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Coral fish stress out if separated from ‘shoal-mates’

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Coral fish become stressed and lose weight if they are separated from each other, hampering their chances of survival, an Australian study revealed Thursday. Scientists from James Cook University in Queensland state monitored blue-green damselfish from the Great Barrier Reef, isolating some, while allowing others to remain in their shoals to better understand why they prefer to socialise. Lauren Nadler, lead author of the study published in the Journal of Experimental […]

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Philippine Red Cross intensifies campaign to prevent Zika virus spread

QUEZON CITY, Sept. 22 – In response to the latest confirmed Zika virus cases in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has intensified its campaign in disseminating information on how to prevent the spread of the virus. According to the recent report from Department of Health (DOH), six people have already been tested positive for Zika virus – four of the patients are from IloIlo while the other two came from Cebu and Laguna. This […]

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Boat carrying almost 600 migrants sinks off Egypt coast, killing at least 43

Forty-three people died when a boat reportedly carrying almost 600 migrants capsized off Egypt’s coast on Wednesday (September 21), according to local officials. The boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Burg Rashid, a village in the northern Beheira province. Local officials in the area said 31 bodies had been found, 20 men, 10 women and one child. A Reuters correspondent later saw a fishing boat bring in 12 more bodies, bringing the total so […]

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pledges $3 billion to fight disease

By Deborah M. Todd SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan on Wednesday pledged more than $3 billion toward a plan to “cure, prevent or manage all disease within our children’s lifetime.” Speaking through tears at a San Francisco event to announce the initiative, Chan said she hoped to spare parents the pain she had seen while delivering difficult news as a pediatrician. “In those moments and in […]

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Cast and director of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ talk diversity, fame and a grueling shoot

The cast and director of western remake, “The Magnificent Seven” have been talking about diversity in Hollywood and the epic’s grueling shoot ahead of the film’s release. The film is led by Denzel Washington’s bounty hunter Sam Chisholm, who brings together alcoholic gambler Josh Farraday (Chris Pratt), sharpshooter Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke) and his knife-throwing comrade Billy Rocks (Byung-Hun Lee). Director Antoine Fuqua’s film follows the band of outlaws, which also includes Jack Horne (Vincent […]

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New ethics complaint filed vs. De Lima

(Eagle News)– Senate Majority leader Vicente Sotto III confirmed on Wednesday (September 21) another ethics complaint filed against Senator Leila De Lima. Sotto, chair of the Senate committee on ethics and privileges, said that he does not know who filed and has yet to read the complaint. “That is the reason we are still in the issue of whether we have jurisdiction or not. Hopefully by next week, I’m sure all the members have already […]

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No exceptions to cosmetics animal testing ban: top EU court

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU’s top court on Wednesday ruled that there can be no exceptions to a ban on animal testing by cosmetics manufacturers in the bloc. The case arose in Britain after three companies sought to market cosmetics that were developed for sale in China and Japan using animal tests outside the European Union. The European Court of Justice said EU law bars any cosmetic product containing ingredients which have been tested on […]

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Aide ni Sen. De Lima na idinawit sa house probe, hawak na ng PSG

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ni Presidential Security Group (PSG) Chief Brigadier Gen. Rolando Bautista na nasa kustodiya na nila si  Air Force  Sgt. Jonel Sanchez bago pa ang imbestigasyon ng kamara sa paglaganap ng iligal na droga sa New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Sinabi ni Bautista na naka-assign si Sanchez bilang security aide ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. Ayon kay Bautista, si Sanchez ay nagtrabaho bilang security aide ni Sen. Leila De Lima sa […]

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Ex-BuCor Chief Ragos, De Lima ‘consultant’ extorted money from me- NBP inmate

(Eagle News)– In a House hearing, convicted kidnapper Froilan “Poy” Trestiza accused a ‘consultant’ of then Justice Secretary now Senator Leila De Lima and former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos of extorting money from him so he would not be transferred to a far prison complex. Trestiza, ‘bosyo’ (commander) of the Batang City Jail (BCJ) group inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP), said he gave money to Danilo Rico Martinez who identified himself as […]

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DPWH to give free access to NAIA expressway to motorists for a month

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and Highways, together with the concessionaire of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway Project will give free access to motorists as courtesy to them for the traffic caused by the construction of the Phase 2A project. According to the DPWH, motorists who will use the Phase 2A Macapagal Boulevard, MIA Road and NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 Elevated Express way will not pay any fees for […]

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Jaybee Sebastian forced me to help raise money for De Lima- Witness

(Eagle News)– New Bilibid Prison (NBP) inmate Jaime Patcho on Wednesday (September 21) claimed that convicted drug lord Jaybee Sebastian forced him to help raise money for the Senate run of then Justice secretary now Senator Leila De Lima. Patcho said it was in January 2015 when Sebastian called him to his ‘kubol’ to ask him to sell drugs to easily pool money for De Lima. “Kinausap niya ako… Direkta niyang sinabi na bigyan siya […]

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NBP inmate Martinez: De Lima visited Jaybee Sebastian at NBP since 2013

(Eagle News)– Bilibid inmate Noel Martinez on Wednesday (September 21) claimed that then Justice Secretary now incumbent Senator Leila De Lima had visited Jaybee Sebastian at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) numerous times since January 2013. Martinez said that it was in January 2013 when he first met De Lima through Sebastian. “Noong Enero 2013, isang umaga, tinawagan ako ni Jaybee at sinabi na darating si Sec. Leila de Lima sa kaniyang opisina bandang hapon,” […]

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