‘Spectacular’ total solar eclipse leaves North Americans spellbound

Agence France Presse - @inquirerdotnet 04/09/2024

Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people, offering a rare blend of scientific interest, commercial opportunity and daytime partying. The Moon’s shadow plunged the Pacific coast…

Hollywood sign, landmark over Tinseltown, turns 100

Agence France Presse - @inquirerdotnet 12/11/2023

The landmark word has loomed over Tinseltown since before movies started talking, becoming a symbol of the entire film industry. For the first time in decades, the Hollywood sign — at least a little bit of it…

Mondo Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record with 6.22m

Agence France Presse - @inquirerdotnet 02/26/2023

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis of Sweden set a new world pole vault record of 6.22 meters at an indoor meeting in France on Saturday, describing it as “almost an out-of-body experience.” Olympic champion Duplantis improved his own record…

Liverpool crushes Bournemouth 9-0 to equal biggest Premier League win

Agence France Presse - @inquirerdotnet 08/28/2022

Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s “perfect afternoon” as they equaled the record for the biggest Premier League win by thrashing Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield on Saturday. Roberto Firmino and Luis Diaz both scored twice with strikes from Harvey…

Hot dogs: UAE’s perspiring pooches get airconditioned workout

Agence France Presse - @inquirerdotnet 08/28/2022

ABU DHABI — Oscar beats the summer heat of the United Arab Emirates by working out in a gym, hitting the treadmill twice or three times a week. Nothing unusual in that — except that Oscar is…

To the Moon and beyond: Nasa’s Artemis program

Agence France Presse - @inquirerdotnet 08/28/2022

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States — The Artemis program is Nasa’s plan to return humans to the Moon as a stepping stone for an eventual voyage to Mars. Twelve men walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972…

‘Highly unlikely’ existing vaccines will fail against Omicron—WHO

Agence France Presse - @inquirerdotnet 12/08/2021

  GENEVA — Omicron does not appear to cause more severe disease than previous Covid variants and is “highly unlikely” to fully dodge vaccine protections, a top WHO official told AFP Tuesday. Speaking to AFP, the World…

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