Officials are reassuring residents of their safety after a pair of violent incidents that left three people dead and another in hospital have shaken the Ottawa Valley. First, on Friday night, a fatal shooting in the town of Renfrew, Ont. Then, just over 48 hours later, a second incident in …
Read More »The outlook for animal populations on this planet is dire
A new study is sounding the alarm over global wildlife loss, painting what the authors call “a considerably more alarming picture” of worldwide species population declines than previously thought. Research on 70,000 animal species suggests nearly half are experiencing population declines. A new study is sounding the alarm over global …
Read More »How experts use modelling and satellites to predict and tackle wildfires
Wildfire modelling isn’t foolproof, but officials say it can give firefighters an idea of how to best tackle out-of-control fires. Expert says modelling technology has improved over the last decade. As ravaging wildfires continue to burn across Alberta, forestry and wildfire experts are using modelling and satellites to help firefighting …
Read More »Laws needed to regulate AI applications, curb apparent hazards
“If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong.” With this declaration, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, urged the US Congress last week to enact a law that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) following serious concerns raised on the dangers it posed. California-based AI research company, …
Read More »HIV-AIDS among Filipino teenagers raises alarm bells
THE Philippines registered a 78 percent increase in HIV-AIDS cases among teenagers ages 15 to 17 years old from 2019 to 2023. This alarming data drove the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to call on our country to ramp up its HIV-AIDS response. Unicef said it recognizes the good work …
Read More »Profits dip as BMO and Scotiabank set aside hundreds of millions more to cover bad loans
Two of Canada’s biggest lenders revealed quarterly earnings on Wednesday that suggest a gloomier outlook for Canada’s economy, with sharply lower profits and a large jump in the amount of money they’re setting aside to cover bad loans. Both banks raise quarterly dividend payout despite lower profits. Two of Canada’s …
Read More »Rody as anti-drug czar? Sen. Go floats idea to PNP
Former President Rodrigo Duterte as the anti-drug czar? Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Duterte’s erstwhile longtime assistant, broached the idea to Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Tuesday during a Senate hearing on the multimillion-peso shabu drug haul last year. “If ever…. it’s the prerogative of the President …
Read More »New sanctions vs. Teves eyed
As 3 more murder suspects in Degamo case recant testimonies Congress will decide next week what sanctions to impose on Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who has refused to return to the country to face murder charges, even as three suspects in the killing of Gov. Roel Degamo recanted …
Read More »ES: Sugar imports aboveboard amid ‘very alarming’ tight supply
SUGAR PROBE. Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban (right) is joined by NEDA Director-General Arsenio Balisacan and Executive Secretart Lucas Bersamin (left) during a Senate probe on the sugar importation order. Lino Santos Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban on Tuesday told a Senate hearing that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the …
Read More »Lakas-CMD swears in 19 new members
BIGGEST POLITICAL PARTY IN CONGRESS. Speaker Martin Romualdez is joined by former President and Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in swearing in new members of Lakas-CMD. Ver Noveno Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, president of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD), on Tuesday administered the oath to 19 new party members. “We welcome …
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