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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Blue Origin, the rocket company headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is poised to launch the 10th test flight of its unmanned New Shepard rocket on Wednesday as it competes with Virgin Galactic to become the first to carry tourists on brief visits to space. The liftoff is scheduled for 8:50 am Central time (1450 GMT) from a Texas launchpad. The rocket will be carrying several science experiments for NASA. […]
by Catherine TRIOMPHE Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of federal employees have been lining up in Brooklyn for basics. Customs, tax and emergency management officials are all among the crowd, having gone unemployed since December 22. Others deemed “essential” like transportation workers or prison guards are forced to continue working without pay, taking […]
(Eagle News) — Lusot na sa committee level ang “Murang Kuryente” act na magbibigay ng 57 sentimos kada kilowatt hour na bawas sa electricity rate. Ito ay matapos aprubahan ng House Committee on Energy na pinamumunuan ni Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Jay Velasco ang consolidated bills na nagsusulong ng subsidy mula sa Malampaya Fund para sa utang at maging sa contract cost ng elektrisidad ng National Power Corporation. Ayon kay 1-Care Partylist Representative Carlos Roman […]
by Alex PIGMAN Agence France Presse DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — China and Europe take center stage at Davos on Wednesday, a day after Brazil’s hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro promised reform and respect for the environment to the world’s business elite. Top billing at the World Economic Forum will go to Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, a key member of the communist leadership in Beijing who is tasked with negotiating a truce in the US-China trade […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Jan. 23, condemned the ambush on San Fermando, Cebu Mayor Lakambini Reluya, adding that the “culture of violence that has characterized the electoral process will have to end.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said during the election period, “political rivalry is fever pitch resulting in the upsurge of election-related violence” but this “unfortunate and standard norm cannot continue..” “We urge [and] warn the candidates to cease and desist employment […]
ACAMBAY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico’s president announced a series of social programs Tuesday aimed at developing poor areas where fuel theft has become a booming industry, after a pipeline tap gone wrong killed 93 people. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who blames poverty for the thriving black market in stolen gasoline, said his government would spend around $200 million on pensions, small-business loans, a youth employment scheme and other programs to help 1.7 million people […]
(Eagle News) — Isasailalim na ng Philippine National Railways (PNR) sa validation testing ang mga hybrid electric train na ginawa ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) sa Marso. Ayon kay DOTr Spokesperson Goddes Libiran, ito ay upang masiguro na ligtas na gamitin ng publiko ang mga nasabing tren. Taong 2017 nang mailunsad ang hybrid electric train na may haba na nasa apatnapung (40) metro at may maximum speed na 50 kilometers per hour. Bahagi […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Tuesday said high-level trade talks with Beijing were proceeding uninterrupted, quickly rebutting media reports that progress toward resolving their trade war had faltered. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is to meet his US counterparts in Washington next week as the two sides work to resolve their trade disagreements by March 1, when a 90-day truce is due to expire, allowing US import duties on Chinese goods […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ni Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada ang pansamantalang closure ng Manila Zoo simula ngayong araw, Enero 23 matapos na matukoy na isa ito sa mga pangunahing nakapagdudulot ng polusyon sa Manila Bay. Sa memorandum na may petsang Enero 21, sinabi ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na major pollutant ang Manila Bay dahil naglalabas ito ng untreated wastewater. Inatasan din ang Department of Engineering and Public Works at ang […]
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Leaf-cutter ants build superhighways to transfer food and building materials hundreds of meters without communicating with each other, scientists claimed Wednesday, in findings that could prompt a rethink about how some insect communities organize themselves. Each leaf-cutter colony can carve out nearly three kilometers of trails from the forest floor every year, investing an average of 11,000 hours into constructing and maintaining them. It had […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States confirmed Tuesday that it plans to seek the extradition of Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s finance director, who was detained in Canada on a US request, before a January 30 deadline. “We will continue to pursue the extradition of defendant Ms. Meng Wanzhou, and will meet all deadlines set by the US/Canada Extradition Treaty,” said Justice Department spokesperson Marc Raimondi. Meng, the daughter of Huawei’s founder, was arrested […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Rockets have agreed to offload Carmelo Anthony to the Chicago Bulls in order to ease the franchise’s luxury tax bill, reports said Tuesday. The Chicago Tribune reported that the Bulls would receive $1 million in cash for Anthony, who fills an open roster spot with the franchise. The paper reported that Anthony will be waived by the Bulls before the February 7 trade deadline and is not […]
