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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State, adjusting to life without injured Kevin Durant, fell to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, just the second time in nearly two years the Warriors have suffered back-to-back NBA regular-season defeats. Jimmy Butler scored 22 points to lead four Bulls players in double-figures in the 94-87 triumph. The Warriors’ points total was their season low, and they lost a second straight regular-season contest for the first time since […]
The amount of fat we eat has a direct link to a cancer’s ability to spread around the body, according to scientists in Spain. The growth of cancerous tumors at secondary sites in the body is called metastasis and is the main cause of cancer related deaths. The researchers say a protein called CD36 absorbs fat from the cell membrane and is the agent that determines whether a cancer metastasizes or not. “When one looks […]
Italian engineers have developed a robotic rehabilitation platform that can analyze a patient’s biometrics to predict their risk of injury, and then guide them through exercises designed to counter that risk. Designed at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), the device, called Hunova, has received CE certification for Europe and is seeking approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It was developed over five years and is now being marketed by spin-off […]
The stars of Hollywood’s latest retelling of the classic tale of King Kong walked the red carpet for the film’s European premiere in London on Tuesday (February 28). Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson were all in town for ‘Kong: Skull Island’, which depicts a group of explorers and marines venturing into uncharted territory in the Pacific Ocean where they come across the monstrous ape Kong and other man-eating creatures. Hiddleston, who stars […]
20th Century Fox has unveiled the first full trailer for “Alien: Covenant”, the latest in director Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi series. According to the studio, this chapter of the franchise sees the crew of the colony ship Covenant travel to a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, but their discovery of what appears to be an uncharted paradise soon turns into a dark, dangerous world filled with terrifying xenomorphs. The cast includes […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella slammed a report released by the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling on donor countries to end all assistance to the Philippine National Police (PNP) until the killings stop. “We would advise special interest groups to do their homework more diligently before attempting to engage in propaganda,” Abella said in a statement. He said that the group should present solid evidence and prove their claims in court. […]
Reuters — A NASA science satellite circling Mars had to maneuver this week to avoid crashing into one of the planet’s two small moons, the U.S. space agency said on Thursday (March 2). The MAVEN spacecraft, which is studying Mars’ vanishing atmosphere, fired up its engine on Tuesday to boost its speed by about 1.3 feet per second (0.4 meters per second) so it could steer clear of the Martian moon Phobos, the National Aeronautics […]
“Buhay at Ari-arian ay Pahalagahan, Ibayong Pag-iingat sa Sunog ay sa Sariling Pamayanan Simulan.” March has been labelled as the Fire Prevention Month because statistics show that a lot of fire accidents always happen during this month. An overwhelming number of fires occur in the home, so it’s better to be ready and prevent this life- threatening case to ensure the safety of everyone including you. Here are some friendly advice to prevent fire and […]
SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) – – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources called for community vigilance to prevent forest fires especially that summer months have come. Joining the campaign of the Bureau of Fire Protection on fire prevention, Information Officer Joery Ocson of DENR Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Belison, Antique in an interview said that they are stepping up the construction of fire lines and patrol works in the sites of […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — A Madrid court will look into allegations that Colombian superstars Shakira and Carlos Vives plagiarized part of their hugely popular Grammy Latino-winner “La Bicicleta”, a court spokesman said Thursday. Music publisher MDRB filed a complaint in a commercial court in Madrid on behalf of Livan Rafael Castellanos, a Cuban singer known as Livam who alleges that the catchy tune copies parts of his own 1997 song called “Yo te quiero tanto” […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese consumer prices picked up in January for the first time in almost a year, official data showed Friday, halting a long string of declines as Tokyo struggles to put deflation in the rear view mirror. A nationwide consumer prices index, which excludes volatile costs of fresh food, rose 0.1 percent from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry said. The rise was the first uptick in 11 months and ended […]
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC)and the National Youth Commission (NYC) conducted a motorcade on March 1, 2017, around the university belt area as part of the continuing effort to encourage young people to register for the October 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). “COMELEC recognizes the youth’s vital role in nation-building and social change, especially in light of the Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, which will be held again this October after seven years. We […]
