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by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) — To reduce the risk of sudden death, babies should sleep in the same room as their parents but in their own crib or bassinet for the first year of life, US doctors said Monday. The new policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics still says babies should sleep on their backs, on a clean surface free of toys and blankets, a guideline that has been in […]
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Long-term exposure to urban air pollution incrementally increases the risk of high blood pressure, according to a study released Tuesday of more than 41,000 European city-dwellers. Constant noise pollution — especially traffic — also boosts the likelihood of hypertension, researchers reported in the European Heart Journal. High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for premature illness and death. The study found that one extra adult per […]
Taiwan’s domestic appetite for pure honey is voracious and outstrips supply, which keeps prices high, but beekeepers say it is hard to fully capitalise on the demand as climate change and disease hamper expansion. https://youtu.be/qQBnuXD39Ts
TAIWAN (AFP) — Taiwan’s domestic appetite for pure honey is voracious and outstrips supply, which keeps prices high, but beekeepers say it is hard to fully capitalise on the demand as climate change and disease hamper expansion. https://youtu.be/_Li0p7RbPi0
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 24) – Many Facebook privacy hoaxes have circulated the internet for the past few years and this “new” hoax ain’t nothing really new. Yet, people still believe these messages. The message was: Many netizens believed this message and reposted it on their wall, thus resulting into more circulation for the hoax and creating a near endless cycle of self-propagation. The same Facebook privacy hoax has been around since November 2012. Facebook already addressed […]
by Glenn Chapman SAN FRANCISCO, United States | AFP | — Cyber attacks pounded the underpinnings of the internet Friday, crippling Twitter, Netflix and other major websites with the help of once-dumb devices made smart with online connections. Waves of attacks incapacitated a crucial piece of internet infrastructure, hampering or outright blocking access to popular online venues. “When I see something like this, I have to think state actor,” said Carbon Black national […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nanguna ang isla ng Boracay habang pumangalawa naman ang Palawan sa listahan ng World’s 20 Best Islands ng International Traveler’s Magazine na Conde Nast Traveler. Ang Cebu naman ay nasa ika lima sa listahan ng World’s Best Islands ng nasabing magazine. Noong nakaraang taon, pang labing siyam (19) sa listahan ang Cebu habang panglabing siyam naman ang Boracay at number 1 ang Palawan. Pinuri ng nasabing magazine ang Boracay dahil […]
Reuters — Images from NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) Mission have revealed an ultraviolet, previously unseen, view of Mars. The video was uploaded to social media on Monday (October 17) and shows several images taken by the mission camera. The images were taken between July 9-10, 2016 and show the rapid movement of cloud formation over Mars. Nick Schneider, of the University of Colorado, told Reuters that the ultraviolet colours of the planet […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At 83, former leprosy sufferer Miyo Maki walks the runway at Tokyo Fashion Week in a show by designer Takafumi Tsuruta under the banner of his “tenbo” brand, seeking to portray the indignities suffered by lepers https://youtu.be/nKB_RK5byvA
(Reuters) — A western lowland gorilla, part of a critically endangered species, was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, zoo officials announced Thursday (October 20). The female, weighing about four pounds, is the second offspring for mother Kokomo and father Winston. It’s the sixth birth overall for Kokomo. “The baby was born overnight, and the keepers found her in her mother’s arms when they came in (Wednesday) morning,” said San Diego lead […]
By Mhiles Debulos Contributor One weekend in September, my friends and I embarked on a trip to Sagada to relax and to shake off our stress from work. And what an unforgettable experience it was! Everything was postcard-perfect — from the serene view of rice terraces that served as backdrop in the mountains as we travelled for six long hours (from Baguio, that is), to the cool yet sunny weather that accompanied us all […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia Thursday admitted more needs to be done to protect the Great Barrier Reef from pollution after a government-backed report painted a bleak picture of the natural wonder. The giant ecosystem is under pressure from farming run-off, development, the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish and the impacts of climate change, which saw mass a bleaching event this year that killed swathes of coral. Canberra insists it is doing more than ever before to […]
