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by Karl MALAKUNAS DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Surprisingly loud chirps accompany a clumsy flurry of tiny wings as a wispy-haired chick breaks through its shell, its birth offering rare cause for celebration in the struggle to save the Philippine eagle from extinction. Tropical rainforest destruction and relentless hunting have decimated the population of the majestic bird — one of the world’s biggest and most powerful — with just hundreds believed to be left in the […]
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — El Salvador on Tuesday confirmed its first case of microcephaly in a baby that was linked to a Zika infection in the mother. Microcephaly is a birth defect that causes an abnormally small head and deformed brain. Health Minister Violeta Menjivar said the infant was born in April to a family living in the country’s central La Paz province, and the Zika connection was proved “a short while ago.” […]
NEW Delhi, India (AFP) — Scientists from Britain and India will release underwater robots into the Bay of Bengal in a bid to more accurately predict the Indian monsoon critical to millions of farmers, they said Tuesday. Researchers will also fly a plane packed with scientific equipment over the bay to measure the atmosphere as part of the multi-million pound study of the monsoon which hit southern India last week. Better forecasting would improve the […]
Osteria Francescana ascended to the top of the annual ranking of world’s best restaurants for its inventive twist on traditional Italian dishes, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list released on Monday (June 13) showed. The restaurant in Modena, Italy, which was runner-up on last year’s list, switched the top spot with the 2015 winner El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. The list, compiled by trade publication Restaurant magazine since 2002, was based on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Sony Interactive Entertainment on Monday said its keenly awaited PlayStation virtual reality headset will hit the market on October 13 at a price of $399. The arrival of PlayStation VR will come later than expected, to provide time to get games ready and to build up an ample supply of headsets for launch, according to Sony. At a PlayStation press event on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo […]
Microsoft’s Xbox held its annual trade show as part of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, more commonly known as E3, on Monday (June 13). After offering condolences to the victims of the shooting in Orlando, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox went on to announce two new consoles – the Xbox One Slim and Project Scorpio. “The Xbox One Slim coming this August,” explained Shannon Loftis, the general manager of Microsoft Studios. “It’s the smallest and […]
by Bill SAVADO SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — The Magic Kingdom comes to the Middle Kingdom this week when Disney opens its first theme park in mainland China, betting the growing middle class will spend big on leisure despite a slowing economy. The $5.5 billion resort, which opens Thursday, features the world’s biggest Disney castle, its blue-topped spires rising above land once occupied by farms and small factories on the outskirts of commercial hub Shanghai. Disney […]
ODISHA, India (Reuters) — A sand artist in India has paid tribute to victims of Florida mass killing with a sculpture created on Puri Beach in eastern Odisha state on Monday (June 13). The artist’s sculpture read “One world, one message, end terrorism” on the five feet high sand sculpture. A number of tourists gathered at the beach to watch the sculpture being created. The shooting claimed the lives of 50 people, including the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A diet that includes three daily servings of whole grains appears to help people live longer, including by reducing the rates of death from heart disease and cancer, according to findings released Monday. For each 16-gram serving of whole grains, public health researchers at Harvard University noted a seven percent decrease in overall risk of death, including a nine percent decline in risk of heart disease death and five percent […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Husar, a 400-kilogram male manatee, arrived at his new home in the Paris Zoo Thursday morning after travelling from Italy. https://youtu.be/DORpJSOy-vo
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP)–General Motors announced plans Friday to hire 1,000 engineers and software developers at its Canadian research facilities near Toronto over the coming years to design new self-driving cars. “With this expansion, GM Canada will play an important role in our evolution toward vehicles that are connected, autonomous, shared and electric,” Mark Reuss, GM executive vice president of global product development, said in a statement. In addition to autonomous vehicle software and controls, the teams […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Environmental group, Haribon Foundation reported that 59 native fish species may go extinct within the next 15 to 25 years. Included in the list of fish species are the “talakitok”, “maya-maya” and “lapu-lapu|. Haribon cites over-fishing and the destruction of coral reefs as the main reasons. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
