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(Eagle News Service) — The National Food Authority said that the so-called “fake rice” found in Davao City and other areas had traces of dibutyl phtalate, a chemical used to soften plastic materials. The NFA’s Food Development Center made the analysis on the contaminated rice confiscated in Davao City on June 26. The FDC analyzed the cooked rice and said that the rice was contaminated with dibutyl phthalate, a plasticizer used to soften plastic […]
A RECENT evaluation report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had validated the Aquino administration’s transparency agenda as having helped launch reforms in the country, a Palace official has said. The IMF recently gave the Philippines a favorable score on fiscal transparency. In its June 2015 report, the IMF cited the Philippines’ public financial management reform strategy as having helped initiate reforms. The country’s fiscal reporting was recognized by the IMF as being timely, frequent, […]
(Reuters) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Vietnam on Thursday (July 2) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of relations between the United States and Vietnam. Speaking as a guest of honor at the Marriott Hotel in Hanoi for an event hosted by the U.S. Embassy to celebrate American Independence Day, Clinton described the normalization of relations as “one of the most important achievements” during his terms. Vietnam is turning to their now reconciled former […]
(Reuters) — The Japanese Goast Guard on Thursday (July 2) sent ships to survey a newly formed island some 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) south of Tokyo. This island, known as Nishinoshima, is slowly growing in size as its active volcano spews molten rock onto its surrounding shorelines. Its natural expansion began in late 2013 when a previously inactive volcano nearby suddenly erupted and merged with another nearby isle. Due to the island’s volcano activity and […]
JULY 3 (Reuters) — Surveillance footage released on Friday (July 3) by Chinese state television showed the moment a 6.4 earthquake struck a rural part of China’s far western Xinjiang region. At least four people were killed and more than 20 injured when the earthquake hit Guma County of Hotan Prefecture on Friday morning, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. The footage showed the walls of a local supermarket shaking, with goods falling from shelves. […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The Canadian Government offered its condolences to the Philippines after the capsizing tragedy in Ormoc City that claimed the lives of 42 people. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson said that Canada was deeply saddened over the tragedy. In a given statement, Nicholson also said that he wishes a swift recovery to those who sustained injuries in this terrible tragedy. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/tEah71S57-A
Waiting for Tuna by Gregg Yan Largest Gathering of Bicolano Tuna Fishers Aims to Conserve Tuna Late afternoon and we’re holed up in a hut along the coast of Tiwi in Albay, trading fish tales and waiting for fishermen to return. Sitting around us are their wives, mending nets and eyeing the swelling crowd of kids cajoling in the surf. It is June, the season for yellowfin tuna. The first of the bancas arrive, unloading […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino has ordered an investigation into the ferry accident in Ormoc, Leyte as the death toll climbed to more than 40. The Philippine Coast said search and rescue operations still continue as missing in the ferry accident involving MB Kim Nirvana near the port of Ormoc, Leyte was reported at 15. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Friday, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the President was updated on the […]
JULY 3 (Reuters) — A new NASA computer simulation made at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland has revealed what scientists there believe to be gamma-ray light produced by the smashing of dark matter particles in the gravitational pull of a dark hole. The revelation allows scientists a new view into the elusive particle, which research astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman says remains a mystery for much of the world. “I’ve long been interested in black […]
JULY 3 (Reuters) — Egypt launched air strikes on Islamist militant targets in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday (July 2), killing 23 fighters a day after the deadliest clashes in the region in years, security sources said. The sources said those killed had taken part in Wednesday’s (July 1) fighting in which 100 militants and 17 soldiers, including four officers, were killed, according to the army spokesman. Sinai-based insurgents, affiliates of Islamic State, have […]
JULY 3 (Reuters) — A Swiss man attempting to circumnavigate the globe with an aircraft powered only by the sun’s energy has broken a world record for the longest non-stop solo flight, the project team said on Thursday (July 02). The Solar Impulse, which took off from Japan on Monday on the seventh leg of its journey and is expected to land in Hawaii by the weekend, shattered the solo-flight record threshold of 76 hours […]
JULY 3 — Anime fans in costume play, more commonly referred to as “cosplay,” take over the Los Angeles Convention center for the opening day of the 2015 Anime Expo on Thursday (July 2) morning. The four day event is expected to be a grand gathering of the cosplayers. Fans dressed in costume express their excitement to be among a group of people with same hobby. “I’m a giant nerd. So I mean it’s nice […]
