Binuwag ng pinagsanib na pwersa ng gobyerno ang mga iligal na palaisdaan sa Laguna Lake. Layon nitong luwagan ang linya ng lawa para malayang makapangisda sa lugar. Sinaksihan ito ni Jerold Tagbo at narito ang kaniyang report:
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Move over ink, finally you have competition
WADDINXVEEN, THE NETHERLANDSA Dutch university spin-off says its laser printing system could revolutionize the industry, making printing both cheaper and more sustainable, according to its developers. Tocano’s ‘Inkless’ printing technology enables monochrome printing without cartridges, toners or any other consumables using only a beam of laser light. In the past laser printing required special paper coated with thermochromic ink that changes color when temperatures increase or decrease. ‘Inkless’ printing requires no coated paper and no […]
“Smart” ear tags track cows’ location, health
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, United States (Reuters) — Ranchers have been ear-tagging their cattle for ages, but now tech company HerdDogg is bringing the practice into the 21st century. Their “state-of-the-art smart ear tags” allow farmers to geo-track individual cows while also compiling information on the animal’s health. “Research shows that the better you understand your animals, the better you treat them,” said HerdDogg’s Melissa Brandao. “Typically an animal isn’t going to show that it is […]
Down-and-out chic makes the Paris haute couture catwalk
by Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France-Presse Paris fashion can’t get enough of its new enfant terrible Demna Gvasalia, whose rebel Vetements label has been ridiculing its conventions for the last two years. But the trendsetting Georgian — who now also designs for Balenciaga — outdid himself at a haute couture week show on Tuesday by presenting a homeless man with a coat fastened with a tie. His sleeping bag also bore a Vetements logo. Couture clothes — […]
Belgian zoo welcomes newborn giraffe
MECHELEN, BELGIUM (Reuters) — Belgium’s Planckendael Zoo welcomed a new arrival on Thursday (January 19), a baby giraffe born from mother Megara, who was also born in the zoo. Video released by the zoo showed the birth, with the mother standing and the baby falling about two meters. Megara gave birth in the morning before dawn when caretakers were not there, but the zoo said the mother and her baby were doing well. It was […]
Climate-ravaged corals recover poorly: study
by Marlowe HOO Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Coral reefs that survive rapid bleaching fueled by global warming remain deeply damaged, with little prospect of full recovery, researchers said Wednesday. Sixteen years after the 1998 El Nino ravaged coral in the Indian Ocean’s Seychelles archipelago, no reefs had recovered their original growth rates and barely a third were expanding at all, they reported in a study, the first to track coral health over […]
Pool of sharks swarm off Israel’s shore
HADERA, Israel (Reuters) — Several dozens of dusky and sandbar sharks were spotted swarming near the coastline in northern Israel, drawing shark enthusiasts, divers and photographers to flock to the shore. The sharks, which could reach up to three meters (10 feet) in length, were apparently drawn by the warm water discharged from the Hadera power station turbines. Using drones in the air and underwater camera equipment deep in the sea water, shark enthusiasts shared […]
US scientists raise bar for sea level by 2100
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse MAIMI, United States (AFP) — In the last days of Barack Obama’s administration, US government scientists warned even more sea level rise is expected by century’s end than previously estimated, due to rapid ice sheet melting at the poles. The report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) set the “extreme” scenario of global average sea level rise by 2100 to 8.2 feet (2.5 meters), up half a […]
NASA brings Pluto closer to earth
Reuters — NASA has brought Pluto into focus for earth dwellers with a stop-motion video of over 100 colour images taken by the agency’s New Horizons spacecraft. The photographs showing the approach to the dwarf planet were released on January 19 and were taken over six weeks in the summer of 2015. The New Horizons spacecraft flew for more than nine years and three billion miles to visit the Pluto system. “The challenge […]
Doubt over Everest’s true height spurs fresh expedition
NEW DELHI, India (AFP ) — Scientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive earthquake in Nepal really did knock an inch off the world’s tallest peak. India’s top surveyor said Tuesday a team of scientists would be sent to neighbouring Nepal to measure Everest in the hope of putting to rest a debate about the true height of the towering mountain. A deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in […]
London horror experience brings Resident Evil 7 to life
LONDON, ENGLAND United Kingdom (Reuters) — An immersive horror experience has opened on London’s famous Brick Lane to mark the launch of video game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. The experience, which ends on Monday (January 23), emulates one of the sequences of the new video game at a decrepit house. For 40 minutes, participants have to find clues while gathering tools to overcome obstacles and escape as quickly as possible. Reuters spoke producer Masachika Kawata […]
Polar bear cub learns to eat in private at Berlin zoo
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) — The youngest polar bear cub in Berlin’s Tierpark zoo learned a lesson in eating politely on Monday (January 23). The cub was digging into a piece of steak in front of the room’s camera, only for his mother Tonja to take the food away to a more private area. On January 12, the small polar bear was revealed to be a boy through first medical-check up. A Berlin radio station and […]
