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(Eagle News) — The Luzon and Visayas grids were placed under yellow alert on Wednesday, April 17. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the Luzon grid is under the alert from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. The alert is hoisted over the Visayas grid from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. A yellow alert means the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement. According to the NGCP, in Luzon, 18 […]
TOKYO, April 17, 2024 (AFP) – Even small delays in Japan’s much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy “shinkansen” services. On Tuesday evening, a passenger alerted security to a 40-centimetre (nearly 16-inch) serpent lurking on a train between Nagoya and Tokyo, resulting in a 17-minute hold-up. It was unclear whether the cold-blooded commuter was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there […]
By Talek Harris with Rasha Al Ebrahim in Manama Dubai’s major international airport diverted scores of incoming flights on Tuesday as heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates, causing widespread flooding around the desert country. The world’s busiest air hub for international passengers confirmed a halt to arrivals at 7:26 pm (1526 GMT) before announcing a “gradual resumption” more than two hours later. Earlier the airport, which had been expecting more than 100 flight arrivals […]
Public also urged to adopt energy-efficient practices (Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, April 17, called on government agencies to set the standard in conserving energy while also urging the public to adopt energy-efficient practices. The President made the statement after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines announced that the Luzon and Visayas power grids were placed under red and yellow alerts the day before. According to the NGCP, the red alert […]
By Beiyi SEOW The United States said Tuesday it would soon impose new sanctions on Iran’s missile and drone program after its weekend attack on Israel, and that it expects its allies and partners to follow with parallel measures. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s announcement came after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen indicated punitive measures were in the works, and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said his office was working on it. Iran […]
LeBron James and Stephen Curry are among the NBA stars set for the Paris Olympics, with US selectors settled on a 12-man roster rounded out on Tuesday with Kawhi Leonard, ESPN reported. The sports website, citing unnamed sources, said Los Angeles Clippers forward Leonard had been tapped for the 12th and final roster spot and that USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill had met with most of the invitees in recent days. USA Basketball had […]
By Juliette COLLEN PARIS, April 16, 2024 (AFP) – Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way, with a mass 33 times that of the Sun, according to a study published on Tuesday. The black hole, named Gaia BH3, was discovered “by chance” from data collected by the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, an astronomer from the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Observatoire de Paris, Pasquale Panuzzo, […]
DUBAI, April 16, 2024 (AFP) – Microsoft is to invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates artificial intelligence firm G42, taking a minority stake and a seat on the board, the companies said on Tuesday. The deal, in which G42 will run its applications and services on Microsoft’s Azure platform, comes days after the US giant said it would plough $2.9 billion into Japanese AI. Microsoft has become a major player in the advancement of […]
(Eagle News)–The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines placed the Luzon and Visayas grids under red and yellow alerts on Tuesday, April 16. According to the NGCP, the red alert was up over Luzon’s grid from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. A yellow alert was hoisted from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. The same yellow alert […]
HONG KONG, April 16, 2024 (AFP) – Asian stocks fell and oil prices climbed Tuesday on growing fears of a wider war in the Middle East after Israel’s army chief vowed a response to Iran’s unprecedented attack on his country at the weekend. The selling came after Wall Street’s three main indexes tanked in response to forecast-beating US retail sales data that reinforced the view that the world’s top economy remained in rude health and […]
NASA said Monday it was looking for ways to bring Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth earlier and at a lower cost than planned after facing criticism for going massively over budget. The effort comes as China is making progress towards a simpler “grab-and-go” sample return mission to the red planet “around 2030,” according to state media, which would make it the first nation to achieve the feat. “The bottom line […]
(Eagle News)–The ridge of a high-pressure area is extending over the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Davao Region, South Cotabato, and Sarangani will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
