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DFA: Filipino inmate reported missing after earthquake in Indonesia safe and sound

(Eagle News) — The sole Filipino who was reported missing following a strong earthquake in Indonesia on Sept. 28 has been located, and is safe and sound. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said that based on a report from the Philippine Consulate General in Manado, it was able to contact the Filipino, who was serving a 14-year sentence for illegal drug possession at the Lapu Penitentiary when the quake occurred. Consul General Oscar […]

Future buildings could grow their own foundations

NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) — What do you get if you put an architect, civil engineer, computer scientist, and microbiologist into a room? A future building that grows its own foundations. This might sound like a less than funny joke. In fact, it’s the result of a unique project launched by researchers at the universities of Newcastle and Northumbria, in England, to create a new generation of building materials that are partly living and able to […]