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37 provinces in Typhoon Chedeng’s flightpath, alerted

Six regions and 37 provinces would be directly hit by Typhoon Chedeng as it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at around past 11pm last night. The following are the provinces within the typhoon’s 75 km radius: ABRA AURORA BENGUET IFUGAO ILOCOS SUR ISABELA KALINGA LA UNION MOUNTAIN PROVINCE NUEVA ECIJA NUEVA VIZCAYA PANGASINAN QUIRINO The provinces within Typhoon Chedeng’s 150 km radius: APAYAO BULACAN CAGAYAN CAMARINES NORTE CATANDUANES ILOCOS NORTE PAMPANGA QUEZON RIZAL […]

At least 54 dead, 15 missing after Russian trawler sinks off Kamchatka

At least 54 crew on a Russian fishing trawler died and 15 were missing after it sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Western Pacific Ocean late on Wednesday (April 1), officials in the area said. 63 of the 132 people on board the Dalniy Vostok were rescued with the sea’s temperature near zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), emergencies officials said. “The rescue operation is continuing in the Sea of Okhotsk […]

Voice-controlled GPS helmet to help bikers

Russian engineers have developed a motorcycle helmet that uses smart technology to make the often difficult navigation of busy city streets potentially a thing of the past. Start-up company LiveMap’s android-based helmet has in-built Global Positioning System (GPS), voice control, and a heads-up display system that allows the rider to access navigational information without looking away from the road. The helmet will provide a referencing map for the motorcyclist on the go, using the GPS […]

Washington moves on cyber attackers

America is going after cyber attackers based outside the country. President Barack Obama called a growing epidemic of online attacks from overseas a national emergency and issuing an executive order Wednesday (April 1) giving power to the Treasury Department to freeze assets and bar financial transactions of those targeting U.S. computer networks. The new sanctions program follows a rise in tensions between the U.S. and China over cyber security and the high-profile hacking at Sony […]