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Jersey Shore Nightmare: Portuguese Man-of-War; 5 Facts About This Venomous Creature
| KJ Belonio | | Jul 02, 2015 10:34 AM EDT |
A venomous creature has descended upon the Jersey Shore in increasing numbers. These poisonous critters known as the Portuguese Man-of-War, which are related to jellyfish,have come ashore the island. The first reported sighting about these venomous Portuguese Man-of-War was documented on June 21 in Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island. However, more sightings were recently reported in Ocean, Cape May counties and Surf City, where more than two dozen jellyfish-like creatures were found on Saturday.
Philippine Passenger Boat Capsizes: Rescuers Still Searching For Survivors
| Benjie Batanes | | Jul 02, 2015 10:21 AM EDT |
A Philippine passenger boat with 189 people on board has capsized off the coast of Ormoc City around noon on Thursday. Authorities are still attempting to determine if bad weather or human error caused the deadly accident.
Wimbledon Ballboy Faints; Players Battle Highest Recorded Heatwave
| Rica Y | | Jul 02, 2015 10:13 AM EDT |
It was 35.7 degrees on Wednesday at the Wimbledon grounds, the highest temperature ever recorded in the history of the tournament, and the players felt it including a ballboy who collapsed on court during John Isner's match against Matthew Ebden.
Skype For Business Previews With New Features; Cloud-Based Admin and Support For Meetings
| Jotham D. Funclara | | Jul 02, 2015 09:26 AM EDT |
Businesses and entrepreneurs using Office 365 may now gain access to a preview of new Skype for Business features, including broadcast meetings, as well as voice dial-in options.
Almost 33% of People Worldwide Lack Proper Toilet [REPORT]
| Krystine Antonio | | Jul 02, 2015 08:04 AM EDT |
For many people across the globe, having a good flush is still not an option.
China Continues Its Battle Against Malnutrition
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jul 02, 2015 07:59 AM EDT |
The National Health and Family Planning Commission or the NHFPC released the report about the 2015 Chinese nutrition as well as chronic diseases during the press conference.
Bee Hive Murder: Bees Sting Texas Farmer To Death
| Staff Reporter | | Jul 02, 2015 07:23 AM EDT |
A Texas farmer died on Sunday after he was reportedly attacked by bees. The 53-year-old victim, Rogerio Zuniga, was found lying on his field covered with bees. According to the local authorities, the victim had disturbed an enormous beehive in Lozano, Texas on Sunday. He was reportedly on his tractor when he struck an 18-inch diameter pipe, where the bees were living inside. The bees swarmed from the abandoned irrigation pipe and killed the farmer. Though he apparently tried to run back to his house to escape, he never made it.
China Permits Pension Funds to Invest in Stocks
| Benjie Batanes | | Jul 02, 2015 07:14 AM EDT |
China's central government has given its permission for pension funds to buy stocks in the hope that the fresh influx of money can reinvigorate the battered stock market. Authorities released the related guidelines on Monday.
Why Students Are Disappointed Over SpaceX Explosion
| KJ Belonio | | Jul 02, 2015 06:58 AM EDT |
The unmanned SpaceX rocket was on a resupply mission to bring a SpaceX Dragon capsule filled with 4,000 pounds of supplies, 30 student projects, two HoloLenses, as well as a docking adapter for the ISS that would allow for future commercial crewed capsules to dock with the station. Unfortunately, the rocket had broken up completely after launch Sunday, at an altitude of about 34 kilometers. Aside from the supplies, the rocket also carried scientific experiments created by students. However, the students, who spent months working on the science experiment, were disappointed because their dreams were dampened by the unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explosion.
China, France Collaborate to Tap into Developing Economies
| Kwao Peppeh | | Jul 02, 2015 06:58 AM EDT |
Premier Li Keqiang and French President Francois Hollande have agreed to create a joint fund to support their plans of exploring third party markets by boosting production.
Red Cross Demands More Donations To Cope Up Incoming Shortages
| Marie de Vera | | Jul 02, 2015 06:43 AM EDT |
Red Cross demands people to donate more blood to support and to supply the incoming summer shortage. Recent survey of Red Cross’ blood and platelet donors supports this call showing that more than 40 percent of these donors would take vacations on before and after the Independence Day and it was concluded that many may unable to donate.
Bruce Campbell Reprises His Role for 'Evil Dead' TV Series
| Lorenze Visco | | Jul 02, 2015 06:39 AM EDT |
Remakes are a dime a dozen, but for some remakes, it just is not the same without the original cast. Luckily for the upcoming "Evil Dead" TV series, Bruce Campbell is ready to come back as Ash Williams.
Memory Loss Predicts Alzheimer’s Before Official Diagnosis
| Marie de Vera | | Jul 02, 2015 06:38 AM EDT |
An extensive scientific study recently announced that symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease can be detected 18 years before the actual diagnosis. The study pointed that memory loss during middle age can be a manifestation of future Alzheimer’s disease.
China Says Hello to Hello Kitty Theme Park Amid Bad Reviews
| K.E. Pulumbarit | | Jul 02, 2015 06:38 AM EDT |
Seeing life in rose color has never been this fun and cute with the newest Hello Kitty amusement park in China.
Park Shin Hye's Rep Denies Dating Reports With 'Pinocchio' Co-Star Lee Jong Suk [UPDATE]
| Diadem Pambid | | Jul 02, 2015 05:58 AM EDT |
Hopeful “Pinocchio” fans almost got what they wanted when the news of the series’ lead stars, Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Suk dating broke out. However, before fans could celebrate the birth of a new adorable Korean couple, representatives of both stars flatly denied the reports.
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