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Object found in the Milky Way ‘unlike anything astronomers have seen’

by Maddison Connaughton Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Australian researchers have discovered a strange spinning object in the Milky Way they say is unlike anything astronomers have ever seen. The object, first spotted by a university student working on his undergraduate thesis, releases a huge burst of radio energy three times every hour. The pulse comes “every 18.18 minutes, like clockwork,” said astrophysicist Natasha Hurley-Walker, who led the investigation after the student’s discovery, using […]

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DOH, PGC confirm Omicron sublineage BA.2 or “stealth Omicron” now dominant in PHL

More infectious Omicron sublineage BA.2 already detected in the 12 regions of the country, and most predominant in NCR, Calabarzon     (Eagle News) – The Department of Health confirmed that the Omicron sublineage, BA.2, also known as the “stealth Omicron” is now the dominant Covid-19 variant in the country. “We have detected this in all the 12 regions of the country, said UP-Philippine Genome Center executive director Dr. Cynthia Saloma on Thursday, January 27 […]

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Bentley says first luxury electric car due 2025

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – German-owned luxury car brand Bentley said Wednesday that its first all-electric vehicle will be ready by 2025, as it unveiled major investment on becoming a fully carbon zero company. Its first battery-powered electric vehicle will be developed and built at its factory in Crewe, northwest England, Bentley said in a statement. The carmaker, owned by Volkswagen, added it was investing £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion, 3.0 billion euros) “in sustainability over […]

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Workers in Peru race to reopen Machu Picchu after floods

PERU (AFP) – Teams of workers raced Wednesday to clear mud and debris from the only transport access to the jewel of Peru’s tourism sector, Machu Picchu, following torrential rain in the Andes. Heavy downfalls on Friday caused the Alcamayo river that runs through the small tourist town of Machu Picchu Pueblo — at the foot of the mountain that boasts the world famous Inca citadel — to burst its banks. Almost 900 tourists were […]

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Nord Stream 2 parent founds German subsidiary

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) – The operating company behind the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany said Wednesday it has founded a German subsidiary as it seeks to get the pipeline up and running amid rising diplomatic tensions. “The new company is to become the owner and operator of the 54-kilometre section of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline located in the German territorial waters,” the Swiss-based Nord Stream 2 AG said in a statement. […]

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New oil leak off Peru coast amid crude spill cleanup: Lima

EL CALLAO, Peru (AFP) – A fresh oil leak has occurred off the coast of Peru — already cleaning up after a major crude spill 10 days earlier — during work on an underwater refinery pipeline, the government said Wednesday. The leak occurred Tuesday during work at the La Pampilla refinery, owned by Spanish company Repsol, the environment ministry said. It occurred during “work being done prior to the removal of the PLEM (pipeline end […]

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Winter Olympics threatened by climate change, says report

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Climate change is threatening the future of the Winter Olympics, reducing the number of suitable venues for the event around the globe, a report warned ahead of the Beijing Games. The Olympics in China, which start on February 4, will be the first Winter Games to rely almost 100 percent on artificial snow, according to the study. “Slippery Slopes: How Climate Change is Threatening the Winter Olympics”, was produced by […]

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Biden admin withdraws Covid vaccination mandate for businesses

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday formally withdrew the Covid vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses that was struck down by the Supreme Court. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that although it was withdrawing the mandate it “strongly encourages vaccination of workers against the continuing dangers posed by Covid-19 in the workplace.” The conservative-dominated Supreme Court delivered a blow to Biden this month when it blocked his vaccination-or-testing […]

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Moderna begins trial of Omicron-specific vaccine booster

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech company Moderna announced on Wednesday that it has begun clinical trials of a booster dose of vaccine designed specifically to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The trials will involve a total of 600 adults — half of whom have already received two doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine at least six months ago, and half of whom have received two doses plus the previously authorized booster dose. […]

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North Korea fires unidentified ‘projectile’, South says

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” early Thursday, South Korea’s military said, the nuclear-armed country’s sixth weapons test this year. “North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the East Sea,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the Sea of Japan. The last time North Korea tested this many weapons in a month was in 2019, after high-profile negotiations between leader Kim Jong Un and then-US president Donald Trump […]

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DFA condoles with kin of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Romulo

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has condoled with the kin of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Romulo, who passed away on Sunday, Jan. 23. According to the DFA, Romulo, the uncle of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, “will be fondly recalled by the women and men of the Department of Foreign Affairs as a statesman that upheld the ideals of excellence in the conduct of diplomacy.” It noted that Romulo was also the […]

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4.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental

(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday, Jan. 26. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 5:52 p.m. Its epicenter was 306 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 72 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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