Construction of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor in southern France is in full swing as the cost estimate has ballooned to nearly four times the original estimate, but the ITER project’s new head says new forecasts are realistic. The seven partners in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) – Europe, United States, China, India, Japan, Russia and South Korea – launched the project 10 years ago with a 5 billion euro ($5.6 billion) cost estimate […]
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Trump trails Clinton by 8 points after tape scandal, debate – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump has fallen further behind Hillary Clinton and now trails her by 8 points among likely voters, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, with 1 in 5 Republicans saying his vulgar comments about groping women disqualify him from the presidency. The national tracking poll was launched after Sunday night’s second presidential debate, where Trump was pressed to explain his comments in a 2005 videotape about […]
Zika likely to spread in Asia Pacific: WHO
MANILA, Philippines | AFP | Monday 10/10/2016 – 19:34 GMT+8 | 259 words The Zika virus is set to spread through Asia, the World Health Organization warned Monday, with hundreds of cases reported in Singapore and two Thai babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly. The mosquito-borne virus has been detected in 70 countries worldwide including at least 19 countries in the Asia Pacific region, said WHO director for health security and emergencies Li Ailan. A […]
EU, Colombia deliver aid to Haiti
The international community is stepping up to provide aid for hurricane-ravaged Haiti, with more than 20 tonnes (22 tons) of food and medical supplies arriving in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday (October 11) from Colombia. Haiti is reeling after Hurricane Matthew tore through the country, flattening homes and leaving many locals with little more than just their clothes on their back. As flood waters begin to recede the difficult task ahead is providing those left homeless with […]
Thai police sting nets alleged Golden Triangle drug kingpin
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) – A controversial and colourful former guerilla fighter long accused of playing a key role in the Golden Triangle drugs trade was arrested during a sting operation Tuesday, Thai police said. Laota Seanlee, who is believed to be 79, was allegedly caught trying to sell 20 kilogrammes of crystal meth to undercover officers from his home in a village on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. The rugged hills of northern Thailand form part […]
Olympics: Italians officially abandon Rome bid
ROME, Italy |(AFP) – Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago put a definitive end Tuesday to Rome’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games after the city’s newly elected mayor refused to support the project. “I wrote to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today to withdraw Rome-2024 from the running,” Malago told a specially convened press conference. Rome’s ill-fated bid to host the Games was effectively killed off last month when the city council voted in […]
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Cloud formation resembling a butterfly. (Photo courtesy of MRFB)
Featured Photo: Mt.Mogao, Tadian, Mountain Province
Featuring Mt.Mogao of Tadian, Mountain Province
Basura sa bayan ng Estancia, Ilo-Ilo, unhealthy level na
ESTANCIA, Ilo-Ilo (Eagle News) – Ang basurahan ng Bagsakan Market ng Estancia ay isa sa malaking issue ngayon sa nasabing Bayan. Ito ay dahil sa tambak at samu’t-saring amoy ng basura ang laging dinadaing ng mga tao na laging nasa Bagsakan Market. Sa bagsakan market nagtitinda ang mga transient vendor ng mga produkto tulad ng gulay, niyog, bigas at mga prutas. Dito rin bumili ang mga wholesaler ng mga produkto na dinadala sa mga karatig na pulo ng Estancia. […]
Featured Photos: Narra, Palawan, Philippines
Featuring the province of Narra, Palawan (Eagle News)
Body of new-born baby found on plane in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — The body of a new-born baby has been found in the toilet of a plane after it arrived in Indonesia from Doha, with police waiting to question a female passenger, an official said Tuesday. The grim discovery was made late Sunday by cleaners as they moved through the Qatar Airways flight after its arrival at the main international airport serving Jakarta. The foetus was estimated to be between five and seven […]
DOLE joins OECD, ADB, GIZ in addressing employment, skills issues in ASEAN region
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), together with the Organization gor Economic Co-Operation And Development (OECD), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is conducting a two-day international policy forum to discuss how best to promote sustainable and inclusive skills policies in the Philippines and the ASEAN region. https://youtu.be/ak97tLDQEew
