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Sala plane did not have commercial licence: investigators

by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala that crashed in the Channel last month did not have a commercial licence, British investigators said Monday. But the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the journey would have been allowed as a “private” flight in which costs are shared between pilot and passenger. “The basis on which the passenger was being carried on N264DB has not yet been […]

Foldable phone outlook hinges on price

by Daniel SILVA Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Handset makers are racing to launch their first smartphones with folding screens but analysts warn the technology is still too rudimentary — and expensive — to woo consumers in large numbers for now. Samsung, the world’s biggest seller of smartphones, unveiled a handset that folds open like a book to be a tablet at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday, becoming the first major manufacturer […]

Global warming imperils clouds that deter hothouse Earth

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Marine clouds that protect us from hothouse Earth conditions by reflecting sunlight back into space could break up and vanish if CO2 in the atmosphere triples, researchers warned Monday. “Our results show that there are dangerous climate change thresholds of which we were unaware,” Tapio Schneider, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California and lead author of a study detailing the findings, told […]

World’s largest Nutella factory reopens after ‘quality defect’

CAEN, France (AFP) — The world’s largest Nutella factory restarted production on Monday after it stopped work for five days as a precautionary measure over a “quality defect”, owner Ferrero’s French branch said. The factory in Normandy, France stopped making the chocolate-and-hazelnut spread due to a “suspected quality defect strictly limited to the production stage,” Ferrero France’s communications service told AFP. It added that the problem was “very early in the process, at the stage […]

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ threequel soars to top of box office

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Universal’s “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” debuted atop the North American box office, taking in $55 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The animated film ended the weekend ahead of the two earlier installments in the “Train Your Dragon” series — neither of which hit $50 million — making it the top domestic opener of the year, according to Variety magazine. Voiced by Jay Baruchel, […]

Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Every spring, the largest animals in the world, blue whales, migrate from their winter breeding grounds off of Costa Rica to the coast of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. They are in search of their favorite food, the tiny crustaceans known as krill. Scientists have long tracked the migration of the behemoths, which can weigh well over 100 tons, but could not explain how they chose their itinerary. […]

Following “rumblings” within the MNLF, Duterte meets Misuari

(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Feb. 25, met with  Moro National Liberation Front’s Nur Misuari. This was after Duterte revealed there ”rumblings” within the group which had complaints about the Bangsamoro Transition Authority being composed of members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The meeting in Malacañang lasted for 15 minutes. On Tuesday, the Sandiganbayan allowed Misuari, who is facing graft and malversation cases, to attend the 48th Session of the Organization of Islamic […]

LOOK: Kim arrives ahead of Trump meet

LANG SON, Vietnam (AFP) — A jovial North Korean leader Kim Jong Un grins and waves as he walks the red carpet from a Vietnamese rail station, and heads to Hanoi for the much anticipated second summit with US President Donald Trump. https://youtu.be/aA3hbeXeD2I

Tokyo stocks end lower after recent gains

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks closed lower on Tuesday following recent gains fueled by optimism over the China-US trade talks, while analysts also said news of Indian air strikes in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir weighed on the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, slipped 0.37 percent, or 78.84 points, to 21,449.39 while the broader Topix index was down 0.23 percent, or 3.67 points, at 1,617.20. Shares have enjoyed healthy buying of late, thanks to hopes that […]

Mga bayarang hukom, binantaan ni Pangulong Duterte

(Eagle News) — Muling nagbabala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga hukom sa gitna ng kabi-kabilang mga nakalinyang proyekto ng pamahalaan kagaya ng Build, Build, Build infrastructure projects ng administrasyon. Sinabi ng Pangulo sa mga judge na pag-isipang mabuti ang magiging epekto sa mga kaliwa’t kanang government projects sa pag-iisyu ng mga ito ng injunction order kapalit ng pera. Banta ng Pangulo sa mga hukom na umayos at huwag maging daan upang maantala at matengga […]

Isang bilyong pisong ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects, pinasinayaan sa Cagayan

(Eagle News) — Pinasinayaan ng mga opisyal ng Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) ang ilang milyong pisong halaga ng “Build, Build, Build” projects kasabay ng selebrasyon ng 24th anniversary ng ahensya. Pinangunahan ni CEZA Administrator Raul Lambino ang groundbreaking ceremony para sa mga proyekto. Kabilang dito ang 301 milyong pisong halaga ng mga warehouse sa port Irene sa Casambalangan Village, 426 milyong pisong halaga ng corporate at commercial centers sa Rapuli Village at 100 milyong […]

Harden’s streak ends at 32, James enters a class of his own

LOS ANGELE, United States (AFP) — James Harden missed all 10 three-pointers he attempted, snapping his 32-game streak with at least 30 points as the Houston Rockets defeated the Atlanta Hawks 119-111 on Monday. Harden finished with 28 points after missing Saturday’s victory over the Golden State Warriors with a neck injury. He said at practice earlier Monday that he was still bothered by the neck problem. His run of games with 30 or more […]