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Know more about heat stroke and how to avoid this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNhKm8N7ab8 With temperatures continuing to rise this summer season, it is best to know what you should do so you can avoid heat stroke. One of the best ways to avoid heat stroke is to drink plenty of water often and to stay indoors if possible during very hot weather. Heat stroke is the most severe form of heat illness when the body overheats and cannot cool down, according to an advisory from the Department […]

Scientists shocked as NASA cuts only moon rover

by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — In a move that shocked lunar scientists, canceled the only robotic vehicle under development to explore the surface of the Moon, despite President Donald Trump’s vow to return people there. Scientists working on the Resource Prospector (RP) mission, a robotic rover that had been in development for about a decade to explore a polar region of the Moon, expressed astonishment at the decision. “We […]

Thessaloniki subway dig unearths secrets of ‘city under the city’

  by John Hadoulis / Vassilis Kyriakoulis  © Agence France-Presse THESSALONIKI, Greece (AFP) — Shovels and brooms in hand, some two dozen workmen trudge around the remains of an ancient villa, deep beneath the bustle of modern-day Thessaloniki. Suddenly, one of them breaks away to deliver the latest find — a small clay head of a hook-nosed, bearded man with an ugly grin. “Probably a votive offering,” notes the junior archaeologist on duty. A 15-year subway […]

Lego superheroes land at Paris exhibition

PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 120 artworks of superheroes and villains assemble at ‘The Art of the Brick’, a Paris exhibition celebrating characters from the DC comics, all built entirely with Lego bricks. https://youtu.be/3CcTZeCZEsw

Progress toward ‘infinitely recyclable’ plastic

TAMPA, United States (AFP) — US scientists said Thursday they have made progress toward a kind of plastic that can be recycled “infinitely,” and that it appears durable enough to compete with regular plastics. Unlike plastics made from petroleum products, the new kind can be converted back to its original small-molecule state, and remade into new plastics over and over, said the report in the journal Science. “The polymers can be chemically recycled and reused, […]

Twitter reports second straight quarterly profit

  by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter reported its second consecutive quarterly profit Wednesday in a positive sign for the short messaging service after years in the red. The San Francisco-based social network earned $61 million in the first three months of the year, helped by strong growth in advertising revenue and modest gains in users. First-quarter revenues rose 21 percent from a year ago to $665 million, and […]

Balik tanaw sa isla ng Boracay

Ano nga bang mayroon sa Boracay at dinarayo ito ng napakaraming turista mula sa iba’t-ibang panig ng mundo? (Eagle News) — Noon, kapag sinabing Boracay, pinung-pinong buhangin at malinaw na tubig ng dagat lamang ang dapat mong asahan. Subalit ngayon, ang Boracay ay naging sentro na rin ng iba’t-ibang tourist activities, kung kaya’t higit itong nakilala sa buong mundo, kasabay ng pag-usbong ng social media. Bukod sa paglalakad sa pinong buhangin at pagtatampisaw sa dagat, […]

Some antidepressants may be linked to dementia: study

PARIS, France (AFP) — Long-term use of certain anti-depressants have been linked to dementia in a large British study, researchers said Thursday, though they could not definitively conclude that the drugs were the cause. The study in more than 300,000 people in Britain found that those diagnosed with dementia were almost a third more likely to have been prescribed so-called anticholinergic medicines to treat depression and certain bladder conditions between four and 20 years earlier. […]

Profits up at Facebook, no impact from privacy scandal

  by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday reported a sharp jump in profits in the past quarter, with gains in its user base and strong ad growth as the social network appeared to see no impact from a controversy over privacy. Profit in the first quarter of 2018 leapt 63 percent from a year ago to $5 billion, and total revenues increased 49 percent to $11.97 […]

Seattle cherry blossoms set mood for spring (EBC Seattle correspondent report)

  By Marie Francisco-Weir EBC Seattle correspondent Eagle News Service   SEATTLE, Washington, US – (Eagle News) — Hues of pink align the Liberal Arts Quadrangle, also known as the Quad at the University of Washington. The blooming of the Yoshino cherry trees is a pleasant sight to see as they are viewed to coincide with the beginning of spring. Drawn by the beauty of the blossoms, you may see students’ venturing from a study […]

Microplastics in Arctic sea ice – ‘nowhere is immune’

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Researchers warned Tuesday of a “troubling” accumulation of microplastics in sea ice floating in the Arctic ocean, a major potential source of water pollution as global warming melts the sheets of frozen water. A team from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) found 17 different plastic types in ice samples gathered during three Arctic expeditions on board the research icebreaker Polarstern […]

Global carmakers show off SUVs, electrics as China pledges reforms

by Julien GIRAULT / Ryan MCMORROW Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Global carmakers touted their latest electric and SUV models in Beijing on Wednesday as they warily welcomed China’s promise of better foreign access to the world’s largest auto market, where domestic vehicles are making major inroads. Industry behemoths like Volkswagen, Daimler, Toyota, Nissan, Ford and others are displaying more than 1,000 models and dozens of concept cars at the Beijing auto show. Thousands […]