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PAL announces temporarily suspension of Abu Dhabi flights starting July 8

(Eagle News) — The Philippines Airlines (PAL) has announced that it will temporarily suspend its flights to Abu Dhabi starting July 8, 2017. PAL said that suspension was due to route assessment initiatives and as part of their operational adjustments. “PAL is seeking the kind understanding of affected passengers as the airline implements these operational adjustments,” it said in a press statement. The airline said that flights to and from Abu Dhabi (PR 656/657 Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays) […]

Research shows remote island has world’s highest density of plastic trash

HENDERSON ISLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — One of the world’s remotest islands has been polluted with the highest density of plastic garbage, scientific research finding shows. Although located more than 5,000 kilometres (3,106 miles) from the nearest major population centre, the uninhabited Henderson Island has an estimated 37.7 million pieces of plastic, according the to the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at the University of Tasmania. Dr. Jennifer Lavers, IMAS researcher and lead […]

EBC Sports International: Riding Through The Mean Streets of New York’s 5 Boroughs

By: Norman Castro, EBC New York Bureau Photos: Patrick Palugod, EBC New York Bureau Driving is the main source of transportation.  Out of necessity, most people must travel miles to get to work. In major cities however, driving isn’t the number one source of transport as the cost of parking and tolls are growing.  People lean on buses and trains especially in the New York City metropolitan area to get around.  This trend is changing […]

Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Swiss voted Sunday in favor of a massive overhaul of the country’s energy system by gradually replacing the power from its ageing nuclear reactors with renewable sources. A full 58.2 percent of Swiss voters supported the shift, according to a final tally after Sunday’s referendum, with only four of the country’s 26 cantons voting “no”. The move has been in the making since shortly after Japan’s Fukushima […]

Antarctica is greening due to global warming

    MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Plant life is growing on Antarctica like never before in modern times, fueled by global warming which is melting ice and transforming the landscape from white to green, researchers said Thursday. Scientists studying moss in an area spanning 400 miles (640 kilometers) have found a sharp increase in growth over the past 50 years, said the report in the journal Current Biology. Plant life exists on only about […]

All that glitters: Japan ‘nailists’ turn manicures into art

by Anne BEADE / Natsuko FUKUE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese manicurist Britney Tokyo may not be a household name, but she counts United States pop singer Ariana Grande, model Gigi Hadid and TV personality Kim Kardashian among her growing fan base. The nail artist — whose designs are finding Internet fame — was one of the chief attractions at this week’s Tokyo Nail Forum, where catwalk models flashed their electric-pink digits […]

Rising seas set to double coastal flooding by 2050: study

by Marlowe Hood Agence France Pesse PARIS, France (AFP) — Rising sea levels driven by global warming are on track to dramatically boost the frequency of coastal flooding worldwide by mid-century, especially in tropical regions, researchers said Thursday. A 10-to-20 centimeter (four-to-eight inch) jump in the global ocean watermark by 2050 — a conservative forecast — would double flood risk in high-latitude regions, they reported in the journal Scientific Reports. Major cities along the North […]

Microsoft withheld update that could have slowed WannaCry: report

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American software giant Microsoft held back from distributing a free security update that could have protected computers from the WannaCry global cyber attack, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In mid-march, Microsoft distributed a security update after it detected the security flaw in its XP operating system that enabled the so-called WannaCry ransomware to infiltrate and freeze computers last week. But the software giant only sent the free security update — […]

Volvo Cars moves into fast-growing Indian market

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Swedish carmaker Volvo said Thursday it will start assembling cars in India this year in a move into a fast-expanding market where it has had only a small presence until now. Volvo Cars said in a statement that it was teaming up with truck manufacturer Volvo Group to build cars at the latter’s existing plant in Hoskote near Bangalore. While sharing the Volvo name, Volvo Cars has not actually been part of […]

UK survey finds 28,000 plant species for medical use

by Maureen Cofflard Agence France-Presse More than 28,000 species of plants around the world have a medical use but poor documentation means people are not making the most of the health benefits, according to a survey released on Thursday. Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London recorded 28,187 species in its latest annual survey and said it was probably a “very conservative figure.” New plants discovered over the past year include nine species of […]

Scientists discover coral that could beat climate change

(Reuters) — Coral reefs in the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba are able to tolerate rising sea temperatures, which could mean they could be used to reseed dying reefs elsewhere in the world, according to a new study. As sea temperatures rise as a result of global warming, coral reefs are deteriorating on a massive scale. When the seawater is too warm, coral expels the algae on which it depends, causing calcification and turning the […]

Mobile internet next target of cyber attack: insiders

  The cyber attack seems to be no longer far from ordinary people’s lives, as global authorities are busy handling the latest wave of ransomware attack. Insiders warned that the mobile network will be the next target of hackers. The ransomware, called WannaCry, which exploited the vulnerabilities in older Microsoft computer operating systems, encrypted data on the computers, demanding certain amount of payments to restore access. It is reported that the WannaCry cyber attack has […]