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PARIS, France (AFP) — A new smartphone app designed to alert users to possible terror attacks will be launched by the French government Wednesday, amid growing security concerns over the Euro 2016 football tournament. The application, which will be free to download in both French and English, will send users a warning “in case of a suspected attack,” said the interior ministry, which has piloted and introduced the service. It will also alert users — […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, a milestone in the fight against the disease. The announcement is a boost for a generation of Thai health workers who have transformed the nation from one of Asia’s most HIV-ravaged societies to a pin-up for how to effectively tackle the crisis. Describing the elimination as a “remarkable achievement”, the WHO said […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) — A tropical fish can tell one human face from another despite lacking a brain section that homo sapiens and other “smart” animals use for this task, scientists said Tuesday. The astonishing ability was demonstrated in experiments with eight archerfish, a tropical species best known for spitting pressurised water jets to shoot prey out of the air. Instead of aiming at bugs, the sharpshooting fish were taught to […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has declared Coron Bay in Palawan and Sabang Bay in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro as water quality management areas. According to Environment Secretary Ramon Paje, this is to further protect these areas of marine biodiversity against the rapid growth of ecotourism activities in Palawan. Sabang Bay in Puerto Galera and the Coron Bay in Palawan are both world-class diving sites. (Eagle News)
Reuters — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday (June 6) floated inside an experimental inflatable module that will test a less expensive and potentially safer option for housing crews during long stays in space, NASA said. Station flight engineers Jeff Williams and Oleg Skripochka opened the hatch to the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, at 4:47 a.m. EDT (0847 GMT) on Monday. Designed and built by privately-owned Bigelow Aerospace, BEAM is the […]
The late David Bowie was among the honorees at the 2016 CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards in New York on Monday (June 6). The annual event celebrates the best in American design for the year, and also recognizes those whose influence has impacted the industry. CFDA President and CEO, Steve Kolb said the tribute to Bowie would be a special part of the evening. “I was just watching dress rehearsal and Tilda […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The US National Institutes of Health announced Monday the creation of a centralized data system to facilitate cancer research access and sharing. The Genomic Data Commons (GDC) will centralize, standardize and facilitate access to large-scale programs of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), such as The Cancer Genome Atlas — which has mapped important genetic mutations for 33 types of cancer — as well as its pediatric equivalent, Therapeutically Applicable Research […]
PATHUM THANI, Thailand (Reuters) — A Thai man narrowly escaped a snake attack on Sunday (June 5) as a cobra emerged from his toilet bowl in the second such incident reported in Thailand in about two weeks. Twenty-seven year old Pollapat Laokamnerdpetch told local media he spotted the cobra, popping its head out from the toilet bowl. After rescue officials were called in, the cobra managed to disappear in the toilet pipes. It took 30 […]
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — A chemical in green tea has been shown to improve cognitive ability in persons with Down’s syndrome, scientists and doctors said Tuesday. In a year-long clinical trial, the treatment led to improved scores on memory and behaviour tests, they reported in a study, published in the The Lancet Neurology. The positive impact remained six months after the trial ended. Brain scans revealed that the compound, called epigallocatechin gallate, […]
by Jean-Louis Santini CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A new mobile application could help doctors better provide care to patients with advanced lung cancer, perhaps even extending life expectancy, according to a study presented in the United States Monday. The app, named Moovcare, enables patient-doctor communication even at a distance, using remote monitoring to quickly detect relapses or complications. “This approach introduces a new era of follow-up in which patients can give and receive continuous feedback […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — A Filipino artist is making a different brew by creating artworks out of coffee beans. Advertising graduate Ella Hipolito combined her love for coffee and art by using different blends to make sculptures and paintings. “The coffee can be arabica, robusta, etcetera, but to create different textures, you need different grounds, like course or fine and then the tone can change depending on the roast, If you want a light, dark […]
An artist living in Jordan is unlocking the mysteries of the past by restoring historical photos of Jordanian and Middle Eastern sites. Kelvin Bown, a self described globe trotter, said he looks for pictures of the region that date back to the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, and uses modern technology to bring the photos back to life. For Bown, restoring the images is more than just art, it is a portal into a time […]
