By Ransdell Pierson and Toni Clarke (Reuters) – Medtronic Plc won U.S. approval on Wednesday for an “artificial pancreas” that is the first device to automatically deliver the right dose of insulin to patients with type 1 diabetes, freeing them from continually monitoring insulin levels throughout each day. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in its approval of the device, the MiniMed 670G, hailed it as a breakthrough. The device offers type 1 diabetics “greater […]
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Final trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them’ is released
(Reuters) Ahead of the film’s November release, the final trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them’ has been released. The film is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling. Eddie Redmayne takes the lead role of Magizoologist Newt Scamander in the film directed by David Yates, who helmed the last four “Harry Potter” films. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” opens in 1926 with Newt Scamander […]
House probe on Bilibid drug trade set to resume on October 5-7
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The probe into the alleged illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) is set to resume on October 5 to October 7 even without the presence of key witness Jaybee Sebastian. In an interview, Oriental Mindoro Representative Reynaldo Umali said other witnesses were set to testify next week, including Ronnie Dayan, Sen. Leila De Lima’s driver and reported lover; Joenel Sanchez, De Lima’s security aide and alleged […]
Spain’s Cabify launches helicopter service to transport people around Mexico City
Spanish private auto taxi service operator Cabify launched its CabiFLY Shuttle air taxi service in Mexico City on Wednesday (September 28) together with Helitour operator, with a fleet of Bell helicopters. The company said in a news release, CabiFLY Shuttle, is the first shuttle air service of its type, offering point to point, round trips for 1 to 5 people from Mexico City’s International Airport to the Miditel Heliport, located in the upscale neighbourhood of […]
Obama urges Americans to vote for Clinton
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama urged US voters to put Hillary Clinton in the White House, warning that sitting out the November 8 election would support Donald Trump, who is “unqualified” for the job. “If you don’t vote, that’s a vote for Trump,” he said of the Republican nominee during a radio interview on the Steve Harvey Morning Show that aired Wednesday. “If you vote for a third-party candidate who’s got no […]
Pres. Duterte to Senator De Lima: “You need to take a break”
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — After Senator Leila De Lima’s emotional outburst during her press conference in Senate, President Rodrigo R. Duterte advised her to take a break. The president, during his speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), said contrary to De Lima’s accusations, Duterte said, he is actually the one being oppressed. Duterte said De Lima had in fact, asked the United Nations to investigate him on alleged extra judicial killings in […]
British royals learn about the history of the Yukon in Canada
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued their tour of Canada on Wednesday (September 28) with a visit to the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in Whitehorse. The Queen and Duke of Duke of Edinburgh visited the same museum back in 1959 when it was a telegraph office. After visiting the Museum, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watched children sing songs. The royal couple were cheered by big crowds as they made their way […]
OPEC reaches first deal to cut oil output since 2008
OPEC agreed on Wednesday (September 28) to cut its oil output for the first time since 2008, with the group’s leader Saudi Arabia softening its stance on arch-rival Iran amid mounting pressure from low oil prices. Past attempts to reach an output deal have been complicated by political rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which are fighting several proxy-wars in the Middle East, including in Syria and Yemen. The agreement represents a strategy shift for […]
Health workers, hospitals targeted in Syria war
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – Numerous doctors and nurses and medical facilities have been hit or targeted by missiles or air strikes since the start of the conflict in Syria in March 2011. The latest case came when an air strike and artillery fire hit the two largest hospitals in rebel-held parts of Syria’s Aleppo overnight, in what rights groups said was a deliberate strategy of targeting civilian infrastructure. “Let us be clear. Those using ever […]
US Senate votes to override Obama’s 9/11 bill veto
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – by Andrew BEATTY The US Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to override Barack Obama’s veto of a bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, the first such rebuke of his eight-year presidency. In a landmark 97-1 vote backing the override, only outgoing Obama ally, Nevada Democrat Harry Reid, voted against it, teeing up a similar vote in the House of Representatives later Wednesday. The rare act of bipartisanship is a severe […]
US to send about 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive
ALBUQUERQUE, United States (AFP) – by Thomas WATKINS The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train local forces for an upcoming offensive on the Islamic State group stronghold of Mosul, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday. IS seized Mosul along with other areas in June 2014, but the country’s forces have since regained significant ground from the jihadists and are readying for a drive to retake Iraq’s second largest city. “These […]
US threatens to end cooperation unless Russia stops Aleppo assault
ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) – by Karam al-Masri with Maya Gebeily in Beirut The United States threatened Wednesday to suspend its engagement with Russia over the conflict in Syria following escalating attacks on rebel-held parts of Aleppo city, including strikes on two hospitals. UN chief Ban Ki-moon denounced the attacks — which saw the two largest hospitals in Aleppo’s opposition-controlled east hit with air strikes and artillery fire — as “war crimes”. President Bashar al-Assad’s forces […]
