Home

News

Student arrested for selling firearms amid 2025 poll gun ban

MANILA, Philippines — A 25-year-old student from Quezon City was caught selling firearms in Makati City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced on Friday. According to the NCRPO report, the buy-bust operation was carried out in a parking lot along Don Chino Roces Avenue Extension in Barangay Magallanes at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6. Authorities confiscated one 5.56 rifle and one 5.7 pistol as well as two 5.56 magazines and two 5.7 magazines loaded with 40 rounds of live ammunition. The NCRPO said that when seeking a permit to sell firearms or a Commission on Elections certificate […]…

Keep on reading: Student arrested for selling firearms amid 2025 poll gun ban


Groundbreaking held for new Cebu international container port

Credit to Author: Silvia Quintana| Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Groundbreaking was held on Wednesday for the New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP) in Consolacion town, seen to improve Cebu’s cargo handling capacity and logistics efficiency.


VP Duterte not keen on father leading defense team in impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines  – Will former President Rodrigo Duterte serve as his daughter’s lead defense should the impeachment trial against her begin? Vice President Sara Duterte said she is inclined to tell her father not to stand as her lead legal counsel in her impeachment case considering the former president’s age. “He is a lawyer, so he is welcome to give his advice and input in the defense,” the Vice President told reporters in a press conference on Friday after she was asked to disclose if her father would be among her defense team. Later into the presser, the impeached official […]…

Keep on reading: VP Duterte not keen on father leading defense team in impeachment trial


Onion harvest eyed by March

Credit to Author: Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas| Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Over 46,000 metric tons of red and yellow onions are expected to be harvested by the end of the first quarter, ensuring that the country would have ample supply of the prized vegetable, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry.


Trump trade nominee says universal tariffs worth considering

Washington, United States — US President Donald Trump’s trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs were worth studying, adding that he would work to restructure global trade ties. On the campaign trail, Trump floated the idea of across-the-board tariffs on all US imports, and Greer would be a crucial figure in implementing the president’s trade and tariffs agenda if confirmed as US trade representative. A universal tariff “is something that should be studied and considered” to see if it can reverse the direction of the US trade deficit and offshoring, said Greer, a trade […]…

Keep on reading: Trump trade nominee says universal tariffs worth considering


Senators’ relatives did not sign impeach complaint

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Nine officials and members of the House of Representatives who are family members of eight incumbent senators did not sign the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.


Vancouver News

Peter McKnight: Ending mask mandates in schools beyond foolhardy

Credit to Author: Hardip Johal| Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 01:00:14 +0000

Opinion: Given everything we know, and everything we don’t know, it’s pretty clear that the province rescinded the mandate too early.


Peter McKnight: Ending mask mandates in schools beyond foolhardy

Credit to Author: Hardip Johal| Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 01:00:14 +0000

Opinion: Given everything we know, and everything we don’t know, it’s pretty clear that the province rescinded the mandate too early.


Descendants of Komagata Maru hopeful Vancouver will finally, after four years of back-and-forth, grant their commemoration wish

Credit to Author: Gordon McIntyre| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 23:32:47 +0000

After two months, the Komagata Maru was escorted out of Canadian waters by the HMCS Rainbow.


Science News

Tesla Already Dropping Prices on Model 3 & Cybertruck in 2025

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:05:41 +0000

We reported during most of 2024 that Tesla seemed to be facing a consumer demand problem. Tesla superfans did not like that and claimed we were wrong and irrationally hating on Tesla. As it turned out, Tesla’s sales dropped in 2024 year over year — far off of the company’s … [continued]

The post Tesla Already Dropping Prices on Model 3 & Cybertruck in 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.


ARIES: Energy Solutions at Any Scale

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:50:24 +0000

Q&A With Annabelle Pratt: Using the Beauty of Mathematics To Answer Utility Challenges Welcome to the ARIES: Solutions at Any Scale series. This Q&A series introduces NREL’s outstanding researchers working on Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) projects. Their work helps answer questions about future energy systems for communities, companies, … [continued]

The post ARIES: Energy Solutions at Any Scale appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Reducing Data Center Peak Cooling Demand and Energy Costs With Underground Thermal Energy Storage

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:31:36 +0000

As US Data Centers Continue To Grow, Integrating Geothermal UTES Cooling Could Change the Game As the demand for U.S. data centers grows with the expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud services, and big data analytics, so do the energy loads these centers require. By some estimates, data center energy demands … [continued]

The post Reducing Data Center Peak Cooling Demand and Energy Costs With Underground Thermal Energy Storage appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Technology News

Tesla Already Dropping Prices on Model 3 & Cybertruck in 2025

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:05:41 +0000

We reported during most of 2024 that Tesla seemed to be facing a consumer demand problem. Tesla superfans did not like that and claimed we were wrong and irrationally hating on Tesla. As it turned out, Tesla’s sales dropped in 2024 year over year — far off of the company’s … [continued]

The post Tesla Already Dropping Prices on Model 3 & Cybertruck in 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.


ARIES: Energy Solutions at Any Scale

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:50:24 +0000

Q&A With Annabelle Pratt: Using the Beauty of Mathematics To Answer Utility Challenges Welcome to the ARIES: Solutions at Any Scale series. This Q&A series introduces NREL’s outstanding researchers working on Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) projects. Their work helps answer questions about future energy systems for communities, companies, … [continued]

The post ARIES: Energy Solutions at Any Scale appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Reducing Data Center Peak Cooling Demand and Energy Costs With Underground Thermal Energy Storage

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:31:36 +0000

As US Data Centers Continue To Grow, Integrating Geothermal UTES Cooling Could Change the Game As the demand for U.S. data centers grows with the expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud services, and big data analytics, so do the energy loads these centers require. By some estimates, data center energy demands … [continued]

The post Reducing Data Center Peak Cooling Demand and Energy Costs With Underground Thermal Energy Storage appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Immigration

New Brunswick begins reopening immigration programs

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:25:12 +0000

New Brunswick will finally begin opening its immigration streams, after a period of adjustment following notice from the federal government that the province would only be given 2,750 immigrant nomination spaces this year. The 2,750 spaces will be split up between the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program NBPNP (1,500) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) […]

The post New Brunswick begins reopening immigration programs first appeared on CIC News.


Living and working in charming Montreal, Quebec

Credit to Author: Staff Writer| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:16:26 +0000

French is the official language of Montreal, so if you do think of settling here, you’ll want to master it, even though English is widely spoken as well.

The post Living and working in charming Montreal, Quebec first appeared on Canadian Immigrant.


IRCC issues more CEC invitations in second Express Entry draw of the week

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:59:15 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITAs) through the Express Entry system. The department issued 4,000 ITAs to candidates in a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 521 and to have created […]

The post IRCC issues more CEC invitations in second Express Entry draw of the week first appeared on CIC News.


Sports

MLB, MLBPA, Cuba reach deal for players to sign
Major League Baseball, its players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island nation to sign big league contracts without defecting.


Source: Panthers shutting down Cam Newton
The Carolina Panthers are not expected to play Cam Newton for the final two games because of a shoulder injury and the fact that the team is all but eliminated from playoff contention.


UGA lands Dean in latest recruiting win vs. Bama
Georgia landed a commitment Wednesday from linebacker Nakobe Dean, the No. 23 ranked prospect overall who chose the Bulldogs over Alabama, Ole Miss, Auburn and LSU.


Thunder’s Felton, Schroder suspended 1 game
Oklahoma City guards Raymond Felton and Dennis Schroder were suspended for one game without pay Wednesday for leaving the bench area during an altercation and participating in the melee that spilled over into the stands.


‘Heartbroken’ Leonard eyes 40 tackles vs. Giants
Colts rookie linebacker Darius Leonard, who leads the league with 146 tackles, said he was “heartbroken” at being passed over for the Pro Bowl. He said he wants to get 40 tackles against the Giants on Sunday.


Decorated swimmer Missy Franklin retires at 23
Missy Franklin, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, announced her retirement at age 23, citing chronic shoulder pain as the impetus for her decision.