Other News

US fears nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific: Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North Korea is not reined in, Australia’s foreign minister said Friday after talks in New York. Pyongyang has launched a series of missiles this year, including a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range projectile this month which the North claimed was capable of carrying a “heavy” nuclear warhead, fueling tensions with Washington. It has carried out two atomic tests since […]

Continue Reading →

Filipinos in France urged to ensure their ‘documentation is always in order’

By Caesar Vallejos, EBC Correspondent “I urge the Filipino community to ensure that their Philippine documentation is always in order,” Philippine Ambassador to France, Her Excellency Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro said after pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron won a decisive victory in the recently concluded presidential election. “I urge the Filipino community to continue following the rules and regulations of the host country, France,” the Ambassador stressed in her email to EBC. According to Lazaro, “we have […]

Continue Reading →

Spectacular kitesurfing sees great battle for prestigious Defi Kite crown

GRUISSAN, France (Reuters) — Nicolas Parlier of France beat compatriot Alex Mazella in a thrilling finish to win the prestigious Defi Kite title in Gruissan, France on Tuesday (May 23). More than 250 kite boarders from all over the world took part in the marathon which consisted of five races between Gruissan and Port La Nouvelle on the Mediterranean coast covering a total of 140 kilometers (87 miles). With the top kiteboarders averaging speeds of […]

Continue Reading →

Tom Cruise meets Taiwanese fans to promote his latest movie “The Mummy”

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) — Action movie star Tom Cruise met with fans in Taiwan during a red carpet event to promote his latest movie “The Mummy” on Thursday (May 25), promising fans this won’t be the last time for him to visit. “This is my fourth time but not my last time to come back to your country,” the 54-year-old actor said to cheers from the audience, joined by his co-actresses Sofia Boutella and Annabelle […]

Continue Reading →

“Pirates” to push “Guardians” out of galaxy

Reuters –“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” is set to top the North American box office during the Memorial Day holiday weekend from Friday (May 26) through Monday (May 29). The film, which brings back Johnny Depp as the anti-hero Jack Sparrow, is estimated to take in 83 million dollars over the 4-day period, according to BoxOfficePro. Coming in at No. 2 is expected to be newcomer “Baywatch.” Based on the popular […]

Continue Reading →

Formula One: Hamilton not interested in ‘phoney wars’

by Tim Collings Agence France Presse MONACO, Principality of Monaco (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton has said he will avoid any kind of mind games in his title battle with Sebastian Vettel this year as the two multiple world champions scrap it out for the tiniest of advantages at every race. Having topped Thursday morning’s opening free practice for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix and then fallen more than a second adrift in the afternoon, the […]

Continue Reading →

Neuroscientists predict ‘brain age’

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — British researchers say their newly revealed method of predicting people’s ‘brain age’ could act as a wake-up call to those deemed at increased risk of poor health and early death. Dr James Cole, research associate at Imperial College London’s Department of Medicine, led the study which combined the publicly available data sets of at least 2,000 magnetic resonance imaging scans with machine learning algorithms. The technique helped Cole’s team provide […]

Continue Reading →

2.5-magnitude quake jolts Maguindanao

(Eagle News) — A 2.5-magnitude earthquake struck Maguindanao on Friday morning. This was hours after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted San Marcelino, Zambales. The quake on Thursday night was felt in nearby Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and even in parts of Metro Manila, among others. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Friday’s earthquake in the southern part of the country took place at 7:15 a.m. Depth of focus was at nine kilometers. There was […]

Continue Reading →

US Navy uses virtual reality to simulate combat

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brace yourself, you are about to experience military combat. Using virtual reality, civilians can feel like they are part of the action as they pilot a Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft as part of a rescue mission. The mission – to extract a Navy SEAL team pinned down under enemy fire. The US Navy began using virtual reality simulations last October as a way to engage prospective recruits about careers […]

Continue Reading →

Magnitude 5.4 quake strikes Zambales

(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.4 quake struck Zambales Thursday night, with the epicenter located in San Marcelino town, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The quake struck 10:27 p.m. Thursday, 17 kilometers northwest of San Marcelino in Zambales. It was felt at intensity 4 in San Marcelino, San Felipe, Iba, Santa Cruz, Cabangan and Castillejos, Zambales; Dinalupihan & Abucay, Bataan; Quezon City; Pateros; Malolos, Bulacan; Obando Bulacan; Olongapo City. It was felt […]

Continue Reading →

New spacecraft data re-writes the books on Jupiter

Reuters — Jupiter’s atmosphere features colossal cyclones and rivers of ammonia welling up from deep inside the solar system’s largest planet, researchers said on Thursday (May 25), publishing the first insights from a NASA spacecraft flying around the gas giant. The cyclones were discovered as the Juno spacecraft made the first of at least 12 planned close encounters with Jupiter, which scientists believe set the stage for the development of Earth and other planets in […]

Continue Reading →

After Manchester, May targets online extremism at G7

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge internet companies to do more to remove extremist content Friday as she makes a shortened visit to the G7 summit following the Manchester attack. As British authorities hunt accomplices of the bomber who killed 22 people at a concert on Monday, May will use a meeting with world leaders in Italy to emphasize the importance of tackling the spread of terror online. “The threat […]

Continue Reading →
1 … 5,040 5,041 5,042 5,043 5,044 … 7,408