctors hope to discharge the boxing legend soon, a spokesman said on Monday. Ali, 72, was admitted to a hospital in an undisclosed location on Saturday morning. “The Ali family continues to request privacy and appreciates all of the prayers and well wishes,” spokesman Bob Gunnell said. “No […]
(Reuters) – The Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys booked their places in the playoffs after victories on Sunday while the New England Patriots earned a first round bye for the postseason. Sunday’s results meant that defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks also secured a place in the playoffs before crushing their NFC West rivals the Arizona Cardinals 35-6 in the evening finale. The Packers gained their berth with a 20-3 win at […]
Inside a sealed, airtight clean room at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,Maryland, an international of team scientists and engineers all dressed in white jumpsuits is building what its members hope will provide a deeper look into space than ever before, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). “The James Webb Space Telescope is the scientific successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. It’s really the next big space telescope that is being built, so it […]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, two days back from visiting Ebola areas of Africa, said today the disease remains an emergency but affected nations should “avoid travel restrictions, border closures and other counter-productive obstacles.” Ban who visited Mali Guinea Liberia, and Sierra Leone last week and left from Ghana Saturday night, told reporters upon arrival at the UN headquarters, “My presence in the office today is meant to send an important message: where people show no […]
(Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to ease tensions with the police force on Monday, calling for a suspension of protests against the use of excessive force until after the funerals of two officers killed by a gunman over the weekend. De Blasio, a Democrat who has come under intense criticism from some police unions for his handling of protests over police killings of unarmed black men, asked the city to […]
Japan on Monday (December 22) strongly condemned a cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that the United States has blamed on North Korea, and said it was maintaining close contact with Washington on the matter. Japan’s top government spokesman Cabinet Secretary General Yoshihide Suga told reporters in a news conference that they would “coordinate closely with the United States on this incident.” He also expressed Japan’s support for measures being undertaken by the United States. […]
(Eagle News Service) — Malacanang has said that the fare hike for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 and the Light Rail Transit Lines 1 and 2 is reasonable, as it stressed the need for the government to reduce, if not totally stop, subsidies for the MRT and LRT services. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., said that the fare hike was just “reasonable,” saying that previous government spending on the MRT and LRT could […]
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has promised to deliver better service to commuters riding the Metro Rail Transit at Light Rail Transit trains, with the increase of the MRT and LRT fare. On Jan. 4, 2015, the new fare for MRT and LRT will take effect with a base fare of P11 plus P1 per succeeding kilometer. The present fare for MRT 3 range from P10 to P15, while those for Line 1 […]
VICE President Jejomar Binay still leads the so-called “presidentiables” for 2016 based on a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) Survey conducted from Nov. 27 to December 1 this year. Binay got a 37 percent rating, followed by Senator Grace Poe with 21 percent and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas with 13 percent. Some 1,800 respondents were asked this question: : “According to the Constitution, the term of Pres. Noynoy Aquino is up to 2016 only, […]
(Reuters) – A disgraced Japanese researcher has failed to replicate results hailed as a potential breakthrough in stem-cell treatment and efforts to do so will be abandoned, officials at her research institute said on Friday. The scandal involving the research, which detailed simple ways to reprogram mature cells back to an embryonic-like state, eventually led to the retraction of papers published in the influential journal Nature and tarnished the reputation of Japanese scientific research. The […]
(Reuters) – A lightning strike in a parking lot outside a stadium in Tampa, Florida, after a National Football League game on Sunday landed about a dozen people in the hospital, an emergency response official said. Seven people were taken by paramedics to a hospital and reported to be in stable condition after being injured in the strike at Raymond James Stadium, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had played the Green Bay Packers, said Jason […]
