For the first time in over a year, a volcano lake is visible on top of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. USGS/Reuters
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Haptic skinsuit lets you ‘feel’ virtual reality
Designers from London’s Royal College of Art have created a skinsuit which allows the user to go from the physical to the virtual world by ‘feeling’ invisible objects. Reuters
Apple launches iPhone 7 globally
Apple fans in Asia get their hands on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus as the latest models hit the market. (Agence France Presse)
Strokes
Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, the last of Israel’s founding fathers, was in critical condition Wednesday after suffering a major stroke and doctors were treating him in intensive care. Videographic explaining the causes of strokes. https://youtu.be/7CWyWbu-bwk
Strongest typhoon of the year Meranti hits Taiwan
Parts of Taiwan is brought to a standstill as the strongest typhoon of the year skirts past the island’s southern tip, knocking out power for more than 180,000 households. (Courtesy Agence France Presse) https://youtu.be/-gJwi_WexCg Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) — Parts of Taiwan were brought to a standstill Wednesday as the strongest typhoon of the year skirted past the island’s southern tip, knocking out power for more than 180,000 households. Although super typhoon Meranti did not […]
Endangered red-eyed frog finds shelter in Nicaragua
NICARAGUA, Managua (AFP) — Thousands of red-eyed frogs (Agalychnis callidryas), an endangered species from the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and Colombia, finds protection from the effects of climate change in the Nicaraguan Montibelli reserve, in the southern mountains of Managua. https://youtu.be/1uhWZ7kU7Rg
World sand shortage
Sand is all around us but supplies are fast running out. It is the chief ingredient in cement and the hidden hand behind the explosion of cities worldwide. China is its top consumer — devouring more than 60 percent of the global output and using more sand in four years than the United States did in the entire 20th century.
Watch: USA commemorates victims of 9/11 attacks on 15th anniversary
The United States marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with solemn services to commemorate the victims of the deadliest terror strikes on US soil, with President Obama urging Americans to embrace diversity. (video courtesy AFPTV) https://youtu.be/Bi7eG5v9G9I
Remembering 9/11 — The Liberty State Park with the view of the Hudson River
Ellen Aguilar of Eagle News New Jersey Bureau revisits the Liberty State Park in Jersey City which played a big part after the September 11 attacks. It was here where many of the affected New York City residents were brought after the Twin Towers went down in 2001. First responders crossed the Hudson River to ferry people from New York City to New Jersey for safety.
Tight security maintained at Newark Liberty Int’l Airport for 9/11 anniversary
Eagle News’ Keith Bethea from the New Jersey Bureau reports on security on the eve of the 15th year Anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing — from one of the major hubs in the US close to New York City — Newark Liberty International Airport. He reports that there were maintenance security checks done on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary by federal state and local agencies to ensure tight security in the area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohYggc286M4&feature=youtu.be
Remember 9/11 (The Empty Sky Memorial in Jersey City)
NEW JERSEY, United States — Eagle News revisits the Empty Sky Memorial, the official New Jersey September 11 memorial to the state’s victims of the September 11 attacks, on Saturday (September 10, 2016) a day before the 15th anniversary of the deadly attacks that killed 746 New Jersey residents at the World Trade Center in 1993. Located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, it was dedicated for the 746 New Jersey victims whose names are etched […]
South African Ambassador greets INC Executive Minister on 7th year of dynamic leadership
(Eagle News) — South African Ambassador to the Philippines Martin Slabber congratulated Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on the seventh anniversary of his dynamic leadership in the Church. In his personal greetings, the South African envoy relayed his request to the INC members and also to the people of the Philippines to “pray for Brother Manalo so that he will always have wisdom to lead the Church in the manner […]
