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MANILA, April 25, 2024 (AFP) – A Philippine court has blocked the commercial propagation of genetically modified golden rice because it said conflicting scientific views gave rise to “severe” health and environmental safety concerns. The Philippines was the first country in the world to approve golden rice, which is enriched with the Vitamin A precursor beta-carotene and has a bright yellow colour, in a bid to combat childhood blindness. However, the Court of Appeals in […]
PARIS, April 25, 2024 (AFP) – The blades of the Moulin Rouge windmill, one of the most famous landmarks in Paris, collapsed during the night, firefighters said on Thursday, just months before the French capital hosts the Olympics. There was no risk of further collapse, Paris firefighters said. The reason for the accident was not yet known. “Fortunately this happened after closing,” a Moulin Rouge official told AFP on condition of anonymity. “Every week, the […]
BANGKOK, April 25, 2024 (AFP) – Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year. City authorities in Bangkok gave an extreme heat warning as the heat index was expected to rise above 52 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperatures in the concrete sprawl of the Thai capital hit 40.1 C on Wednesday and similar levels were forecast for Thursday. […]
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 (AFP) – TikTok on Wednesday said it will fight a new US law that orders the popular video sharing app to break away from its Chinese owners or face an outright ban in the United States. Here is what could happen next for one of the world’s most downloaded apps. What does the law say? The bill signed by President Joe Biden gives TikTok 270 days (roughly nine months) to find […]
LONDON, April 24, 2024 (AFP) – A teenage girl was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a secondary school in Wales on Wednesday, police said. The attack occurred at the Amman Valley School about 60 miles (96 kilometres) northwest of Cardiff just before midday. Two air ambulances and a number of police vehicles were seen at the school. “Three people — two teachers and a teenage […]
STOCKHOLM, April 24, 2024 (AFP) – Several masked men burst into a Stockholm theatre on Wednesday night and set off smoke bombs during an anti-fascism event, Swedish police and participants said. Around 50 people were taking part in the event at the Gubbangen theatre in a southern suburb of the Swedish capital, organised by the left-wing Vansterpartiet and Greens parties. “Three people were taken by ambulance to hospital,” the police said on its website, adding […]
(Eagle News)–The Luzon and Visayas grids will be on yellow alert on Thursday, April 25, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. According to the NGCP, the alert will be in place over Luzon from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The NGCP said four plants have been on forced outage since 2023, three between January and March 2024, and 12 since April 2024. One plant is running on […]
By Camille BAS-WOHLERT COPENHAGEN, April 24, 2024 (AFP) – The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is “alarming”, according to a report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch, which recommended measures to limit access. Based on survey data from 280,000 young people aged 11, 13 and 15 in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, the WHO said it showed a “concerning picture” of substance use among young people. “The […]
Rest of country affected by easterlies (Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting southern Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. The easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, PAGASA said South Cotabato, Sarangani, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, April 24, announced new appointees to the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs. The following are the appointees and their posts: Marvin Jason N. Bayang – Assistant Secretary Kristine Joy R. Diaz-Teston – Assistant Secretary Leslie Vanessa C. Lim – Director IV Created by Executive Order No. 49, the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs helps […]
TOKYO, April 24, 2024 (AFP) – Japan’s Moon lander woke up for a third time after its main functions survived another frigid two-week lunar night, the country’s space agency said Wednesday. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), dubbed the “Moon Sniper” for its landing precision, touched down in January — making Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing. But the unmanned lightweight spacecraft, carrying a mini-rover that moves like a […]
By Michael ZHANG JIUQUAN, China, April 24, 2024 (AFP) – China will send a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, Beijing’s Manned Space Agency announced, the latest mission in a programme that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-18 mission — crewed by three astronauts — is scheduled to take off at 8:59 pm (1259 GMT) Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Beijing announced […]
