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ZHANGJIAJIE, China (AFP) — Tourists who suffer from vertigo need not apply. The world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened Saturday in China’s spectacular Zhangjiajie mountains — the inspiration for American blockbuster Avatar. Some 430 meters (1,400 feet) long and suspended 300 metres above the earth, the bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie park in China’s central Hunan province. Six metres wide and made of some 99 panels of clear glass, […]
MANILA, Aug. 22 – “We will outdo what we did in 2016.” Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said during the briefing on Pulse Asia’s survey on the conduct of the 2016 National and Local elections by civil society group, Democracy Watch. The survey showed that 63 percent of respondents believed that the 2016 elections was more credible and efficient than previous polls, which the Chairman believed can be partly attributed to the fast trasmission of election […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 22) – Thousands of protesters arrived in Rizal Park despite of the bad weather in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that allowing the Marcos family to bury the former President in the Libingan ng mga Bayani in September. The protesters came to show their dissent to the President’s decision and to urge him to change it. Many politicians joined the protests – mainly members of the Liberal Party – former Interior […]
(Reuters) A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America’s first Games. It was far from a perfect execution by Brazil, which battled with empty seats, security scares and a mysterious green diving pool. But two late gold medals for the host country in its two […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — Isinagawa sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo mula sa kapisanan ng Kabataang may Diwang Wagas (KADIWA) ang aktibidad na Acoustic Sessions na kinapapalooban ng acoustic music na punong-puno ng christian values. Ito ay ginanap sa UP Alumni Center noong Linggo na nilahukan ng iba’t-ibang lokal sa Distrito ng Quezon City na pinangunahan ng Tagapangasiwa ng Distrito na si Kapatid na Arnel T. Verceles. Ang aktibidad ay sinimulan […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Firefighters in California said they are making progress slowing the advance of several devastating wildfires, but authorities ordered the temporary closure of a historic villa in the path of one dangerous inferno. The iconic Hearst Castle, also known as San Simeon, is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the state, drawing millions of visitors each year, according to local tourism officials. Administrators of the castle — a national […]
MANILA, Aug. 22 – In celebration of Brain Attack Awareness Week, the Department of Health (DOH) launched the medical assistance program that will make stroke medication alteplase or tissue plasminogen activator available to the public for free, in selected government hospitals nationwide. “Alteplase or tissue plasminogen activator is ideally given in the first 3 hours upon onset of acute stroke. Only patients who have ischemic type of stroke, or those with blocked blood vessels in […]
MANILA, Aug. 22 – All Filipinos must live with security—secure of having affordable housing, enough food, accessible jobs, decent livelihood and financial assistance. With this marching order from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. organized the first Social Development Initiatives Summit in Davao City, with the theme “Malasakit at Pagbabago.” “We are here to listen to the realities, dreams, and vulnerabilities of the Filipinos, identify local peculiarities and spatial realities, and develop mechanisms […]
(REUTERS) For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the German government plans to tell citizens to stockpile food and water in case of an attack or catastrophe, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper reported on Sunday. Germany is currently on high alert after two Islamist attacks and a shooting rampage by a mentally unstable teenager last month. Berlin announced measures earlier this month to spend considerably more on its police and […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon was on course for a direct hit on Tokyo Monday, with nearly 400 flights grounded due to heavy rain and strong winds. Strong typhoon Mindulle was expected to make landfall around noon, moving upwards from the Japanese capital to the northern Tohoku region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Packing gusts up to 180 kilometers (110 miles) per hour, the storm was heading north at a speed of 25 […]
(REUTERS) U.S. gold medalist Ryan Lochte admitted to Brazil’s largest broadcaster Saturday night that he had exaggerated his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio – but insisted he did not lie. In an interview aired on Globo TV after the proud soccer country won its first Olympic gold in a penalty shootout, Lochte apologized to the nation. “I’m sorry,” one of America’s most decorated Olympic swimmers said. “Brazil doesn’t deserve that.” The […]
by Giles HEWITT SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops began a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack Monday, as Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive strike on forces participating in the drill. The two-week annual Ulchi Freedom exercise is largely computer-simulated, but still involves 50,000 Korean and 30,000 US soldiers. The drill always triggers a spike in tensions on the divided Korean peninsula, and this year it […]
