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(Eagle News) — The “Buntis” simulation challenge. This was what these Filipino men tried recently so they could experience what a typical pregnant woman – on her full term — feels. They tried on a 15-kilogram pregnancy belly simulators to know first-hand the challenges faced by pregnant women on her full-term. The men tried on a 15-kilo “pregnancy” suit and did such ordinary tasks such as walking, doing the marketing, climbing and going down […]
Following two rounds of surgery, a strict diet and exercise, Juan Pedro Franco, once certified as the world’s heaviest man, has managed to lose about 250 kilograms (550 pounds) in less than two years after once weighing in at 595 kilos. “Vine con la esperanza de bajar de peso, yo llegué con un peso de 595 kilos, ya me practicaron una banda gástrica, que fue el 9 de mayo, y un bypass gástrico que […]
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The annual cost of cybercrime has hit $600 billion worldwide, fueled by growing sophistication of hackers and proliferation of criminal marketplaces and cryptocurrencies, researchers said Wednesday. A report by the security firm McAfee with the Center for Strategic and International Studies found theft of intellectual property represents about one-fourth of the cost of cybercrime in 2017, and that other attacks such as those involving […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Billionaire physician and investor Patrick Soon-Shiong agreed Wednesday to buy the Los Angeles Times, in a move aimed at reviving the fortunes of the newspaper amid recent turmoil. Publishing group Tronc Inc. said it reached a deal to sell the LA Times and San Diego Union-Tribune to Soon-Shiong’s Nant Capital for $500 million plus the assumption of $90 million in pension liabilities. The move comes after months of newsroom […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Mark Zuckerberg offered fresh self-criticism Monday, acknowledging making numerous mistakes in building the world’s biggest social network as Facebook marked its 14th birthday. “Over the years, I’ve made almost every mistake you can imagine,” the Facebook co-founder said on his personal page. “I’ve made dozens of technical errors and bad deals. I’ve trusted the wrong people and I’ve put talented people in the wrong roles. I’ve missed important trends […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore will amend a law that allowed a megachurch pastor to escape a harsher prison term for fraud despite funnelling millions in church funds into his wife’s music career, a senior official said Monday, following a public backlash. In a case that fascinated Singapore with a heady mix of religion, showbiz and fraud, Kong Hee and five other church leaders were convicted in 2015 of spending Sg$24 million ($19.8 million) from a […]
(Eagle News) –Celebrities Gladys Reyes and Christopher Roxas renewed their wedding vows as they celebrated their 25 years as a couple and their 14th year as husband and wife at the Iglesia Ni Cristo house of worship in Tagaytay City on Tuesday, January 23. Reception followed at Fernwood Garden in Tagaytay which was well-attended by family, relatives and friends, including celebrities who have expressed admiration for the couple’s love and faith in God through the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple said Tuesday its HomePod speaker, the digital assistant device challenging rivals from Amazon and Google, was now ready after a delay of several months. HomePod, which missed the key holiday shopping season in the fast-growing market for connected speakers, will be available for pre-order Friday and in stores February 9 in the US, Britain and Australia. A statement said it would hit markets in France and Germany “this […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Intel on Monday called for a halt in deployment of patches for a troubling vulnerability in its computer chips because they could cause “unpredictable” problems in affected devices. Intel posted a list of chip models that could be tripped up by the patch, meant to prevent hackers from taking advantage of so-called Meltdown and Spectre flaws to steal data. The US chip giant recommended that computer makers, cloud service […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Facebook said Monday that it will train 65,000 French people in digital skills in free schemes to help women set up businesses and the long-term unemployed get back to work. The internet giant also announced that it will pour an additional 10 million euros (8.9 million euros) into artificial intelligence in France by 2022, without saying how much it will invest in the training schemes. The US social network will work […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Seven lawsuits have been launched in Russia and “hundreds” dozens more are in the pipeline against US tech giant Apple which has already admitted to slowing the performance of older iPhone models, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs said Wednesday. “We have sent seven lawsuits to Moscow courts — two have been received by the Tverskoy (Moscow district) court and in all we are going to send ten by the […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — A Malaysian sultan has been given a life-size replica of Fred Flintstone’s car from the classic cartoon, although the modern update has an engine so he won’t tire out his regal feet. Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor, one of Malaysia’s most powerful and wealthiest state rulers, received the belated birthday gift from a fellow high-ranking royal this week. The model of the car from “The Flintstones,” the sultan’s favorite […]
