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INC conducts “Aid to Humanity” in Montreal, Quebec and maritime provinces
US free news sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost feel the layoff pinch
by Thomas Urbain Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — America’s free online news heavyweights, BuzzFeed and HuffPost, this week were rocked by a new wave of layoffs, a sign of an advertising-dependent economic model under threat. At BuzzFeed, it was the second wave of job cuts in 14 months. In an internal announcement the company said that 200 jobs were to be shed, which follows the 100 jobs cut in the […]
WATCH: Space Junk
Videographic illustrating the growing concern over space debris. Of the approximate 23,000 space objects in orbit, just 1,900 are active satellites.
2018 was fourth hottest year on record: researchers
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The last four years have been the world’s hottest since record-keeping began, with 2018 the fourth warmest on record, according to data published Thursday by US research group Berkeley Earth. Temperatures in 2018 were around 1.16 degrees Celsius (2.09 degrees Fahrenheit) above the average temperature of the second half of the 19th century, from 1850-1900, often used as a pre-industrial baseline for global temperature targets. “Global mean temperature in 2018 […]
‘We don’t sell people’s data,’ says Facebook’s Zuckerberg
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday renewed his defense of the social network’s business, arguing that targeting ads based on interests was different from selling people’s data. “If we’re committed to serving everyone, then we need a service that is affordable to everyone,” Zuckerberg said in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal. “The best way to do that is to offer services for free, […]
NLEX Road Warriors’ Jojo Lastimosa leads sports clinic during the “EBC Cares” at New Era Elem. School
(Eagle News) — NLEX Road Warriors’ assistant coach Jojo Lastimosa led the EBC Sports Clinic of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) during its “EBC Cares” program at the New Era Elementary School in Quezon City on Friday, January 25, 2019. Lastimosa also gave some pointers on basketball discipline to elementary school children who dream of becoming basketball stars in the future. Other NLEX Road Warriors players Ervin Sotto, Mark Pangilinan, AJ Vitug, Jaypee Belencion, Jay […]
In photos: Free haircut given to students during the EBC Cares program at New Era Elementary School
Tiny killer threatens giant clam, aquatic emblem of the Med
by Claudine RENAUD Agence France-Presse Villefranche-sur-Mer, France (AFP) — With wing-shaped shells lined with iridescent mother-of-pearl and producing the fibers of rare and delicate sea silk, the noble pen shell clam is one of the most emblematic species in the Mediterranean and a bellwether for marine environmental health. But the giant mollusk, the world’s second biggest, is under mortal threat from a parasite that has ravaged populations since it was identified along Spanish coasts in 2016. Scientists […]
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ director responds to new sex abuse allegations
by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France-Presse “Bohemian Rhapsody” director Bryan Singer on Thursday dismissed an article detailing fresh sexual misconduct allegations — some involving teenage boys — as a “homophobic smear piece.” The Atlantic on Wednesday published accounts from four new accusers — including two who said Singer had sex with them when they were underage — in an article that also chronicled years of similar allegations. But 53-year-old Singer, who is behind such hits as […]
2018 was fourth hottest year on record: researchers
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – he last four years have been the world’s hottest since record-keeping began, with 2018 the fourth warmest on record, according to data published Thursday by US research group Berkeley Earth. Temperatures in 2018 were around 1.16 degrees Celsius (2.09 degrees Fahrenheit) above the average temperature of the second half of the 19th century, from 1850-1900, often used as a pre-industrial baseline for global temperature targets. “Global mean temperature in 2018 […]
Bean bonanza: coffee cafes pop up in remote corner of Indonesia
TORAJA, Indonesia (AFP) — For decades, there wasn’t a coffee shop anywhere in Indonesia’s Toraja region even as its high-quality beans grabbed top dollar on the international market. Locals in the lush, mountainous area on Sulawesi island used the bitter beverage in traditional ceremonies, gave away their extra beans to neighbors for free or traded them for a sack of rice and livestock. But Toraja is experiencing a mini-explosion in cafés, with dozens of shops sprouting […]
