Australians urged to switch off lights to ease power crunch
1 Mins read
REUTERS MELBOURNE — Australia’s energy minister on Thursday urged households in Sydney to switch off lights in the evening to avert blackouts,…
The independence they fought for
5 Mins read
A JOGGER passes by a mural depicting the Philippine Revolution led by Andres Bonifacio in San Juan City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL…
Goodbye Internet Explorer. You won’t be missed (but your legacy will be remembered)
3 Mins read
After 27 years, Microsoft has finally bid farewell to the web browser Internet Explorer, and will redirect Explorer users to the latest…
Is Putin’s war more like WWI or WWII?
3 Mins read
BEWARE the “lessons of history” as drawn by charlatans, ignoramuses, or tyrants, for they will be daft, wrong, and possibly disastrous. The…
Going Green for Good: McDonald’s opens new solar-powered restaurants
2 Mins read
The newest solar-powered McDonald’s store in Arayat, Pampanga. These solar panels will become a significant source of electricity for the restaurant, providing…
Battered by economic crisis, Sri Lankans seek passport to a better life
2 Mins read
Sach.S/Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 COLOMBO — R.M.R Lenora stood in a snaking queue outside Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department headquarters for two…
Facing deadlock, WTO negotiations grind on despite Indian defiance
2 Mins read
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION GENEVA — The World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on food, fisheries, and vaccines stretched into the early hours on…
More than 80% of Japanese firms back nuclear restart, tourism resumption
2 Mins read
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts visit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan in November 2013. — Greg Webb / IAEA…
Ancient DNA solves mystery over origin of medieval Black Death
3 Mins read
Yersinia pestis bacteria. — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Dr. H.E. Stark Ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims buried in cemeteries…
How crypto lender Celsius stumbled on risky bank-like investments
3 Mins read
PIXABAY Celsius Network, the retail crypto lending platform whose liquidity problems have sent cryptocurrencies plunging, stumbled on complex investments in the wholesale…