Mexican Embassy opens “The Galleon Museum”
By Errah Jean H. Crusim Mexican embassy opens "The Galleon: Manila-Acapulco Galleon Museum," a replica of an 18th century galleon…
7 years ago
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Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO
by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven…
7 years ago
Cities may be 8 degrees Celsius hotter by 2100: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localized urban heating, some of the world's cities…
7 years ago
Mountaineers climb Dufour and Mont Blanc in 50 hours
Reuters -- Ski climbers Bernhard Hug and Tony Sbalbi recently (May 15-17) made an attempt to climb the highest peaks…
7 years ago
Indian woman sets Mount Everest summit record
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - Indian climber Anshu Jamsenpa has made the fastest double ascent of Mount Everest, becoming the first…
7 years ago
Electric shocks ‘improve’ dried herbs taste
LUND, Sweden (Reuters) -- Giving brief electric shocks to fresh herbs before drying them could vastly improve the taste of…
7 years ago
Britain’s “Iron Man” breaks his own jet-suit speed record
ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- The British inventor of an "Iron Man"-style jet suit has lofty hopes for powering his…
7 years ago
Australian zoo welcomes first baby Asian elephant in seven years
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Sydney's Taronga Zoo welcomed the arrival of an Asian elephant calf on Friday (May 26), the…
7 years ago
Neuroscientists predict ‘brain age’
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- British researchers say their newly revealed method of predicting people's 'brain age' could act as…
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US Navy uses virtual reality to simulate combat
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Brace yourself, you are about to experience military combat. Using virtual reality, civilians can…
7 years ago
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