"Pokemon X and Y" has become so popular that it has even spawned parody games from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called "PETA's Pokemon Black and Blue: Gotta Free 'Em All!" and "Pokemon Red, White and Blue: An Unofficial PETA Parody." The parody games from PETA were made and released to the public as part of an awareness campaign about the plight of animals, including how it is used in media like videogames and toys.
Janice Somosot
Nov 15, 2013
Auckland officials are bent on capturing live an Asian bird notorious for damaging fruit and vegetable crop as well as chasing and attacking other winged creatures.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 15, 2013
China will send nearly 10 million yuan ($1.64 million) worth of aid to the Philippines for the Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief effort, reported the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, after the government changed its mind of pledging just $100,000 initially.
Jamelle Agbuis
Nov 15, 2013
China has bowed down to international pressure and has decided to give an additional $1.4 million worth of relief supplies for the victims of the Category 5 super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. China's humanitarian assistance now totals $1.6 million.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 15, 2013
In the wake of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and the destruction it has ravaged the Philippines and Vietnam comes another storm headed for Asia Pacific, this time in Australia's Brisbane, Queensland.
Janice Somosot
Nov 14, 2013
The Philippines has launched a Web site where people searching for loved affected by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) can look into.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 14, 2013
The excitement for the 2013 Comet ISON increased after NASA’S Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) predicted that the comet could shine as bright as the Full Moon and even become visible during broad daylight. The latest update on the “Comet of the Century” reveal that Comet ISON is now visible in binoculars as it heads towards a close flyby with the Sun and Earth.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Nov 14, 2013
Ian Somerhalder of “Vampire Diaries” is reportedly looking for a very special girl as soon as possible (ASAP). He is specifically searching for a girl who impacts the world by proposing solutions to environmental issues or creating awareness about it through the use of film. These environmental issues should tackle the subject of how it impacts women or girls.
Janice Somosot
Nov 14, 2013
If it can be helped, China's netizens don't want any part of their country's money donated to the victims of super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 14, 2013
It takes a natural disaster of major catastrophic proportions like Category 5 super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) for the world to literally stop, forget its selfish cares and unite for a common good.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 14, 2013
Storm surge is a popular term in the Philippines now mainly because of the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan which wreaked havoc in its path particularly in the Leyte province and the surrounding areas. But, what exactly is it? Most Filipinos haven’t even heard of that term and don’t know what it actually means because it is not used often in weather reports. Filipinos are more familiar with other terms such as tsunami, hurricanes, tornadoes, storm signals and floods.
Janice Somosot
Nov 14, 2013
After Typhoon Haiyan left the Philippines with thousands dead, 600,000 people displaced and devastation in worse-hit areas, metereologists warn of increasingly violent typhoons and cyclones due to rising ocean temperatures. Scientists have yet to announce a formal link between typhoons like Haiyan and global warming but they believe there the behaviour of cyclones change with the climate.
Reissa Su
Nov 13, 2013
A new and positive development with an HIV/AIDS herb under its final stages before being declared as official cure to the deadly virus has treated 90 patients without suffering from side effects.
Ryan Inoyori
Nov 13, 2013
On Wednesday, the Philippines has placed the official death tally from super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) at 1,833 dead.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 13, 2013
With extreme weather and climate conditions affecting a lot of people in the world nowadays, such as the devastating effects of Typhoon Haiyan on the Philippines and Vietnam, the need to know more about what it is and how to prevent it is even more important. Thanks to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) new Satellite Missions, studying and predicting extreme weather and climate will now be easier and more accurate. Hopefully, it can help people to prepare earlier by evacuat...
Janice Somosot
Nov 13, 2013
The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) research satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in 2009 to chart the Earth's gravitational field fluctuation, ran out of fuel making it plunge to Earth. Fortunately, the satellite debris that re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere did not cause any damage as it fell near Falkland Islands.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Nov 13, 2013
The World Energy Outlook of 2013 report from International Energy Agency
Athena Yenko
Nov 13, 2013
Aside from the loss of lives and damages to infrastructure and livestock, the Philippines is expecting Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) will make an impact on its economic growth.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 13, 2013
The microwave origin theory of Haiyan is unfounded, according to Mahar Lagmay, a scientist and professor from the University of the Philippines. Mr Lagmay has debunked the viral video that claims the super typhoon that has devastated a region in the Philippines is man-made.
Anne Lu
Nov 12, 2013
At least 104 homes were toppled when three earthquakes struck Tajikistan over the weekend. India's was likewise struck with temblors on Tuesday morning. No deaths were reported on both incidents.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 12, 2013
Filipino netizens have warned government officials to stow away their twitching palms as an influx of financial aid and other assistance from the international community poured into the country following the destruction and chaos brought by Category 5 super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda).
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 12, 2013
Category 5 super typhoon Haiyan, although already with a weakened intensity, continued to live up to its title of being the world's strongest typhoon in 2013. As it left the Philippines with much destruction and chaos, including an estimated 10,000 death toll, it continued to barrage towards China and Vietnam, lashing at the two countries with the same force and brute.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 12, 2013
Tropical depression Zoraida has finally entered the Philippines, placing at least 30 areas under storm signal no. 1, barely a week after Category 5 super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) ripped across the country.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 12, 2013
Super typhoon Haiyan is the most dangerous typhoon that struck the Philippines. From the time it ever hit the country up to the point of identifying how much destruction it caused the Philippines, many were curious with the difference among typhoon, cyclone and hurricane.
Christine Lazaro
Nov 11, 2013
The super storm Typhoon Haiyan has terribly devastated central Philippines. It is one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded in the history of the Philippines. About 10,000 people have died and several homes and businesses severely damaged. Evacuation of thousands has taken place and some 4 million people have been affected by the natural calamity. In the face of typhoon Haiyan, many Filipinos have experienced harrowing conditions and absolute chaos.
Jaskiran Kaur
Nov 11, 2013
After Canadian soldiers have suffered Afghan bombings and explosion, they now contribute in a couple of researches carried out in Western Canada. The research was conducted to find out how the brains of Canadian soldiers are affected by roadside bombings in the long run.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Nov 11, 2013
While the whole world was shocked by the images of devastation of Leyte province as super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) battered central Philippines from Friday to Saturday, another shocker was taking place in the province's capital city of Tacloban.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 11, 2013
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) captured an image of the 2013 Comet ISON in the Leo constellation (The Lion) using a 14-inch telescope on October 25 at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. According to the NASA officials, the greenish comet in the image was approximately 132 million miles (212 million kilometers) from planet Earth while blazing through space at nearly 88,000 mph (142,000 km/h).
Jenalyn Villamarin
Nov 11, 2013
The geometric expansion of the reported number of fatalities caused by super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) has alarmed Philippine President Benigno Aquino III that he has requested more prudence among media when it comes to publishing the number of dead people.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 11, 2013
An ex-Aussie priest was one among the thousands dead in the wake of storm Yolanda (Haiyan)
Athena Yenko
Nov 11, 2013
