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by Joshua MELVIN WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — False Covid death reports, a vast gender gap, Nazi “fan fiction”: These are some of the perils an international crowd of volunteers battle across Wikipedia’s tens of millions of online entries. The world’s largest internet encyclopedia is often the first result to pop up when users ask the internet a question — and thus a massively influential source of free information but which also reflects humanity’s faults. […]
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — The Pakistani city of Lahore was declared the most polluted city in the world by an air quality monitor on Wednesday, as residents choking in acrid smog pleaded with officials to take action. Lahore had an air quality ranking of 348, well over the hazardous level of 300, according to IQAir, the Swiss technology company that operates the AirVisual monitoring platform. “Children are experiencing breathing diseases… for God’s sake, find a […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry produced a three-point masterclass as the Golden State Warriors thrashed the Brooklyn Nets 117-99 to underscore their championship credentials on Tuesday. Curry led the scoring with 37 points — 27 of them from outside the arc — to give the Warriors an emphatic win on the road over the Nets and former Golden State teammate Kevin Durant. It was a superb all-round effort from the Warriors, who […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) – Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential trucks from entering the Indian capital due to dangerous levels of air pollution. One of the world’s most polluted cities and home to some 20 million people, Delhi is cloaked every winter in a thick blanket of smog. On Saturday, the Delhi government had ordered schools to close for a week and banned construction […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Strict new Covid-19 restrictions come into force in Beijing on Wednesday for visitors to the Chinese capital, requiring negative tests and dramatically cutting domestic flights as the city raises the drawbridge against the coronavirus ahead of the Winter Olympics. With less than 100 days to go to the games in February, China is bracing for a challenge to its zero-Covid strategy when thousands of international athletes descend on Beijing after months […]
by Dene-Hern CHEN / Jing Xuan TENG in Beijing BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Sporting neon hair and flawless skin, Bangkok Naughty Boo is one of a new generation of influencers in Asia promising to stay forever young, on-trend, and scandal-free — because they are computer generated. Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, these stars are hugely popular with teenagers in the region and will yield increasing power as interest grows in the “metaverse”, industry […]
by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – General Motors takes a leap Wednesday towards its much-touted “all-EV” future when it officially opens its first electric pickup truck factory. The auto giant will unveil Factory Zero, a 36-year old plant in Hamtramck, Michigan that has been retooled for electric vehicles (EV), commemorating the occasion with President Joe Biden. The celebration at the Detroit-area plant comes ahead of initial commercial deliveries of the […]
by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) – Scientists say they have proven what many people fortunate enough to grow up with theirs have known all along: Grandmothers have strong nurturing instincts and are hard-wired to care deeply about their grandchildren. A new study published in the Royal Society B on Tuesday is the first to provide a neural snapshot of the cherished intergenerational bond. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said that she was in “shock” about fellow tennis star Peng Shuai, who has not been heard from since alleging that a powerful Chinese politician sexually assaulted her. Osaka added her voice to growing concern within tennis about Peng’s fate, with men’s number one Novak Djokovic and numerous other players in recent days saying they were deeply worried about her. The 24-year-old Osaka wrote […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte early Wednesday, Nov. 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:18 a.m. Its epicenter was 16 kilometers southeast of General Luna. The depth of focus was 23 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Palawan, Mindanao affected by ITCZ (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is also affecting Palawan and Mindanao. Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Aurora, and Quezon, as a result, will have cloudy skies with rains. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Zamboanga Peninsula and Palawan […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Nov. 17: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines first and get confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The Bureau of Immigration has said Faroe Islands and The Netherlands are under the Philippines’ red list, which […]
