In tennis….. Novak Djokovic has advanced to the Third round of the Madrid open after he defeated Nicolas Almagro. The final scores in the match held at ——— are 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. This is Djokovic’s sixth straight win in the tournament.
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Fluorescent sorting could light up recycling rates
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — British-based scientists behind a new technique that adds luminescent markers to plastic packaging labels say it will lead to marked improvements in recycling rates, if applied across the industry. Researchers at Brunel University London and their industry partners Nextek say their new technology is an inexpensive solution to low plastic container recycling rates because it can be retrofitted to existing sorting systems. The marker will only cost an additional £1 […]
PWDs sa Roxas City, Capiz nakatanggap ng assertive devices
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Eagle News) – Nakatanggap ng assertive devices ang 19 na mga PWD’s o Person with Disabilities sa Roxas City, Capiz mula sa Social City Welfare and Development Office. Ang nasabing assertive devices ay tulad ng wheel chair, crutches at walker. Ipinagkaloob ito sa mga may kapansanan at senior citizen na walang kakayanan na magkaroon o makabili ng mga ito. Nagpapasalamat naman ang mga benepisiyaryo nito sa lokal na Pamahalaan dahil sa patuloy na pagtulong at pagsuporta sa kanilang […]
Facebook takes aim at ‘low quality’ websites
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook said Wednesday it was making changes designed to keep its users from linking to “low-quality” websites, part of an effort to fight spam and misinformation. The world’s biggest social network said it is updating its ranking algorithm with the help of artificial intelligence so users would see fewer posts “that link to these low-quality web page experiences.” “With this update, we reviewed hundreds of thousands of web pages linked […]
For world’s super-rich, a pink diamond is forever
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — For the world’s super-rich, the investment of choice is increasingly a very rare naturally pink diamond, an asset class that this year has set records at auction. Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds, which has a shop in London’s Mayfair district and sells online, says the trend for colored stones has gathered strength as the world emerged from financial crisis. He says that even though red and orange stones […]
One entry, one exit policy hindi na ipatutupad sa Caticlan Jetty Port
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan (Eagle News) – Hindi na ipatutupad ang one entry, one exit policy ng probinsiya sa isla ng Boracay. Ito ay ayon sa ipinahayag ni Caticlan Jetty Port Administrator Niven Maquirang sa pagdinig ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan kaugnay sa isyu ng seguridad sa nasabing isla. Sinabi pa ni Maquirang na maliban sa Caticlan Jetty Port bilang entry point patawid ng isla, anim na welcome center din ng iba’t-ibang resort ang nag-o-operate sa mainland. Aminado […]
NBA: Spurs’ Leonard expects to play despite ankle injury
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard said Wednesday he expects to be on the court for a crucial NBA playoff game against the Houston Rockets despite a left ankle injury. Leonard rolled his ankle with 5:37 remaining in the third quarter Tuesday and while he played half of the fourth quarter he was absent for over-time as the Spurs defeated visiting Houston 110-107. That gave the Spurs a 3-2 lead […]
Inside New York’s first chocolate museum
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The sweet history of chocolate is assembled in New York’s first chocolate museum founded by famed pastry chef and chocolatier, Jacques Torres. For Torres, the museum is an opportunity to share his passion with others. “I love to transfer the love that I have for chocolate and the knowledge that I have for chocolates to whoever wants to learn about it. So museum makes the perfect sense to bring […]
NBA: Boston’s Thomas fined for cursing at heckler
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas was fined $25,000 (23,000 euros) by the NBA on Wednesday for making a profane remark at a heckler during a playoff game at Washington. Thomas made his expletive-laced remark to the spectator during Boston’s 121-102 loss to the Washington Wizards last Sunday, a defeat that left the sides level at 2-2 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference second round series. Thomas scored 53 points in […]
CIA forms special unit focused on North Korea threat
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States Central Intelligence Agency said Wednesday it had formed a special unit dedicated to assessing North Korea’s nuclear weapons threat. The CIA created its first single country-focused mission center, pulling together resources from a range of units to collect and analyze information on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missile technology that could extend its military threat across the Pacific. The move comes as North Korea appears poised […]
Earthquake kills four in China’s Xinjiang: Xinhua
BEIJING, China (AFP) – An earthquake early Thursday killed at least four people in a remote area of northwest China’s Xinjiang region, state media reported. The shallow 5.4-magnitude quake struck at 5:58 am (2158 GMT Wednesday) 213 kilometers (133 miles) south-southwest of the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar, the United States Geological Survey said. Xinhua news agency said four people had been confirmed dead and some injured were sent to hospital. The remote and […]
China hopes South Korea pays attention to its security concerns on THAAD
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (May 10) it hopes South Korea pays attention to its security concerns after South Korea’s new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in. Moon said in his first speech as president he would immediately begin efforts to defuse security tensions on the Korean peninsula and negotiate with Washington and Beijing to ease the row over the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system being deployed […]
