NEW YORK: A multidimensional connectivity network envisioned in the next stage development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) enhances global trade threatened by fragmentation due to geopolitical tensions, a renowned US scholar has said. “Multidimensional connectivity, which is intrinsically win-win, will increase trade incentives, augmenting efficiencies and reducing costs, …
Read More »Have an e-bike or e-scooter? Here’s how to avoid a dangerous battery fire
People’s misuse of the batteries powering the city’s e-bikes, e-scooters, and hoverboards have resulted in an increase in dangerous fires such that Toronto Fire is offering advice on how to keep yourself safe. Lithium ion batteries are rechargeable batteries that pack enough energy to power small electric vehicles. And while …
Read More »To the delight of eager U.K. ecologists, London welcomes its first baby beaver in centuries
Hunted to near-extinction during Elizabethan times, there is now a concerted effort to bring beavers back to Britain for the benefits they offer in flood management, water quality and fostering biodiversity. Beaver believers say the industrious rodent could be key in landscape management. Footage from a diligently watched night vision …
Read More »Hurricane Otis turned into a monster overnight. Forecasters don’t know why
Hurricane Otis took everyone by surprise, including forecasters. The lingering question is, why? Went from tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just 24 hours. The normally bustling beach resort town of Acapulco, Mexico, looks like a scene out of a disaster movie: palm trees stripped of its fronds; …
Read More »Elderly Canadians remain at higher risk of serious COVID from first infections, study suggests
New Canadian data reaffirms that while the vast majority of the population has likely caught the virus behind COVID-19 at least once, more than four in 10 elderly adults may have avoided infection so far — while remaining at the highest risk for hospitalization and death. Researchers say 4 in …
Read More »Cruise tourism: DOT unlocks an ocean of opportunities
Being an archipelagic nation opens a world of opportunities in tourism since we could have more ports, which means more entry points for tourists who want to explore our land. This is the reason behind the move of Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina G. Frasco to highlight the Philippines …
Read More »Waging war from hospitals
Hamas terrorists operate inside hospitaals precisely because they know the IDF distinguishes between terrorists and civilians. Terror group Hamas never fails to amaze the world with its brand of treachery and cruelty deserving of its tag as modern-day Nazis. The Israel Defense Forces recently located the Hamas terror group’s main …
Read More »House told to condemn Israel’s aggression vs Palestinians, call for truce
Palestinian civil defence members carry the body of a victim that was killed during Israeli bombardment after it was rescued from the rubble of a destroyed building in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 25, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. …
Read More »PCG completes probe of Ayungin collisions; results to be forwarded to Marcos
PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed its investigation of the October 22 collision of Filipino and Chinese vessels in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, and the results will be submitted to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. after the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan …
Read More »PPCRV gears up with over 250K nationwide volunteers for BSKE 2023
Police special action force personnel stand guard as election officials prepare election material for delivery to voting precincts in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, on October 29, 2023, ahead of the nationwide election for village and youth representatives on October 30. (AFP/Merlyn Manos) MANILA, Philippines — The Parish Pastoral …
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