Kenneth Lim
I started my journalistic career as a radio news correspondent in Manila until martial law shut down my employer. Segue to raising bees for honey in Pontiac, Quebec, researching the life of native artist Benjamin Cheechee who hanged himself in jail cell in Ottawa and authoring the "grouse Mountain Poet" cartoon strip for the Vancouver Sun. I also sold books, tax shelters and uniform rental packages. Now I'm back to journalism, completing a full circle.Over half a million drones flown by hobbyists in the past eight months have been registered with the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA director Michael Huerta told a White House gathering on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. The consumer drone success is seen as a precursor to a commercial drone industry boom calculated to add $82 billion… Continue reading Half A Million Drones Surpassed: Hobbyists Bring Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry Into U.S.
Zika has become a homegrown problem in the United States, with 10 cases announced by Florida authorities following four cases in the same Miami area last Friday. Of the 14 people believed to have been infected by local mosquitoes for the first time on the U.S. mainland, two are women and 12 men. According to… Continue reading Zika In Miami: Dreaded Foreign Virus Becomes Local Nightmare For U.S.
Michael Moore has made his prediction: Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump will win the election come November, 2016, and be the next president of the United States. During his guest appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, Moore voiced his opinion with much regret and fatalism. Going by his penchant… Continue reading Michael Moore Prediction: Donald Trump Will Win
Black Lives Matter has been challenged by A$AP Rocky, Jesse Lee Peterson, and Charles Barkley, adding to the list of African-American notables not buying the protest group’s condemnation of “all lives matter.” Other high-profile personalities who have not toed the BLM line are Dr. Ben Carson, Janet Jackson, and Ray Lewis. According to the Guardian,… Continue reading Black Lives Matter Challenged By A$AP Rocky, Jesse Lee Peterson, And Charles Barkley
The Buck Moon tonight, hitting its peak while still below the horizon in the United States and Canada at 6:57 p.m. EDT, is not a missed opportunity for lunar lovers. It is staying full all night, and for those who need more of the show, they can look skyward after Tuesday, July 19, 2016, and… Continue reading Buck Moon Tonight, How To Enjoy It Longer
The Philippines has been welcomed by China to resume bilateral talks in the wake of the ruling by the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration clarifying entitlements to the South China Sea maritime zones. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang responded positively on Friday, July 15, 2016, to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to send… Continue reading Philippines Welcomed By China After U.N. Arbitration Ruling On South China Sea Maritime Zones
Homegrown jihadists, second to fifth generation offspring of migrant families, have been identified in sharia zones of the French Riviera. Just a mile or more from the opulent Nice coastline are impoverished housing estates where underemployed Islamic youths are bombarded by preachings of radical imams. French Interior Ministry data show that the French Riviera’s Alpes-Maritimes… Continue reading Homegrown Jihadists, Latter Generation Migrant Offspring, Bred In French Riviera
The massacre in Nice, southern France, carried out by a truck driver shouting “Allahu Akbar” included 10 children among the 84 dead. Later identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the perpetrator drove a white 25-ton refrigerated truck into crowds of men, women, and children who’d just watched a fireworks display to celebrate Bastille Day on July… Continue reading Massacre In Nice By Truck Driver Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, Claims 10 Children Among 84 Dead, With Obama, Clinton And Trump Reacting
Canadian tenor Remigio Pereira altered the lyrics of “O Canada” to include “all lives matter” while singing with his group at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego’s Petco Park on Tuesday night, July 12, 2016, echoing a phrase used by Ben Carson, Ray Lewis, and Janet Jackson. Vancouver-based The Tenors, reacting to… Continue reading Canadian Tenor Singing ‘All Lives Matter’ Catchphrase Of Ben Carson, Ray Lewis, And Janet Jackson Gets BLM Backlash
The solar plane, manned by pilots Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, has left Spain for Egypt in the second-to-last leg of its globe-circling voyage. The Solar Impulse 2 flew out of Seville airport on Monday, July 11, 2016, and is Cairo-bound, for the near-completion of a trip from the United Arab Emirates in March of… Continue reading Solar Plane On Second-To-Last Leg Of Globe-Circling Voyage, Leaves Spain For Egypt
The Duterte drug war has yielded close to 4,000 more self-confessed drug pushers and users who gave themselves up en masse on Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines. It was the single biggest surrender so far since President Rodrigo Duterte took office on June 30, riding a campaign promise to… Continue reading Duterte Drug War: About 4,000 More Druggies Surrender As Bodies Turn Up Across Philippines
How to fight a bear was a dilemma Canadian amateur boxer Rick Nelson faced on Sunday, July 3, 2016, when a 300-pound mama black bear attacked him for being too near her cub. Nelson, 61, was walking his wife’s dog, Maggie, in the bush of Sudbury, Ontario, when a frightened bear cub brought its mother… Continue reading How To Fight A Bear: Canadian Amateur Boxer Choosing Fight Over Flight, Sucker-Punches Charging Bear
Ariel Winter, whose cleavage, she claims, has overshadowed her talents as an actress, hit back at body-shamers with an Instagram photo of herself in a bikini on Monday, July 4, 2016. The Modern Family star who gained worldwide attention for her breast reduction surgery on June 4 last year, downgrading from a size 32F cup… Continue reading Ariel Winter, Cleavage-Versus-Talent Icon, Slams Body-Shamers For Robbing Her Of Self-Esteem
Superbug sniffing dog Angus was introduced Tuesday at the Vancouver General Hospital to detect Clostridium difficile or C. difficile, a deadly bacteria causing diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis, bowel perforation, sepsis, and even death among patients. After proving himself in tests, the English springer spaniel has been sent to the trenches to combat the purveyor of infectious… Continue reading Superbug Sniffing Dog Cracks Down On Deadly Bacteria Lurking In Hospitals
Solar spacecraft Juno arrived at the outer reaches of Jupiter on Monday, July 4, for an exploratory plunge into its orbit, farther than any other rocket ship before. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been watching the Juno probe throughout its epic, 5-year journey to the largest planet in the Solar System for… Continue reading Solar Spacecraft At Jupiter’s Doorstep For Historic Close-up Visit From Earth After 5-year Journey
An end to finger pricks? By next year, the type 1 diabetic could be free of blood sampling several times a days and scheduled insulin injections. Cambridge University researchers have come up with a device to “close the loop” and combine both tasks. Putting an end to finger pricks and compensating for a pancreas that… Continue reading End To Finger Pricks? Device Tracks Blood Sugar And Dispenses Insulin, Freeing Diabetics Of Scheduled Readings And Injections
As algae closes beaches along Florida’s Atlantic coast, United States Senator Marco Rubio is calling on President Barack Obama to declare a state of emergency and protect businesses from the bright green deluge. Rubio, who toured the Treasure Coast on Friday, July 1, said he could not think of a precedent anywhere else in the… Continue reading Algae Closes Beaches Along Florida’s Atlantic Coast As Rubio Asks Obama To Declare State Of Emergency
United States’ oldest park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin, 94, was awakened in her Richmond, California, home around midnight on Monday, June 27, 2016, by a man who attacked and robbed her. Among the items he took was a commemorative coin President Barack Obama gave her during the Washington National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony she attended… Continue reading Park Ranger Beaten And Robbed Of Obama Coin Honoring Her For Being Oldest In Her Field
A library cat was fired by city council vote in the Fort Worth suburb of White Settlement, North Texas, on June 14, 2016, pitting residents against each other. The city council voted to remove Browser, a former shelter cat, from the public library because “City Hall and city businesses are no place for animals,” according… Continue reading Library Cat Fired, Pitting Cat-Lovers Against Cat-Haters In North Texas Town
The Filipino attitude toward China continues to be friendly amid speculation on what will happen once the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague hands down its decision by July 12, 2016, on the South China Sea dispute. An olive branch waved by the Philippines at its giant neighbor has called for partnering… Continue reading Filipino Attitude Toward China Remains Friendly In Advance Of U.N. Arbitration Ruling By July 12
A 2017 farewell tour for Aerosmith is in the works, says band frontman Steven Tyler, “because it’s time.” In an interview with Howard Stern on Tuesday, June 21, 68-year-old Tyler confessed that the Boston-based rock group would be gone permanently. According to People magazine, radio host Stern made Tyler confirm that a 2017 farewell tour… Continue reading 2017 Farewell Tour For Aerosmith: Steven Tyler Says, ‘Because It’s Time’
Arrested for swearing before 40,000 concertgoers at the St. Kitts Music Festival, rapper 50 Cent returned to court on Sunday morning, June 26, 2016, to pay his fine and was on his way home by Sunday afternoon. The annual festival in its 20th time around and lasted from Thursday through Saturday. According to the New… Continue reading Arrested For Swearing At St. Kitts Gig, Rapper 50 Cent Sprung Loose And Coming Home
GOP Presidential aspirant Donald Trump is a “baby Christian,” according to Focus on the Family founder James Dobson in an interview posted on Friday, June 24, 2016, by Pennsylvania pastor Michael Anthony to his blog. Dobson made the statement at a rally of Christian conservatives who came to New York City on Tuesday, June 21,… Continue reading Trump ‘Baby Christian’, Says Evangelical Icon James Dobson At Christian Conservative Meet
A heart attack is more likely to kill a person with diabetes than one without. Diabetics are 56 percent more likely to die if they have a heart attack caused by a completely blocked coronary artery than non-diabetics. In cases where a partially blocked coronary artery causes the heart attack, diabetics are 39 percent more… Continue reading Heart Attack More Likely To Kill Diabetics Than Non-Diabetics
The Brexit win in a referendum allowing British nationals to decide whether they want to exit or remain in the European Union, has forced Prime Minister David Cameron to announce his resignation from his post by October 2016. The national declaration of the referendum result took place early Friday morning, June 24, 2016. Responding to… Continue reading Brexit Win Forces David Cameron To Resign Over Britain’s Anti-Migrant Backlash
Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte is being backed by leading Filipino businessmen on his 10-point socio-economic agenda. This timely endorsement comes while pundits question his ultimatum for corrupt government authorities to “stop it” and his encouragement of citizens to kill criminals. At the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for Change business conference in Makati, Metro Manila,… Continue reading Duterte Backed By Filipino Businessmen, Warns Corrupt Officials To ‘Stop It’ And Declares Open Season On Criminals
A strawberry moon will appear in the sky coinciding with the summer solstice on June 20, 2016, at 6:34 p.m. EDT. It will happen after 15 to 17 hours of sunlight, depending on locale. The sun will reach a “standstill” at its northernmost point, not angling north or south, but abiding by the Tropic of… Continue reading Strawberry Moon Coming June 20, As Sun ‘Stands Still’, And Scribes Disagree On Last Occurrence, 1948 Or 1967
Harry Styles is to play Mick Jagger in a new film about the Rolling Stones’ 1972 album Exile On Main Street. The decision to have the One Direction heart-throb act the part of the legendary Stones lead singer in the biopic is based on their striking resemblance to each other. The film in which Harry… Continue reading Harry Styles To Play Mick Jagger In Film About Rolling Stones’ 1972 Album ‘Exile On Main Street’
The voice recorder in the cockpit black box of the crashed EgyptAir flight has been found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. A specialist vessel owned by Mauritius-based Deep Ocean Search reportedly located the device and is now transporting it to the coastal city of Alexandria for examination by the public and investigators. CBC… Continue reading Voice Recorder Found With Debris And Human Remains From EgyptAir Flight MS804 In Mediterranean
Orlando was bloodied three times in a row, starting with the shooting of singer Christine Grimmie on Friday night, June 10, 2016, followed by the Pulse nightclub massacre early Sunday morning, June 12, and ending with the Disney World alligator snatching of a two-year-old boy Tuesday evening, June 14. All three events opened in happy… Continue reading Orlando Bloodied Three Times: Grimmie Shooting Friday, Pulse Massacre Sunday, Alligator Snatching Tuesday
A second Canadian hostage was beheaded by Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf before President-elect Rodrigo Duterte could be sworn into office and deal with the matter personally. Abu Sayyaf announced on Monday, June 13, that it had beheaded Canadian mining consultant Robert Hall as the deadline for the payment of a 600 million pesos (approximately… Continue reading Second Canadian Hostage Killed By Abu Sayyaf Before Rodrigo Duterte Can Be Sworn In As President
A Dutch woman held in a Qatar jail for three months after she reported being drugged and raped at a nightclub was found guilty on Monday, June 13, of “illicit consensual fornication” and being “drunk in a public place.” She was also handed a one-year suspended sentence, given a three-year probation for the sex charge,… Continue reading Reported Raped After Being Drugged By Syrian: Dutch Woman Jailed In Qatar For Adultery
Tila Tequila ignited a social media firestorm on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, by tweeting about having cowboy boots on to hunt illegals, just as the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (I.C.E.) confessed to letting criminal aliens slip back into their human shield “sanctuary cities.” Despite having committed burglary, larceny, and drug possession, these… Continue reading Tila Tequila Dons Cowboy Boots “To Hunt” Illegals As I.C.E. Lets Criminal Aliens Loose On U.S. Sanctuary Cities
Flying drone taxis have become a real possibility after getting the green light from the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) for test flights above the state. This decision comes in the wake of excitement generated by Chinese one-passenger drone prototypes touted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last January 6 to 9,… Continue reading Flying Drone Taxis Get Nevada Nod For Testing To Solve Traffic Woes
Elon Musk is planning unmanned space flights to Mars by 2018, leading to its colonization. Taking place every two years to coincide with the time window of the red planet being closest to Earth, the space cargo route followed by the flights will usher in the first human mission by 2025. In a Washington Post… Continue reading Elon Musk Will Operate Space Cargo Route To Colonize Mars
The human trafficking boom in the Greater Toronto Area has forced a 15-year-old visitor from British Columbia to provide sex to as many as 10 clients a day for about three weeks. The underage girl was reportedly drugged and forced into the sex trade by three men now facing a total of 15 human trafficking… Continue reading Human Trafficking In Greater Toronto: 15-year-old B.C. Visitor Forced To Sell Sex And Pay Off Debt With Pimps
A China poll conducted by the state-run newspaper Global Times for March 2016, showed that 54 percent of Chinese would vote in favor of United States presidential candidate Donald Trump if they could. The number was drawn by huanqiu.com, the Chinese website for the periodical, based on the opinions of 3,300 respondents. According to Global… Continue reading China Poll: Trump Presidency Gets 54 Percent Of Mainland Chinese Vote
Brock Lesnar will tangle with Australian bet Mark Hunt in a heavyweight collision at UFC 200, the Ultimate Fighting Championship event slated for July 9 at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas. The official announcement came out on Monday, June 6, amid social media rumor and speculation. According to Forbes, American Brock Lesnar‘s comeback to… Continue reading Brock Lesnar To Face Knockout Puncher Super Samoan Mark Hunt At UFC 200
Brock Lesnar has been challenged by Rusev to fight at UFC 200, the Ultimate Fighting Championship event slated for July 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. World Wrestling Entertainment four-time heavyweight champion Lesnar has been asking for a return bout at UFC, and current WWE United States champion Rusev has offered to come in as his… Continue reading Brock Lesnar Challenged By Rusev To Fight At ‘UFC 200,’ Dana White Says ‘No’
“Muguruza Beats Serena” was the catchphrase for Saturday June 4, 2016, when Garbine Muguruza won her first major trophy and prevented Serena Williams yet again from collecting her twenty-second Grand Slam title. The fourth-seeded challenger outperformed the defending champion in a 7-5, 6-4 victory at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. According to the Toronto Star,… Continue reading Muguruza Beats Serena In Stunning Upset, Number 4 Seeded Trouncing Number 1
On Mars by 2025, people from earth will transform their kind into a multi-planet species, according to billionaire Elon Musk. His aerospace company, SpaceX, is working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to send an unmanned mission to Mars in 2018, in advance of crewed missions, departing Earth in 2024 and arriving on… Continue reading On Mars By 2025: Elon Musk’s Timetable For Earthlings To Become Multi-Planet Species
Walmart is testing drones to help manage warehouse inventory more efficiently, for implementation in the next six to nine months. The retail giant made this announcement on Thursday, June 2, 2016, to media representatives gathered for a high-tech display in its massive Bentonville facility in Arkansas. Walmart showed reporters a drone flying around in a… Continue reading Walmart Testing Drones To Streamline Warehouse Work In 6 To 9 Months
Arnold Schwarzenegger was chased by an elephant at a safari adventure during his visit to South Africa for the first Arnold Classic Africa sports festival, May 27 to 29, 2016. In a YouTube video he posted on Tuesday, May 31, the former California governor showed what led the bull elephant to charge the safari vehicle… Continue reading Arnold Schwarzenegger In South Africa For Sports Festival, Chased By Bull Elephant
“Croc attacks swimmer” is the word out at Thornton Beach in the Daintree River area of Queensland, Northern Australia, after a crocodile snatched a woman from a late-night swim with a friend. Cindy Waldron, 46, was swimming with her friend, Leeann Mitchell, 47, at about 10 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2016, when a crocodile… Continue reading Croc Attacks Swimmer And Drags Her Off After Tug-Of-War With Her Friend
Backlash over the killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo has fanned social media anger against the mother of the tot who slipped into a restricted area where he was in danger of being mauled. At the same time, witnesses of the incident are trying to put things in perspective and calm passions against… Continue reading Backlash Over Killing Of Gorilla Scapegoats Mother Of Tot Who Fell Into Zoo Enclosure
Great White Shark Katharine tagged by tracking group OCEARCH in August 2013, pinged between Daytona Beach and Palm Coast, Florida, at 7:01 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Records indicate that the over 14-foot shark has traveled nearly 29,000 miles since being tagged. The great white shark’s transmitter “pinged” in offshore waters east of Norfolk-Virginia Beach… Continue reading Great White Shark Katharine Tracked Approaching Florida After Nearly 29,000-Mile Journey
A G7 statement favoring compliance with international law and opposing unilateral actions clarified the position of participating world leaders on the South China Sea issue. The statement ignored Beijing’s request that the maritime dispute not be discussed by the Group of Seven leaders during their two-day meet in Shima, Japan, on May 26 and May… Continue reading G7 Statement Ignores Beijing’s Request To Stay Mum On South China Sea
Child karate star Mahiro Takano and a man-made meteor shower are being touted as major draws for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Despite a bribery scandal revealed by media outlets on May 11, 2016, tainting Tokyo’s successful bid to host the summer Olympics, plans are going ahead around logistics and venues for the international sporting… Continue reading Child Karate Star And Man-Made Meteor Shower To Usher In 2020 Tokyo Olympics Amid Scandal
Like Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew before him, Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte goes home to a nondescript house, sized moderately to his taste, where the comforts of family life sustain him. Lee lived in an old two-story house on the fringe of Singapore’s glitzy ultra-modern shopping belt while Duterte maintains his own old two-story house at… Continue reading Like Lee Kuan Yew, Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte Reveals Self Through Humble Home
Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte talked to United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday night, May 17, 2016, regarding the status of the South China Sea dispute. During the 5-minute telephone conversation initiated by Obama at 11:15 p.m. to congratulate Duterte on his successful presidential bid, the Davao City mayor said he is hoping for a… Continue reading Duterte To Obama In Historic Phone Chat: Hoping For Favorable U.N. Arbitration On South China Sea