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by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Extreme heat sometimes forces hummingbirds to seek shade instead of foraging for food, researchers said Wednesday, warning that global warming could test the tiny birds’ capacity to adapt. With hearts beating more than 1,000 times a minute, hummingbirds need to feed constantly, which means they can ill afford to spend time dodging sunshine, according to a report in the journal Royal Society Open Science. “They […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The UN’s forecast for global warming is about 15 percent too low, which means end-of-century temperatures could be 0.5 degrees Celsius higher than currently predicted, said a study released Wednesday. The prediction makes the already daunting challenge of capping global warming at “well under” 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) — the cornerstone goal of the 196-nation Paris Agreement — all the more difficult, the […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — SpaceX confirmed Wednesday its CEO Elon Musk plans to blast his cherry red electric car off toward the Red Planet when the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket launches for the first time next month. Many wondered if Musk was joking last week when he tweeted his plans for the Falcon Heavy’s inaugural payload to be his “midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity,” the classic song by the late David Bowie. […]
The Embassy of France here in the country encourages Filipinos to pursue their graduate studies in France through the Philfrance Scholarship Program. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary celebration of French-Philippine Diplomatic Relations in 2017, the French Embassy launched the Philfrance Scholarship Program to open more opportunities for Filipinos to develop their expertise by studying and carrying out research work in France, with the goal of making lasting contributions to Philippine society. Since 2016, […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian dogs are being trained to sniff out the droppings of endangered animals in a scheme that offers greater understanding of threatened species through the less-intrusive method of canine tracking. Emma Bennett, a PhD candidate at Monash University in Melbourne, is working with environmentally-conscious dog owners who have volunteered their pets in a rainforest region of Victoria state to track the scats, or droppings, of the endangered tiger quoll, a small […]
by Robin Millard Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London’s first electric-powered black cabs hit the streets on Tuesday, the British capital’s iconic taxis getting a facelift for the modern age that should help cut pollution in the city. The new-look cabs will meet the strict new emissions regulations required for all new London taxis from 2018. They are replacing the old diesel cabs, with more than 9,000 electric taxis — around half the […]
by Céline Cornu Agence France-Presse Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy (AFP) — Lamborghini, the fabled Italian sports car manufacturer, on Monday unveiled its new sport utility vehicle, accelerating into a fast-growing market already crowded with upmarket rivals. The Urus, as the four-wheel drive “super SUV” will be known, was revealed at the Volkswagen group-owned company’s historic home near Bologna. It will reach a top speed of 305 kilometers per hour (190 mph), can go from zero to 100 kph […]
LONDON, United States (AFP) — Google is set to deploy a staff of 10,000 to hunt down extremist content on its YouTube platform following recent criticism, the video-sharing site’s chief executive told Britain’s Daily Telegraph Tuesday. Susan Wojcicki admitted in the broadsheet that “bad actors” had used the website to “mislead, manipulate, harass or even harm.” British Prime Minister Theresa May has put pressure on internet giants to root out online radical material following a […]
By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Upholding traditional Filipino values in the children’s media was the focus of the 5th Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Family and Child Summit (FCS) held on Saturday, Dec. 2. Secondary students from different schools, the senior citizens, partners from the public and private sectors, and members of the media gathered in this annual event spearheaded by the MTRCB, a Philippine government […]
By Katrina De Jesus EBC Canada Bureau (Eagle News) — The Cavalcade of Lights is a cool way to say hello to the Winter while being mesmerized with splendid lights, stunning fireworks display and live music, all for free, at Nathan Phillips Square. This event, organized by the City of Toronto attracts approximately 50,000 attendees each year. It is an annual tradition that began nearly 50 years ago in Toronto and is a festival that […]
(Eagle News) — Nagwagi kamakailan ng mga parangal ang dalawang DJs ng Pinas FM 95.5, ang FM radio station ng Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), ang rapper-composer na si Michael “Aikee” Aplacador, lalong kilala bilang DJ Aikee, at ang singer-songwriter-composer na si Davey Langit Pumangatlo ang entry ni DJ Aikee na pinamagatang “Extension” sa katatapos lang na Himig Handog 2017 songwriting competition. Ang awit na ito ay sariling komposisyon ni DJ Aikee. Siya mismo ang […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Thousands took to relief camps in Sri Lanka and southern India on Saturday to escape rising floodwaters after a cyclone killed at least 26 people. Cyclone Ockhi has left 13 people dead in Sri Lanka and killed an equal number in India’s Kerala and Tamil Nadu states since Friday as it churns in the Arabian Sea. Eleven people, mostly fishermen, remained missing in the two countries as nearly 9,000 people […]
