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Rice prices, though, “hard to predict,” Agri chief says (Eagle News)–The Department of Agriculture has given the assurance there’s ample rice supply in the country based on inventories made in December and January, and the additional rice coming from overseas. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said, however, that it’s hard to predict rice prices at this time. “Ang problema iyong world price is tumataas eh ‘no dahil sa El Niño,” he said, noting that even […]
By Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – Japan’s “Moon Sniper” spacecraft will attempt a historic touchdown on the lunar surface this weekend using pinpoint technology the country hopes will lead to success where many have failed. With its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, Japan wants to become the fifth nation to pull off a fiendishly tricky soft landing on the rocky surface. Only the United States, the Soviet Union, China and […]
By Pascale Trouillaud and Abdullah Hasrat PUL-E ALAM, Afghanistan, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – Khurma had to borrow her neighbour’s shoes to walk to Pul-e Alam city to collect a cash handout being given to the growing number of vulnerable Afghans who are struggling to survive the winter. The 45-year-old widow waited in her threadbare blue burqa to receive 3,200 Afghanis ($45) from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in the eastern Afghan city, where […]
By Julie JAMMOT LAS VEGAS, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – With big, expressive eyes, elfin ears and adorable cooing, Miroka and Miroki could be an apparition from your favorite cartoon. But behind their cute facade, these robots are all sensors and engineering, and designed to perform the drudgery of logistical support in hospitals or hotels. “Why live with ugly machines,” says Jerome Monceaux, head of Paris-based start-up Enchanted Tools, who was on hand to present […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has directed the Department of Agriculture to implement a data-driven information system in every planting season to address the overproduction of agricultural products in the market. The President gave the order during a sectoral meeting with agriculture officials in the Palace on Tuesday, January 17. “So that hindi natin maririning ‘yung mga balita na nag-over produce, hindi mabenta, nabubulok na lang, pinamimigay na lang,” he said. The President also noted that […]
(Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon and Visayas. PAGASA said, as a result, Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro and Camarines Norte, meanwhile, will have […]
Russia said Tuesday that a young girl was injured during an attack by a barrage of drones launched by Kyiv, in the latest aerial assault to target the country’s border regions. Moscow has accused Ukrainian forces of ramping up fatal artillery and drone attacks on Russia’s border regions, some of which have announced voluntary evacuations over the strikes. The defence ministry in Moscow announced it had downed a dozen Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod and […]
Mauritius raised a cyclone warning alert to maximum on Tuesday as powerful winds and rains from tropical storm Belal caused havoc in the Indian Ocean island nation. The government has ordered all inhabitants to stay indoors, but the meteorological service said the storm was now moving eastwards away from the remote paradise island. Belal has left thousands of people without power, and numerous cars submerged under floodwaters caused by torrential rains or piled up on […]
By Camille Camdessus with Frankie Taggart in Washington DES MOINES, United States, Jan 16, 2024 (AFP) – Donald Trump romped to a landslide victory Monday in Iowa’s caucuses — the first vote in the US presidential race — cementing his status as the presumptive Republican standard-bearer to challenge President Joe Biden in November’s election. The former president has led polling for more than a year, but the contest offered the clearest insight yet into his […]
Japan plans to double a fund used for disaster relief and other contingencies to $6.8 billion after a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake, the government said Tuesday, as snow worsened conditions for survivors. The 7.5-magnitude quake and powerful aftershocks killed at least 222 people in central Japan, laying waste to houses and infrastructure. In the Ishikawa region on the Sea of Japan coast, about 16,700 people were still stuck in limbo in shelters, many without […]
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has said it will introduce tools to combat disinformation ahead of the dozens of elections this year in countries that are home to half the world’s population. The explosive success of text generator ChatGPT spurred a global artificial intelligence revolution but also triggered warnings that such tools could flood the internet with disinformation and sway voters. With elections due this year in countries including the United States, India and Britain, OpenAI said […]
