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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jim Nabors, who created the beloved comic TV character Gomer Pyle and used his surprisingly rich baritone voice on several hit records, died Thursday at the age of 87, his assistant Charisse Gines told AFP. “He passed away this morning at his home in Hawaii” of multiple causes, she said, speaking from the actor’s Honolulu-based entertainment company Naborly Productions. “He’d been ill for a while.” Nabors’ husband, Stan Cadwallader, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Friday called for a Senate investigation into the government’s procurement of the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Ejercito made the appeal following a statement from the vaccine manufacturer Sanofi that those who were “not previously infected by dengue virus” but were vaccinated “upon a subsequent dengue infection” could, “in the longer term,” develop “more cases of severe disease.” Ejercito said since the issue was about “corruption and accountability,” the blue ribbon […]
METRO MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Magbibigay ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ng libreng sakay sa mga pasaherong inaasahang mai-istranded sa ikinakasa na namang transport strike sa susunod na linggo. Ayon kay MMDA Assistant General Manager Jojo Garcia, magde-deploy sila ng apat na bus sa pakikipagtulungan sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Land Transportation Office (LTO), Highway Patrol Group (HPG), Philippine National Police (PNP) at iba pang ahensya ng gobyerno. Una nang […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Scallops may look like simple creatures, but the seafood delicacy has 200 eyes that function remarkably like a telescope, using living mirrors to focus light, researchers said Thursday. Most creatures’ eyes have lenses that focus light. But scallops have concave mirrors at the back of their eyes. Scientists have known since the 1960s that Pecten scallops see by reflecting light off these concave mirrors onto the retina above, said the […]
(Eagle News) — Dela Salle Lipa on Friday received a hoax bomb threat on Friday. De La Salle Lipa said it received the threat through text message at 7:40 a.m. It said the Institutional Safety, Security and Emergency Services Office conducted paneling and search operations in buildings and surroundings as part of protocol, and found that the school was “100 percent cleared.” The Philippine National Police, it added, has been notified. “Rest assured that we have […]
SALTILLO, Coahuila, Mexico (Reuters) — The fossilized remains of a turtle thought to be 65 million years old has been discovered in Mexico’s arid north, shedding new light into life into the once lush desert areas of Coahuila. The turtle fossil dubbed the “Yelmochelis rosarioae” is one of the smallest animals to have roamed this ancient area, measuring just 10 centimeters (under 4 inches). Despite its size, the thickness of its shell and its ability […]
(Reuters) — Apple is designing its own power-management chips for use in iPhones from as early as 2018, according to the business daily, Nikkei. The news sank the shares of Apple’s current supplier, Dialog Semiconductors, in Frankfurt, even though Dialog said its business relationship with Apple hasn’t changed. But it’s a good move for Apple, says Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Technology Research, GBH Insights’ Daniel Ives. “So, I think there’s two sort of […]
by Anuj Chopra with Natacha Yazbeck in Dubai Agence France-Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from war-torn Yemen, state media reported, the second such attack this month claimed by Iran-backed Huthi rebels. The missile targeted the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, with authorities reporting no casualties, just hours after the rebels threatened to retaliate over a crippling blockade on Yemen. A Saudi-led coalition fighting the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will deliver his first traditional State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 30, officials said Thursday. “The New Year will bring an opportunity to take account of the progress we have made but also lay out the work that still remains to be done on behalf of the American people,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said in his letter of invitation to Trump. […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Former world number one Tiger Woods made a solid return on Thursday in his latest comeback after a 10-month layoff punctuated by back surgery and personal problems. Woods, who has not played since February, fired a three-under-par 69 in the opening round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. The 41-year-old 14-time major champion carded five birdies and two bogeys in an encouraging first outing since injury […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Digital currencies like bitcoin could pose a threat to financial stability as they gain wider use, a chief Federal Reserve banking oversight official said Thursday. The remarks from newly-installed Fed Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles came as bitcoin took a vertiginous dive on Thursday after skyrocketing earlier in the week to more than 10 times its value at the start of the year. Bitcoin is increasingly being embraced by Wall Street, […]
by Alexander Martinez Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s military on Thursday arrested the country’s former oil minister and the ex-chief of state oil company PDVSA after both men were sacked as part of an anti-corruption crackdown. Attorney General Tarek William Saab told journalists that the former minister Eulogio del Pino and ex-PDVSA boss Nelson Martinez were picked up in a dawn operation by the country’s Military Counterintelligence Unit. Both former officials were arrested at their […]
