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by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists used a portable device no bigger than a cellphone to sequence the most complete human genome ever assembled with a single technology, according to a study published Monday. The breakthrough, detailed in the journal Nature Biotechnology, brings us closer to the day when family doctors will order up genome scans during a regular check-up along with blood work, the authors suggested. “We are definitely approaching […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — India is facing an epidemic of diabetes and high blood pressure, often called “silent killers” because they lead to heart disease, said a report Monday involving more than 1.3 million people. The rate of diabetes in India is over six percent, while around one quarter of people have high blood pressure, said the first nationally representative figures on the topic, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) […]
by Michelle FITZPATRICK Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — German carmakers came under fire Monday following revelations they helped finance experiments that saw humans and monkeys exposed to diesel fumes that have been linked to asthma, lung diseases and heart attacks. The disclosures sparked widespread outrage, led by Chancellor Angela Merkel who strongly condemned the latest controversy to engulf the nation’s powerful but scandal-tainted auto industry. “These tests on monkeys or even humans […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The FBI’s deputy director, Andrew McCabe, is stepping down after President Donald Trump accused him of being a Democratic partisan, a government source confirmed Monday. McCabe is stopping work immediately but will remain on the FBI payroll until March to obtain retirement benefits, the source confirmed. McCabe, 49, was expected to leave sometime early this year when he became fully eligible for a pension, after two decades in the bureau. […]
by Thomas Watkins © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military is reviewing how troops use fitness trackers and other devices, the Pentagon said Monday after an exercise-logging company published a map revealing potentially sensitive information about US and allied forces in places including the Middle East. The map, made by Strava Labs, shows the movements of its app users around the world, indicating the intensity of travel along a given path. The company […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States announced Monday it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 “high-risk” countries, but said those seeking to enter the US would come under much tougher scrutiny than in the past. Applicants from 11 countries, unnamed but understood to include 10 Muslim-majority nations plus North Korea, will face tougher “risk-based” assessments to be accepted. “It’s critically important that we know who is entering the United States,” said Homeland Security […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Almost 2, 000 Albay residents have now contracted acute respiratory infection due to the ash fall from the Mayon Volcano. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Sunday announced that from only 516 acute respiratory infection victims, the cases now reached 1, 971. The NDRRMC said that 66 % of the 3, 000 residents of Albay given medical assistance by the Department of Health now have respiratory […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Rappler on Monday asked the Court of Appeals to nullify the Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision revoking its corporate registration. In a 68-page petition for review, Rappler Inc. alleged that their rights to due process were violated with the SEC’s move. “Without an administrative action, surely, no administrative action, including the suspension or revocation of the corporation’s franchise, could have been imposed by the SEC,” Rappler said. According to Rappler, because […]
by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse GUINOBATAN, Philippines (AFP) — As blistering lava spews from the seething volcano nearby, Philippine farmer Jay Balindang leads his buffalo through the ash-strewn paddy fields of the no-go zone, creeping closer to danger in a desperate bid to support his family. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from around the erupting Mayon volcano, as a white-hot cocktail of gas and volcanic debris streaks down its flanks, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) are now monitoring Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon and Kanlaon in Negros Island, after showing signs of volcanic activity According to NDRRMC Executive Director, Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Ricardo Jalad, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) during the past 24 hours recorded five volcanic earthquakes around Kanlaon. PHIVOLCS […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Rice prices has increased by Php 1.00 to Php 2.00 per kilo in the third week of January 2018. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas shared the price monitoring report of the Philippine Statistics Authority which said that special well-milled rice increased by Php 1.00 per kilo while premium well-milled rice increased by Php 2.00 per kilo. “The price monitoring of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has noted rice price […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that politicians in the “narco-list” are seeking an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte in order to remove their name from the list. But Roque said that Malacañang cannot remove the name of the politicians in the list since that power is with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. Roque also emphasized that politicianx will not be removed from the list just because they joined the […]
