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by Yussel GONZALEZ Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — From a distance, it looks like a deep-blue sea has formed in the middle of the Mexican desert. But this is no mirage — it’s the largest solar park in Latin America. With 2.3 million solar panels — covering the equivalent of 2,200 football fields in the arid northern state of Coahuila — the Villanueva power plant, built by Italian energy company Enel, is […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — A species of ant that “explodes” and gives off a toxic, sticky liquid to fight off foes and keep its colony safe has been discovered in the jungles of Borneo island, scientists said Friday. The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodes, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island. When […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York seeks to recreate some of the grandeur of the Versailles royal palace in France. At first, the idea was to create a book based on the accounts of people who visited the palace, such as diplomats and nobles. But Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide, in charge of decorative art and sculpture at the Met, and Bertrand Rondot, chief curator at […]
(Eagle News) — The Chinese government said it will allow Filipinos to visit Hainan Island, the smallest and southernmost province of China, without visa starting May 1. The announcement was made by the State Immigration Authority on Wednesday, April 18. It said Filipinos can stay up to 30 days. The latest move aims to boost the tourism of Hainan also known as the “China’s Hawaii.” It also aims to promote the province as “a free […]
by Natsuko Fukue Agence France Presse TAKASAKI, Japan (AFP) — Hollywood actor Richard Gere, French film star Alain Delon and Russia’s figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova have one thing in common: They adore Japan’s Akita dogs. And they’re not alone. In recent years, foreign ownership of one of Japan’s most famous indigenous breeds has skyrocketed, outstripping domestic demand for the fluffy, perky-eared pooches. Earlier this year, the trend hit the headlines when Zagitova proclaimed her […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Researchers have discovered the first evidence that people can genetically adapt to deep diving, as shown by the unusually large spleens in indigenous people of Indonesia known as the “Sea Nomads,” a study said Thursday. The spear-fishing Bajau people regularly free-dive to depths of up to 230 feet (70 meters), with only weights and a wooden mask. They spend up to 60 percent of […]
TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Mexico (AFP) — Guadalupe Palacios stands out in her high school class in Mexico, and it is not just because of her gray hair, her deeply creased skin or her 96 years. Palacios, who is seeking to live out her dream of finishing high school by her 100th birthday, is also the most enthusiastic student in the classroom. “I feel ready to give it my all. Today is a marvelous day,” she […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s telecoms watchdog plans to probe Facebook before the end of the year after blocking access in the country to the popular messaging app Telegram, its head said on Wednesday. “We will conduct a probe of the company before the end of 2018,” the head of state regulator Roskomnadzor, Alexander Zharov, told pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia. Russia’s telecoms regulator has repeatedly warned Facebook it could be banned this year unless it […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kung millennial lang ang may hilig sa selfies, puwes nagkakamali kayo! Dahil viral ngayon sa social media ang nakakakilig na litratong ito kung saan makikita ang pagkuha ng picture ng dalawang matanda sa isa’t-isa habang kumakain sa isang fast-food chain. Si lolo ay todo pose pa sa camera habang si lola naman ay mala-candid shot kung tumawa. Maraming netizen ang kinilig, naantig at nainggit sa eksena ng dalawang matanda. […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — NASA on Wednesday blasted off its newest planet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, a $337 million satellite that aims to scan 85 percent of the skies for cosmic bodies where life may exist. “Three, two, one and liftoff!” said NASA commentator Mike Curie as the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) soared into the cloudless, blue sky atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida […]
TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Americans waste nearly 150,000 tons of food per day, amounting to about one pound (422 grams) per person, and fruits and vegetables are mostly what gets tossed, said a study Wednesday. The amount of land used annually to grow food that ends up in the garbage in the United States is 30 million acres, or seven percent of total US cropland. Some 4.2 trillion gallons of irrigation water gets […]
MENLO PARK, United States (AFP) — Facebook announced Wednesday it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with European residents seeing the measures first. The social network, which has been rocked by disclosures about hijacking of personal data on tens of millions of its users, said it will start implementing “new privacy experiences” to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
