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The saga of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who was captured on Friday (January 8) in Mexico, is a good fit for one Los Angeles clothing company. Guzman was photographed in a shirt from apparel firm Barabas shaking hands with Sean Penn in an image accompanying the actor’s recent Rolling Stone article about the fugitive. Barabas quickly capitalized on the drug kingpin’s taste for the abstract-design shirt that features bright blue stripes, posting on […]
Liberia is set to be declared Ebola-free on Thursday (January 14) for the third time in a year as West Africa appears to finally be over the epidemic that left over 11,000 people dead since it began in early 2014. Even though Sierra Leone had the highest number of Ebola cases at 14,122 compared to Liberia’s 10,675, the death toll was highest in Liberia at 4,809, with Guinea registering 2,536 deaths from 3,804 cases, according […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 13) – Do you know what philately is? It is a hobby that owes much to the postmen. It is the term for studying and collecting stamps and was coined by Georges Herpin in 1865. The term derived from the Ancient Greek φιλο (philo), meaning “love of” and ἀτέλεια (atelīa), meaning “without tax.” Before, postmen have to chase the recipient for payment of their letter but people developed certain codes written outside the envelope so they […]
Sports cars, often short on practicality but long on style were on full display on Tuesday (January 12) at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Automakers from around the globe wowed experts with their powerful engines and high-tech performance capabilities. VLF Automotive unveiled it’s prototype 740-horsepower Force 1 V10 sport coupe which is said to be capable of driving 218 miles per hour (350 kilometers per hour). The automaker plans on manufacturing only […]
According to the latest survey conducted by the Pulse Asia, the most urgent personal concern of Filipinos is to be healthy. Said survey was conducted during the last quarter of 2015. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 12) – The Banaue Rice Terraces – every elementary school child knows about it and has seen it in photographs and in textbooks. It is one of the most well-known landmark of the Philippines and that’s the reason why NET 25’s travel and history show, Landmarks, decided to delve into the rich cultural heritage of the eighth wonder of the world. And it is truly wonderful! Just imagine, the Banaue Rice […]
Syrian United Nations Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari discussed the besieged towns of Syria on Monday (January 11) after reports emerged that tens of thousands of civilians have been trapped for months without supplies and are starving to death. Trucks carrying food and medical supplies reached Madaya near the Lebanese border and began to distribute aid as part of an agreement between warring sides, the United Nations and the Red Cross said on Monday. A U.N. spokesman […]
UNITED States of America – A desert in the United States of America served as a test site for a new high-speed transport system which makes use of near-frictionless tubes. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
A quantum information research team led by Professor Pan Jianwei won the first prize in 2015 China’s State Natural Sciences for being the first in the world to make achievement in quantum information. The team is the first to achieve the simultaneous quantum teleportation of two inherent properties of a fundamental particle Quantum teleportation is a process in which quantum information, like the exact state of an atom or photon, can be transmitted from one […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 7) – Admit it, us Pinoys have some unique beliefs which includes folk illnesses like “pasma” and “lamig”. Although there are no scientific findings yet and said afflictions are not generally recognized by contemporary medical science, still some Filipinos believed that they are real. Stories of its occurrence have been handed down from generation to generation. Many still believe that “pasma” and “lamig” are real, so are they? “Pasma” is attributed to the […]
The Philippines first ever micro-satellite is set to be launched in the outer space this coming April, according to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Executive Director Dr. Carlos Primo. The project is called the Development of the Philippines’ Earth Observation Micro-Satellite, it has the code-name “Diwata”. Diwata is a weather satellite that will serve as a monitor and surveillance to the typhoon’s route in the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). This satellite can capture […]
The Department of Health (DOH) will be giving free anti-rabies vaccine in all the animal bite treatment centers in the whole country this year. This is to completely eliminate rabies that can usually get from the bite of an infected animal, particularly in a dog or a cat. According to the Health Secretary Janette Garin, the eight complete doses of anti-rabies vaccine will be given free to 480 Animal Bite Treatment Centers across the country. […]
