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Signal No. 1 has been raised over two areas in Mindanao as tropical storm Auring continues to intensify while moving westward slowly, PAGASA announced late Thursday night.In its 11 p.m. severe weather bulletin, the weather agency said Signal No. 1 has been raised over Davao Oriental and the eastern portion of Davao de Oro (Pantukan, Maragusan, Compostela, New Bataan).

Friday, 19 February 2021, 12:26 pm AUCKLAND, February 19, 2021 — A new report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds cyber threats to industrial and critical infrastructure have reached new heights as threat actors double down on high value targets. With industrial organisations ramping connectivity to accelerate digital transformation and remote work, threat actors are weaponizing the software supply chain and ransomware attacks are growing in number, sophistication and persistence. “This report ...

Friday, 19 February 2021, 6:51 pm NASA has landed a car-sized rover on the red planet to search for signs of past life. The vehicle has more instruments than the four rovers preceding it, and it’s also carrying gear that could help pave the way for human exploration of Mars. The SMC asked experts to comment on the landing. Dr Duncan Steel, space scientist, comments: “The successful landing by NASA of its Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars was a triumph of engineering and technology,...

Thursday, 18 February 2021, 12:15 pm GNS Science experts have embarked on a research project to determine the earthquake risk of a recently discovered fault in the Waikato. This is part of an effort to better understand quake risk in parts of New Zealand that are traditionally seen as safe from quakes. Thanks to improved aerial mapping tools, scientists recently discovered the Te Puninga fault, 27km from Hamilton, that could potentially generate a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. Dr Pilar Villamor, an...

Thursday, 18 February 2021, 10:27 am Hugh Green overcame hardship to become a leading New Zealand businessman. Now, his philanthropic legacy is supporting world-leading research aimed to help newborn babies to breathe. Associate Professor Katie Groom and her team at the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute believe a simple treatment will safely prevent short-term breathing problems that are more common in babies born by planned or elective caesarean section than in other newborns. Hugo ...

Friday, 19 February 2021, 8:29 am A new international study using ancient swamp kauri from Northland shows a temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago sparked major climate shifts leading to global environmental change and mass extinctions. This dramatic turning point in Earth’s history was triggered by a reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles and changing solar winds. Study authors from UNSW Sydney, the South Australian Museum, NIWA and the University of Waikato, dubbed...

Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 5:50 pm Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand will move to less restrictive Covid-19 Alert Levels at midnight tonight. The Auckland region will go to Alert Level 2, apart from members of the Papatoetoe High School community, who are being asked to stay at home until Monday. The rest of New Zealand will return to Alert Level 1. These Alert Levels will be reviewed again on Monday. The Prime Minister also announced that mask-wearing on public tr...

Thursday, 18 February 2021, 7:36 am NZTech says that it is time for the government to put funding into educating New Zealanders about how to avoid being a victim of cybercrime, just as government does for road safety. About 87 percent of Kiwis concede security of their personal information online is important but 40 percent say safeguarding their information is inconvenient, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. As New Zealand businesses operate within an increasingly digital environment,...

Adverse effects that follow immunization must not immediately be attributed to vaccines, a pediatric infectious disease expert said Wednesday.

The panel called for continued vigilance against temblors and tsunami that could follow.  The magnitude-7.3 quake that occurred at 11:07 p.m. on Feb. 13 had its focus deep underground at 55 kilometers, resulting in a far-reaching impact across northeastern Japan. Naoshi Hirata, chairman of the panel, said that the quake is likely to be an aftershock of the Great East Japan Earthquake, based on the location of the focus. “Many earthquakes are continuing to occur, compared to levels seen befo...