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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Bruce McCandless, an astronaut who was the first to fly untethered from his spacecraft in a gripping scene watched around the world, has died at the age of 80, NASA announced on its website. The US space agency did not give the cause of death on Thursday for the longtime resident of the western state of Colorado. The son and grandson of decorated war heroes, he graduated near the […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Nepali authorities have rescued the country’s last known “dancing bears”, officials said Sunday, ending the medieval tradition of abuse of the beasts for entertainment. The Himalayan nation banned performing bears back in 1973 but the illegal practice — a traditional occupation for some street performer communities — lingered on in parts of its southern region. Police and animal charities said they spent more than a year hunting the captors of the […]
by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Why did you splurge on that new pair of shoes? Or that pricey smartphone? More and more advertisers are trying to tap into the unconscious to divine the invisible forces that drive those spending decisions. Using gadgets to track eye movements, computer maps of faces to capture a momentary grin (approval) or squinting (anger), and sensors to measure perspiration or monitor brain activity, companies […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s home-grown AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft in production, took to the skies on Sunday for its maiden flight. The plane, codenamed “Kunlong” according to state news agency Xinhua, took off from the southern city of Zhuhai and landed after roughly an hour-long flight. With a wingspan of 38.8 metres (127 feet) and powered by four turboprop engines, the aircraft is capable of carrying 50 people and can stay airborne […]
By Colleen Knight EBC Florida Bureau JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (Eagle News) — On the small island of Jekyll Island, Georgia, comic, anime, and super hero fans line up at the convention center to attend the yearly Jekyll Island Comic Con. Jekyll Con is a 100% fan-run Con, with no major sponsors and no professional event company. It is a homegrown con supported by passionate fans. “My feelings are that everybody who’s involved with Jekyll Con […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The world’s first-ever detection of two faraway neutron stars colliding, causing a massive blast that rippled through the fabric of space and time, was judged the scientific breakthrough of 2017, the journal Science said Thursday. The smashup of the two ultra-dense stars observed on August 17 “confirmed several key astrophysical models, revealed a birthplace of many heavy elements, and tested the general theory of […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Facebook announced a licensing deal Thursday with Universal Music Group, its first with a major label, as the social media giant promised more personalized, interactive music features for its two billion users. The move marks a new foray into music by Facebook, which, despite its global conquest, had been low-key in developing music functions compared with fellow tech titans Apple, Google and Amazon. Universal — home […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Eating one serving of leafy greens per day may stave off memory loss in old age and keep the brain more youthful, according to research published Wednesday. The difference found between elderly people who ate greens and those who did not was stunning: the equivalent of being 11 years younger in age, said the study in the journal Neurology. While the research was based on survey responses and therefore […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Adults who ate more than two tomatoes a day had a slower rate of natural lung function decline, with ex-smokers seeming to benefit most of all, scientists said Thursday. Similar benefits, they said, were observed for people who ate more than three portions of fresh fruit a day, especially apples. “This study shows that diet might help repair lung damage in people who have stopped smoking,” study co-author Vanessa Garcia-Larsen of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French baby-milk maker Lactalis said Thursday it was more than doubling the quantity of formula and other products recalled over salmonella fears in the second such move in two weeks. “The decision was taken to extend the recall of all infant nutrition products made or packaged at our Craon site” since February, said Lactalis, which is one of the world’s top manufacturers of dairy products. The latest recall involves 720 batches of […]
By Hwang Sunghee in Seoul and Sebastien Berger in Pyongyang Agence France Presse PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — North and South Korea are radically different societies, one ruled by the same family for decades and the other a freewheeling democracy and thrusting economy. But one thing unites them — their love of fermented cabbage. Kimchi, originally a means of preserving the vegetable during winter and which can vary from mild to fiery, has been a […]
by Atish Patel Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India on Wednesday unveiled a new weapon against air pollution — an “anti-smog gun” which authorities hope will clear the skies above New Delhi but which environmentalists say amounts to a band-aid solution. The cannon’s Indian manufacturers say the fine droplets of water it ejects at high speed can flush out deadly airborne pollutants in one of the world’s smoggiest capitals. The giant mister […]
