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by Kate BARTLETT Agence France-Press HONG KONG, China (AFP) – A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a “kill switch” that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry ransomware — for now — that has caused the cyberattacks wreaking havoc globally, they told AFP Saturday. The researcher, tweeting as @MalwareTechBlog, said the discovery was accidental, but that registering a domain name used by the malware stops it from spreading. “Essentially they relied on a domain […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) – The first test flight of NASA’s Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019 at the earliest due to high costs, the United States space agency said Friday. The unmanned test flight had been scheduled for November 2018 but was pushed back after the White House asked for a feasibility study of the cost, safety and technical constraints. The […]
by Rob Lever / with Robin Millard in London Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency. The attacks — which experts said affected dozens of countries — used a technique known as ransomware that locks users’ files unless they pay the attackers a designated sum in the virtual currency Bitcoin. Affected by […]
(PNA) — Twenty bandits were “killed” as the Philippine Air Force’s newly acquired FA-50 fighter jets pounded and destroyed a camp of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sumisip, Basilan province, military officials said. Lt. Col. Andrew Bacala Jr., Army’s 4th Special Forces Battalion commander, on Friday said the fighter jets “delivered deadly payload, inflicting heavy casualties to the ASGs.”“The ASGs were shocked. They abandoned most of their personal belongings and left unfinished meal at […]
BATANGAS CITY, Batangas (Eagle News) – Nagtipon-tipon ang mga guro sa buong dibisyon ng Batangas nitong Biyernes (May 12) para sa proyektong “One million Lapis Campaign” ng Department of Education. Naglalayon ito na makapagbigay ng tulong sa mga batang mag-aaral sa pamamagitan ng pangangalap ng pondo para sa kanilang edukasyon at school supplies. Ito ay isinagawa sa pamamagitan ng isang espesyal na proyektong tinatawag na “Hakbang, takbo at indak para sa edukasyon 2017” sa Bolbok Sports […]
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna (Eagle News) – Sinimulan nang ipatupad ang proyekto na naglalayong makatulong para sa mga drug surrenderee sa mga barangay sa Biñan City, Laguna. Tumulong ang Iglesia ni Cristo sa recovery program para sa mga drug dependent sa pamamagitan ng pagtuturo ng mga aral mula sa Biblia na nagbibigay inspirasyon, at paghimok sa drug surrenderees na magbagong buhay. Ang mga lecture at Bible study sa Brgy. Langkiwa ay pinangunahan ni Bro. Richard Julius Belandres, Ministro ng INC […]
Cubao, Quezon City – Gilas Pilipinas makes a statement in their first game by whipping Myanmar, 147-40, in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Calvin Abueva led the Gilas attack with 22 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals as he bagged the best player of the game honors. Allein Maliksi was the second best scorer with 20 points to go along with five boards and three steals and […]
DIPOLOG City, Zamboanga Del Norte (Eagle News) — Arestado ang top 1 target ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) sa Dipolog sa Zamboanga del Norte. Kinilala ang suspek na naaresto sa buy-bust operation ng Dipolog Police Station at ng PDEA si Hannah Jane Oliveros Atendido, 20 anyos, dalaga at residente ng Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte. Nakumpiska mula sa suspek–na high-value target level 1—ang isang malaking heat-sealed plastic sachet na may lamang dalawang maliliit na pakete […]
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa 300 pamilya ang sapilitang inilikas sa kanilang mga lugar makaraang tumaas ang lebel ng tubig sa ilang mga ilog sa Davao City, noong Huwebes ng gabi, May 11. Partikular na naapektuhan ng forced evacuation ang mga residenteng nakatira malapit sa mga ilog sa Brgy. Talomo Proper at Brgy. Matina crossing. Sinimulan ang evacuation dakong 8:00 ng gabi nang biglang tumaas ang tubig sa mga ilog na bumabagtas sa […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – The European Union is seeking urgent talks with Washington over a possible United States ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the US, an EU source said Friday. The EU has not yet received a response from Washington to its request, the source said. The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it was close to a decision to extend to Europe an existing ban imposed on eight countries, […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang has said that President Rodrigo Duterte himself wants to revisit the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) case in order to hold those involved accountable regardless of their affiliations. “PRRD in fact has publicly said that he wants to revisit it. The President wants the truth to finally come out and hold those involved, regardless of political color or party line, accountable,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. “The Filipino people deserve to know […]
