Compiled by Ong Huey Ern Contributor Travel has become an integral part of our lives. Combining global connectivity with technological advancement in the form of social media, lots of people have decided to capture and create content out of their personal travels. The influx of visitors promises economic prosperity, but can also pose challenges to […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — Eya Laure stepped up to the plate when Chery Tiggo needed to get it through the crucial stage of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference elimination round. With their semifinals hopes at stake, Laure cleared the path for the Crossovers to move to the cusp of advancing to the next round. The sweet-hitting open spiker served as the driving force in Chery Tiggo’s winning run that saw it plow over PLDT, 25-22, 25-16, 25-20, last Tuesday at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City before crushing Akari, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17, Saturday in an out-of-town game at the Sta. […]…
Keep on reading: PVL: No plans of slowing down for Eya Laure, surging Chery Tiggo
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Michael V. himself shot down rumors that the hit GMA comedy series “Pepito Manaloto” has been given the ax and that the show is already airing its final episodes. The actor-comedian cleared the reports during the April 20 broadcast of 24 Oras Weekend. “Diretsahang sagot. Hindi (Straight up answer. No),” he said. “‘Yung photo naman na lumabas, ‘yung group hug na ‘yun, actually ‘yung photo na ‘yun is ang nire-represent nu’n is ‘yung remembrance, appreciation.” (The photo that came out, where we’re seen sharing a group hug, it’s actually a representation of our remembrance and appreciation.) Michael V. said the […]…
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HELSINKI (AP) — An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it’s hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on manual work. It is only apt that the Helsinki-based Kaffa Roastery’s “AI-conic” blend was launched this week in Finland, a Nordic nation of 5.6 million that consumes the most coffee in the world at 12 kilograms per capita annually, according to the International Coffee Organization. The blend — an AI-picked mixture with four types of beans […]…
Keep on reading: A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising
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STOCKHOLM — Denmark’s second largest airport reopened late Saturday after a man was arrested in connection with a bomb threat that forced its evacuation, police said. During the search in Billund airport in central Denmark, police arrested a man in his thirties and removed an object “likely to contain explosives”. Chemical tests will be carried out for confirmation. READ: Denmark aims for all domestic flights to be green by 2030 Danish police arrested the man after he “himself informed the police at the airport that the object he had dropped off contained explosives”, they said in a statement. The airport […]…
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Seven crew members were missing Sunday after an apparent accident overnight involving two Japanese military helicopters off the coast, local media reported. The helicopters appear to have crashed late Saturday during nighttime training off the Izu Islands in the Pacific Ocean, broadcaster NHK reported. One person was rescued, the reports said. Communication with one chopper was lost at 10:38 pm (1338 GMT) and around 25 minutes later, authorities realized communication had also been lost with a second aircraft….
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The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. US and other Western officials have voiced alarm over the popularity of TikTok with young people, alleging that it allows Beijing to spy on users. It has 170 million in the United States alone. These critics also say TikTok is subservient to Beijing and a conduit to spread propaganda. China and the company deny these claims. The bill, which could trigger the rare step of […]…
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Our first shepherds are our parents, and the first thing they taught us when we were still babies was to close and open our hands while singing “Close, open, close, open!” Another early lesson they taught was to smile while saying “Beautiful eyes! Beautiful eyes!” —————- Today is Good Shepherd Sunday. We honor Jesus, the […]…
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Korean entrepreneur Dae Sik Han was not impressed by Clark, Pampanga, when he first came to visit in 2005 to play golf with a business partner to entertain clients. Accommodations in the Angeles City area were sparse and there was not much happening in and around the former Clark military base. “It was kind of […]…
Keep on reading: Oppa’s bold bet on Clark pays off
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