Top 10 countries at risk from terrorists
The Philippines is among the top 10 countries in the world most at risk from terrorist attacks, according to global analyst Maplecroft:
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Somalia
Lebanon
India
Algeria
Colombia
Thailand
Philippines
USTv Awards 2010 Winners
Here are some of the winners in the recently concluded 6th USTv Students Choice Awards (2010) held last February 18, at the Medicine Auditorium of the University of Santo Tomas [...]
Ancient Greenland gene
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have sequenced the DNA from four frozen hairs of a Greenlander who died 4,000 years ago in a study they say takes genetic technology into several [...]
Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks
WASHINGTON – Google Inc. plans to build a handful of experimental, ultra-fast broadband networks around the country to connect consumers to the Internet and ensure that tomorrow’s systems can keep [...]
Fair Election Act – Republic Act No. 9006
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006
AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE HOLDING OF FREE, ORDERLY, HONEST, PEACEFUL AND CREDIBLE ELECTIONS THROUGH FAIR ELECTION PRACTICES
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known [...]
Year of Tiger 2010
HONG KONG — It’s the Year of the Tiger, but Chinese fortune tellers say it’ll be a rough patch for the world’s most famous one: disgraced golfer Tiger Woods.
Other predictions: [...]
Frankincense: Could be a cure for cancer
The gift given by the wise men to the baby Jesus probably came across the deserts from Oman. The BBC’s Jeremy Howell visits the country to ask whether a commodity [...]
Third-hand smoke is dangerous
(BBC NEWS) – Lingering residue from tobacco smoke which clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, work in PNAS journal shows.
Berkeley scientists in the US ran lab [...]
Forties pregnancy warning
(BBC NEWS) – Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that they cannot get pregnant past a certain age.
The Family Planning Association (FPA) believes the message [...]
MYX Music Awards 2010 Nominees
Here are the nominees for the MYX Music Awards 2010:
Favorite Music Video
Antukin by Rico Blanco (MMA 1 & Send to 2366)
Bahay Kubo by Hale (MMA 2 & Send to 2366)
Diamond [...]
Artificial pancreas hope for Diabetes
(BBC NEWS) – Scientists in Cambridge have shown that an “artificial pancreas” can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.
A trial found that combining a [...]
Power of Mind can Stop Ageing
In 1979 psychologist Ellen Langer carried out an experiment to find if changing thought patterns could slow ageing. But the full story of the extraordinary experiment has been hidden until [...]
Michael Jackson’s doctor to be charged
Los Angeles prosecutors will file a criminal case against Michael Jackson’s doctor on Monday in connection with the singer’s death, officials say.
Dr Conrad Murray’s legal team says it expects him [...]
List of 82nd annual Academy Award nominees
Complete list of 82nd Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday:
1. Best Picture: “Avatar,” “The Blind Side,” “District 9,” “An Education,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious: Based on the Novel [...]
15 Things You Never Noticed on a Dollar
Pull a buck from your wallet now and prepare to be amazed.
We’re serious. Did you know a dollar bill has hidden pictures, flecks of color, and mysterious symbols? And that’s [...]
