Environment

Schweinsteiger taking legal action over Nazi doll

Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is taking legal action against a Chinese company that manufactured a doll bearing the midfielder’s resemblance and dressed in Nazi military uniforms, a spokesman for the player said on Thursday (October 22). The figure named ‘Bastian’ and seen wearing various German World War Two military uniforms, including the swastika and eagle, symbol of Nazi Germany is on sale through the Hong-Kong based DID company. The resemblance to the Manchester United playmaker […]

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China constructs world’s longest and highest glass bridge

China has begun construction on what it claims will be the longest and tallest glass-bottom bridge in the world. The bridge will be suspended across Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in Hunan’s scenic Zhangjiajie National Park, which has claims to have inspired visuals for James Cameron’s 2009 film “Avatar”. An investor founded Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Co. Ltd to to carry out the project and is putting a total of around 250 million yuan ($39 million) into the […]

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Peacock ring in India gains world record

The peacock ring in India was able to set world record as “Most Diamond Set In One Ring”. Said ring has 4, 000 diamonds and is worth 2 million euros. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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German companies keen to support PH 90% electrification goal with renewable energy

MANILA – To support the 90% household electrification goal of the Philippines with renewable energy (RE), the German-government-owned international cooperation company Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI), Inc. are organizing the fifth business trip of German RE companies to the Philippines from October 26 to 30, 2015. Eight German solar PV and micro-grid companies and three RE experts will form the delegation. The German companies will include 8p2 Ingenieurspartnerschaft, an engineering […]

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U.S. dentist not charged in lion’s death

Zimbabwe’s cabinet minister said they will not charge an American dentist for killing its most prized lion — Cecil — in July. They said Walter Palmer — the U.S. Dentist, had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt. Environment minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri told reporters that after approaching authorities it turned out that the Minnesota-based dentist, Walter Palmer, “came to Zimbabwe because all the papers were in order”. Palmer, a lifelong big game hunter, has admitted […]

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Century-old olive trees chopped down as Italy tries to prevent spread of disease

The screaming sound of chainsaws rang out from an olive grove in Italy’s southern Puglia region on Monday (October 12) as local authorities began chopping down and burning trees infected with “olive-tree leprosy.” The olive tree is one of Italy’s national trees and evokes the very image of the country, but now over one million trees are believed to be infected by the disease. Local farmers are up in arms that the olive groves are […]

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New ASEAN headquarters to be constructed

LOS Baños, Laguna (October 2) – As part of the ongoing Association of South East Asian Nations economic integration, the new headquarters of the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity or ACB is to be constructed in the campus of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna. After ten years, the ACB will finally have its own headquarters, funds for the construction of which was donated by Germany. (ENS, written by Juliet Caranguian, video uploaded […]

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Tamaraw, the critically endangered

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 2) – The Philippines is known for its abundant land, enthusiastic people, and wide variety of animals. Due to its rich culture, it produced many symbolic connotations that are connected with fruits, animals and things. One of said symbolic connotations is the Tamaraw that,  unfortunately, has been taken for granted by many Filipinos. Bubalus mindorensisis the scientific name of this buffalo from Mindoro. It is often mistaken with our national animal; the Carabao, for […]

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Manila has worst traffic on Earth – Waze

Metro Manila has the worst traffic on Earth. That’s according to the popular GSP-based navigation app Waze. Waze recently released the world’s first “Global Driver Satisfaction Index,” which determined by evaluating the driving experience of fifty million users in 32 countries and 167 metro areas. The results of the study by Waze showed that on a city level, Metro Manila has the worst traffic – followed by Bandung in Indonesia and Guatemala in Central America. […]

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Leopard’s head gets stuck in metal pot as it searches for water

The search for water in India’s parched desert state of Rajasthan landed a leopard in distress after the animal got its head stuck in an metal pot when trying to quench its thirst on Wednesday (September 30). The agitated leopard wandered around as it struggled to get rid of the pot over its head. The incident was recorded and photographed by several onlookers who stopped and watched the creature. But forest officials from the Rajsamand […]

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The tamaraw of Mindoro

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 1) – The tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) is a small, hoofed mammal belonging to the family Bovidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, and is the only endemic Philippine bovine. It is believed, however, to have once also thrived on the larger island of Luzon. The tamaraw was originally found all over Mindoro, from sea level up to the mountains (2000 meters above sea […]

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Strong El Niño officially starts

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the Philippines have already met the criteria for the official declaration of strong El Niño affecting the country. It is said that 58% of the Philippines is suffering from the effects of the strong El Niño and that this may increase to 85% by February 2016. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em>

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