Science News-Researchers Develop New Tool to Assess Individual’s Level of Wisdom

Authentic news,No fake news.

Medical News Researchers Develop New Tool to Assess Individual’s Level of Wisdom Researchers at University of San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new tool called the San Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE) to assess an individual’s level of wisdom, based upon a conceptualization of wisdom as a trait with a neurobiological as... – University of California San Diego Health Journal of Psychiatric Research Embargo expired on 20-Sep-2017 at 09:00 ET Scientists Find Way to Convert Bad Body Fat Into Good Fat Working in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a way to convert white fat, which stores calories, into brown fat that burns them. – Washington University in St. Louis Cell Reports, Sept. 19, 2017 Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 12:00 ET Flint Water Crisis Led to Lower Fertility Rates, Higher Fetal Death Rates, Researchers Find Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis caused fewer babies being born there — through reduced fertility rates and higher fetal death rates — compared with other Michigan cities during that time, according to a working paper that includes a Univer... – University of Kansas KU Economics Department’s Working Papers Series in Theoretical and Applied Economics includes video Alcohol Use Affects Levels of Cholesterol Regulator through Epigenetics In an analysis of the epigenomes of people and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Institutes of Health report that drinking alcohol may induce changes to a cholesterol-regulating gene. – Johns Hopkins Medicine Molecular Psychiatry; NIAAA Scientists Identify Key Regulator of Male Fertility When it comes to male reproductive fertility, timing is everything. Now scientists are finding new details on how disruption of this timing may contribute to male infertility or congenital illness. – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Genes & Development, Sept. 19, 2017 UTHealth Researchers Discover How to Train Damaging Inflammatory Cells to Promote Repair After Stroke Researchers at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth have discovered a way to turn neutrophils from toxic to helpful in hemorrhagic stroke. – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Nature Communications, Sept-2017 Research Redefines Proteins’ Role in the Development of Spinal Sensory Cells A recent study led by Samantha Butler at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA has overturned a common belief about how a certain class of proteins in the spinal cord regulate the formation of nervous... – UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research eLife; HD060549; RB5-07320; TB1-01183; NS085097 Sleep Deprivation Is an Effective Anti-Depressant for Nearly Half of Depressed Patients Sleep deprivation – typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings – rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in roughly half of depression patients, according the first meta-analysis on the subject in nearly 30 years, from researchers at... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Clinical Psychiatry; R01 HL102119; P30 NS045839; R01MH107571; R01MH098260; P41 EB015893; R01 MH080729; NNX15AK76A; NBPF02701; NNX08AY09G... UF Experts Offer Tips for Tree, Lawn Survival Post-Irma Researchers and Extension faculty suggest resetting uprooted palms and trees only after they have been examined for safety and deemed worthy of replanting. For hardwood trees, if a majority of major anchor roots have been fractured, it is unlikely th... – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Brain Powered: Increased Physical Activity Among Breast Cancer Survivors Boosts Cognition It is estimated that up to 75 percent of breast cancer survivors experience problems with cognitive difficulties following treatments, perhaps lasting years. Currently, few science-based options are available to help. University of California San Die... – University of California San Diego Health Cancer Managing Negative Emotions Can Help Pregnant Smokers Quit A new study by scientists in the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions has shown that pregnant smokers are more likely to quit if they can learn to manage negative emotions that lead to smoking. – University at Buffalo Nicotine & Tobacco Research Gulf Spill Oil Dispersants Associated with Health Symptoms in Cleanup Workers Workers who were likely exposed to dispersants while cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill experienced a range of health symptoms including cough and wheeze, and skin and eye irritation, according to scientists at the National Institutes o... – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) ZIAES102945 How First ‘Vouchers’ in UCLA Kidney Donation Program Led to 25 Lifesaving Transplants A new UCLA-led study published in the September issue of the peer-reviewed journal Transplantation traces how the first three “kidney voucher” cases led to 25 lifesaving kidney transplants across the United States. – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences Transplantation Foot Pain? New Study Says Look at Hip and Knee for Complete Diagnosis A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery and Harvard Medical School suggests new guidelines may be in order for evaluating and treating lower extremity pain. They found a significant association between foot pain and knee or hip pain. ... – Hospital for Special Surgery Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association Research Provides Clues to Treat Depression, Autism and Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders Alterations in a naturally occurring chemical in the brain called serotonin have been linked to a number of neuropsychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety and autism. Researchers are revealing critical insights into the mechanisms that can ... – Florida Atlantic University October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mount Sinai Experts Offer Tips on Early Detection, Screening, Understanding Risk and Personalized Treatment Options – Mount Sinai Health System How to Remove a Tick and Prevent Future Bites As tick populations grow and spread across the country, their prevalence is increasing the public’s risk for some troubling diseases. Of these diseases, say dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spott... – American Academy of Dermatology includes video FSMB Releases Free Online Education Module for Medical Students and Residents The FSMB is committed to assisting member medical and osteopathic boards in their educational outreach efforts to medical students and residents. The FSMB Workgroup on Education for Medical Regulation has designed a series of modules on various aspec... – Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Leading Researchers Explore Boundaries of Biological Science at Inaugural Symposium of Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University Eight researchers in the vanguard of biological science gathered at the inaugural symposium of the new Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University today to explore new frontiers within the dark matter of biology. The day-long symposium, which attracte... – Tufts University includes video Assessing Falls Can Help Seniors Avoid Leading Cause of Serious Injuries Among Older Americans Every year, millions of senior citizens fall — threatening their health, independence and even their lives. Fall injuries also rack up $31 billion annually in medical expenses, which is expected to rise as 10,000 people in the U.S. turn 65 every da... – Cedars-Sinai Ovarian Cancer: Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Ovarian cancer is the 9th most common cancer in women and although it only accounts for approximately 3 percent of cancers in women, it is responsible for the most deaths of any cancer involving the female reproductive tract. The American Cancer Soci... – Valley Health System AADE to Work with Truck Drivers and Other At-Risk Populations including Hispanic, African American and Native American Communities to Prevent/Delay Type 2 Diabetes The CDC announced today that AADE has been awarded funding for the next 5 years to bring the National DPP to underserved populations with little or no access to diabetes prevention services. – American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) New Drug Discovery Collaboration Targets Novel Treatments Against Diseases Southern Research and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have formed a partnership to advance promising research that could lead to new drugs that address unmet medical needs. – Southern Research Cedars-Sinai Gastroenterology Pioneer Honored for Excellence in Research and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Stephan R. Targan, MD, a pioneering physician and researcher in gastroenterology, has been awarded the Sherman Prize for groundbreaking work in the understanding and treatment of debilitating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Video available at http:... – Cedars-Sinai includes video The Johns Hopkins Hospital Earns Accreditation From CEO Roundtable on Cancer The Johns Hopkins Hospital will join the ranks of more than 200 organizations that have been accredited as CEO Cancer Gold Standard employers by meeting standards of excellence in cancer prevention, early detection and quality care for their employee... – Johns Hopkins Medicine HHMI Selects 15 Hanna Gray Fellows to Support Diversity in Science HHMI announces the selection of 15 exceptional early career scientists as the first group of HHMI Hanna Gray Fellows. The 2018 Hanna Gray Fellows competition is now open, with applications due on January 10, 2018. – Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) The American Heart Association Partners with Penn Medicine for Three Year Healthy Living Campaign Today in Philadelphia, Penn Medicine has deepened its commitment to the American Heart Association by announcing a three-year pledge as the market’s first ever Life is Why sponsor. The American Heart Association and Penn Medicine are dedicated to ... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania $2.3m Grant to Fund New Direction in Autism Spectrum Disorders Research at KU Study will define motor deficits in autism spectrum disorders from childhood through adulthood. The long-term goal to learn about the causes of both motor and related behavioral issues to develop more objective, biologically based targets for treatme... – University of Kansas, Life Span Institute 1R01MH112734-01A1 CPRIT Awards $34M to UTSW for Cancer Research, Recruitment The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded UT Southwestern researchers more than $34 million for cancer research and faculty recruitment, including support for programs in pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, ... – UT Southwestern Medical Center Transformative Gift from The Munk Charitable Foundation Propels the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre into the Future, Cementing its Role as a Global Leader in Cardiovascular Care University Health Network (UHN) announced today that The Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation is increasing its support to the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) with a transformative gift of $100 million. – University Health Network (UHN) Breakthrough Health-Tech Companies Get Boost to Transform Healthcare Cedars-Sinai today launched its third health-tech accelerator class with 10 startups whose innovative technologies aim to transform the delivery and quality of healthcare. The companies were selected for the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Powered by Techst... – Cedars-Sinai UofL Gastroenterology Researcher Receives $4 Million From NIH for Innovative Liver Research UofL gastroenterologist Matthew Cave, M.D., believes that chemicals we breathe, consume or come in contact with in the environment may be contributing to liver disease. He has been awarded $4 million by the NIEHS to explore the effects of environment... – University of Louisville R35ES028373 Science News Breaking Legume’s Crop Wild Relative Barrier In a new study, scientists report significant strides in transferring disease- and stress-resistance traits from wild relatives of several legumes to their domesticated varieties. – American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Crop Science, June 16, 2017 Embargo expired on 20-Sep-2017 at 09:00 ET Bite Force Research Reveals Dinosaur-Eating Frog Scientists say that a large, now extinct, frog called Beelzebufo that lived about 68 million years ago in Madagascar would have been capable of eating small dinosaurs. – University of Adelaide Scientific Reports Embargo expired on 20-Sep-2017 at 05:00 ET Nonlinear Physics Bridges Thoughts to Sounds in Birdsong Physicist Gabriel Mindlin has been looking at the phenomena from what is one of the most unifying and potentially enlightening perspectives of the issue: the dynamical physics of birds’ vocal organs. In his work, published this week in the journal ... – American Institute of Physics (AIP) Chaos Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 11:00 ET Fluorescence Microscopy on a Chip -- No Lenses Required Fluorescence microscopy gives researchers power to illuminate the tiniest structures and capture the real-time activities of cells by tagging biological molecules with a rainbow of fluorescent dyes. Researchers have developed a system that enables sc... – American Institute of Physics (AIP) AIP Advances Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 11:00 ET Study Suggests You Can ‘Pick Up’ a Good or Bad Mood From Your Friends New research suggests that both good and bad moods can be ‘picked up’ from friends, but depression can’t. A team led by the University of Warwick has examined whether friends’ moods can affect an individual therefore implying that moods ma... – University of Warwick Royal Society Open Science Monk Parakeets Invade Mexico In a new paper published in PLOS ONE, researchers describe a recent, rapid, and ongoing invasion of monk parakeets in Mexico, and the regulatory changes that affected the species’ spread. – Santa Fe Institute PLOS ONE Running Roaches, Flapping Moths Create a New Physics of Organisms Sand-swimming lizards, slithering robotic snakes, dusk-flying moths and running roaches all have one thing in common: They're increasingly being studied by physicists interested in understanding the shared strategies these creatures have developed to... – Georgia Institute of Technology Physics Today includes video Rogue Wave Analysis Supports Investigation of the El Faro Sinking A new analysis done to support the investigation into the 2015 sinking of the El Faro cargo ship has calculated the likelihood of a massive rogue wave during Hurricane Joaquin in October of that year – and demonstrated a new technique for evaluatin... – Georgia Institute of Technology Scientific Reports What Web Browsers and Proteins Have in Common Researchers in the United States and Germany have just discovered a previously overlooked part of protein molecules that could be key to how proteins interact with each other inside living cells to carry out specialized functions. – Ohio State University Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Tumor-infiltrating B Lymphocytes Promote Melanoma Progression and Resistance to Therapy In a multi-institutional collaborative study, scientists at The Wistar Institute and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, have identified the role of tumor-infiltrating or tumor-associated B-cells (“TABs”) in melanoma progression and resist... – Wistar Institute Nature Communications Devastating Tree Fungus Found in Brooklyn and Four Long Island Towns Cornell University scientists in partnership with state agencies identified oak wilt, a devastating pathogenic fungus that kills oak trees, in six new locations throughout New York state: four towns on Long Island, Brooklyn and Canandaigua. – Cornell University Science Denial Not Limited to Political Right A new study from social psychologists at the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests people of all political backgrounds can be motivated to participate in science denial. – University of Illinois at Chicago Social Psychological and Personality Science Plants Combine Color and Fragrance to Procure Pollinators ho knew that it’s possible to predict the fragrance of a flower by looking at its color? This is true for many of the 41 insect-pollinated plant species growing in a Phrygana scrubland habitat on the Greek island of Lesbos. An international rese... – Cornell University Nature Ecology & Evolution. Tiny Lasers from a Gallery of Whispers Whispering gallery mode resonators rely on a phenomenon similar to an effect observed in circular galleries, and the same phenomenon applies to light. When light is stored in ring-shaped or spherical active resonators, the waves superimpose in such a... – American Institute of Physics (AIP) APL Photonics Sept. 19, 2017 Landmark Study Suggests Risks Vary Widely in Drone-Human Impacts Virginia Tech’s world-renowned injury biomechanics group and its FAA-approved UAS test site in Blacksburg, Virginia, have just released the first peer-reviewed academic study to offer quantitative data on injury risk associated with potential drone... – Virginia Tech Annals of Biomedical Engineering One-Third of Ph.D.s Lose Interest in Academic Careers, but Not for Lack of Jobs There are growing concerns that the challenges of landing a faculty job are discouraging young science and engineering Ph.D.s from pursuing careers in academia. The assumption is the majority aspire to a faculty career but drop out of the academic pi... – Cornell University PLOS ONE WVU Biology Students Investigate the Impact of Climate Change on Appalachian Forests Biology students at West Virginia University are studying the impact of climate change on the forests of the Appalachian Mountains. Justin Mathias and Nanette Raczka, Ph.D. students in the Department of Biology, have received Smithsonian Center for T... – West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences UF Scientist Recognized for Research in Mosquito-Borne Disease Control University of Florida entomology professor Jeffrey Bloomquist was honored with the American Chemical Society International Award for Research in Agrochemicals, an award that recognizes a lifetime of achievement in agrochemical research. – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences WVU Research Gives Self-Driving Vehicles a Boost While the future of vehicles may be driverless, West Virginia University is steering the technology in the right direction. WVU’s researchers are working to improve vehicle and smart infrastructure technology that underpins their development and th... – West Virginia University ‘Surfing Robot’ Tracking Water Data As Harvey’s Rains Flow Toward Fragile Coral Reefs While you read this, an unmanned Wave Glider surface vehicle is riding swells alone in the Gulf of Mexico, collecting critically needed post-Hurricane Harvey water quality data. – Texas A&M University Hurricane Harvey May Have Worsened Beach Erosion Hurricane Harvey left its mark on much of the Texas coast, leaving at least $100 billion in damages, but it very likely worsened a problem that has been plaguing the coast for years – beach erosion. – Texas A&M University A TOAST for Next Generation CMB Experiments Computational cosmologists at Berkeley Lab recently achieved a critical milestone in preparation for upcoming CMB experiments: scaling their data simulation and reduction framework TOAST to run on all 658,784 Intel Knights Landing Xeon Phi processor ... – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Cornell Digital Ag Program Integrates with John Deere Operations Center When farmers log into Ag-Analytics.Org, they can easily and securely integrate their data with the John Deere Operations Center with a few clicks. This allows farmers to securely use their high-resolution agriculture data in real time to extract more... Expert Available – Cornell University $20 Million Statewide Grant to Further Plasma Research, Synthesize Novel Materials and Improve Technologies in Manufacturing Industries UAB will be a fundamental player in the Alabama jurisdiction of the program, which has just five awardees, with primary goals of improving scientific research and building workforce capacity. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Efforts to Help Bats Survive Deadly Disease Get a Boost Research efforts aimed at identifying bat species or individual populations that may be able to survive the arrival of deadly White-nose Syndrome (WNS) received a boost this week with the announcement of $100,000 (U.S.) in new funding for cross-borde... – Wildlife Conservation Society Tulane Receives Grant to Reduce Auto Emissions Members of Tulane University’s Shantz Lab will work with industrial scientists to assist in the development of next-generation materials designed to reduce harmful automotive emissions. The three-year old lab and its group of students have receive... – Tulane University ORNL Innovation Crossroads Program Opens Second Round of Energy Entrepreneurial Fellowships Entrepreneurs are invited to apply for the second round of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Innovation Crossroads program. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory Lab Leads New Effort in Materials Development Lawrence Livermore National Lab will be part of a multi-lab effort to apply high-performance computing to US-based industry’s discovery, design, and development of materials for severe environments under a new initiative announced by the Department... – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lifestyle & Social Sciences New Report Sheds Light on How Effective Nonprofits Expand Their Reach Through Partnerships As funders, social innovators, policymakers and researchers pay greater attention to expanding the reach of effective programs, a new report analyzes how 45 nonprofits did just that by creating partnerships to serve more people while still maintainin... – Wallace Foundation Getting Emotional After Failure Helps You Improve Next Time, Study Finds New research led by a University of Kansas marketing professor has found emotional responses to failure rather than cognitive ones are more effective at improving people's results for the next time they tackle the next related task. – University of Kansas Journal of Behavioral Decision Making Original Pizza Hut Building Gets New Location, Being Turned Into Museum at Wichita State University The original Pizza Hut building at Wichita State University since 1986 was moved to WSU's new Innovation Campus on Monday, Sept. 18. It will be turned into a museum dedicated to the history of the world-famous pizza chain. – Wichita State University includes video A Look Back at the 2017 i.Lab Incubator The i.Lab Incubator, housed at the W.L. Lyons Brown III i.Lab and operated by the University of Virginia Darden School of Business‘ Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, recently wrapped up its intensive, 10-week 2017 program. More ... – University of Virginia Darden School of Business includes video Collaborative Partnership at Pacific University (Ore.) Benefi

Black and White Americans Have Astonishingly Different Views of Police-, AlterNet

Authentic news,No fake news.

Black and White Americans Have Astonishingly Different Views of Police By Kali Holloway, AlterNet Police abuses in communities of color have led to colder feelings among black Americans toward law enforcement.  READ MORE» The Media Establishment Feigns Outrage Over Trump's Crew, But Rest Assured They Will Join the Club By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet Sean Spicer's Emmys cameo is a harrowing glimpse of things to come. READ MORE» The Trump Nightmare: How It Ends By Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect A scenario that becomes more likely by the day. READ MORE»

Alt-Right Leader Promises a Future Europe with Hitler on Its Currency By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story "It's gonna end with concentration camps." READ MORE» Jimmy Kimmel Calls GOP Healthcare Bill a 'Scam,' Tells Senator 'Stop Using My Name' By Chris Sosa, AlterNet He said the senator "just lied right to my face." READ MORE» The 10 Biggest Companies That Do Not Engage in Workplace Drug Testing By Phillip Smith, AlterNet These companies care about the quality of one's work, not the state of one's urine.  READ MORE» Education Can't Solve Poverty—So Why Do We Keep Insisting That it Can? By Jennifer Berkshire, AlterNet Wages are down and unions are weaker than ever, but still the myth that education can "fix" poverty persists.  READ MORE» 3 Signs That Gentrification Is Inevitably Coming to Your Neighborhood By Michal "MJ" Jones, AlterNet Long-term residents reflect on losing their communities to rising rents and cultural whitewashing.  READ MORE» Federal Refugee and Asylum Officials Criticize Trump's Muslim Travel Ban as Ill-Informed and Un-American By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The union representing 11,000 DHS officials files a Supreme Court brief and wants to resume vetting refugees. READ MORE» Leah Remini Calls Out Scientologists Like John Travolta and the Media Who Enable Them By Travis Gettys, Raw Story "Whether you’re a celebrity or not, something has to go off in your mind that this isn’t right." READ MORE» GOP Senator Too Embarrassed to Answer Healthcare Repeal Bill Question on MSNBC By Chris Sosa, AlterNet His deflection revealed the answer. READ MORE» With Trump on Your Mind, Explore What Makes a Jerk a Jerk By Jeremy Sherman, AlterNet Ten trapdoors that prevent careful exploration of bad behavior. READ MORE» Activists Rally in Last Push to Kill Trumpcare By Ilana Novick, AlterNet Republicans are counting on burnout; let's show them we're ready to fight.  READ MORE» NFL Stars Defy Breitbart Haters on Colin Kaepernick By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers say the quarterback’s protest politics shouldn’t keep him off the field. READ MORE» Donald Trump Took $107 Million Promised to Charities... And Kept It By Mark Sumner, DailyKos The money hasn't gone to help anyone but Trump. READ MORE» How Depressed Are the People of Europe? You Would Be Surprised Which Country Tops the List By Natasha Salmon, The Independent The data revealed the percentage of depression sufferers in the UK was more than double that of people in Greece, Italy and Poland. READ MORE» Fake Planet's Apocalyptic Prediction Gains Internet Cache on YouTube By Sophie Linden, AlterNet An amateur astronomer claims Nibiru, an invented planet, threatens to hit earth in days, and thwarts public attention from more important matters.  READ MORE» What Is Marijuana Doing to Your Penis? By Trey Reckling, The Fresh Toast All about erections, sperm count, orgasms and other issues. READ MORE» Bill Nye on Powerful Hurricanes: 'This Is Probably the Future' By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch Climate change is the culprit. READ MORE» Is There a Single Food That You Can Survive on Forever? By Ellen Airhart, Popular Science Potatoes are close, but not close enough. READ MORE»

Philippine president declares Sept. 21 as "national day of protest"

Authentic news,No fake news.

MANILA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered suspension of government work and classes in school on Thursday, Sept. 21, which he calls a "national day of protest," spokesman for the president Ernesto Abella said Tuesday.

Sept. 21 this year marks the 45th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in 1972 by former President Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the country for two decades from 1965 to 1986. Large rallies and protests are expected this Thursday as several local groups have already announced their activities.

"The acting executive secretary will issue a memorandum circular suspending work in government offices, both national and local, as well as classes in all public schools, state colleges and universities," Abella told a news briefing at the Malacanang presidential palace.

Private companies and schools can decide on their own whether or not to suspend work or classes too, he added, clarifying that Sept. 21 "is not a special non-working holiday."

At a TV interview on Tuesday night, Duterte said the "national day of protest" seeks to give people space for peaceful assembly and voicing grievances.

Duterte said he is also protesting on Sept. 21 to show his opposition and disgust over corruption especially those committed by the "yellow" who remain in government. Duterte was referring to the opposition party members.

He lamented that there are still "yellows" who are still occupying positions in constitutional bodies who are involved in corruption. Yet, he could not dismiss them as they have fixed terms.

Nevertheless, he called on people to protest in peace on Thursday, noting he would order the police to maintain the peace and order while the protesters are holding their activities.

Russia accuses U.S., opposition of hampering Syrian gov't troops' advance

Authentic news,No fake news.

MOSCOW, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday accused the United States and the Syrian opposition of trying to hamper the successful advance of the Syrian government troops against Islamic State (IS) terrorists.

"The closer the end of IS in Syria, the more evident it becomes who is really fighting IS and who has been imitating this fight in the last three years," the ministry's spokesman Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.

He said the advancing Syrian government troops supported by the Russian Air Force managed to break the fierce resistance and liberate more than 60 square km of territory on the left bank of the Euphrates River in the last 24 hours.

But their advance was hampered by a sudden rise of the water level in the Euphrates and a two-fold increase of the speed of its current after the government troops started crossing the river, Konashenkov said.

In the absence of precipitation, the only source of such changes in the water level could be a man-made discharge of water at the dams north of the Euphrates, which are held by the opposition formations controlled by the international coalition led by the United States, he said.

In addition, according to reports of Syrian commanders from the front line, the most serious counter-attacks and massive fire on the Syrian troops were coming from the northern direction, where the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDS) and U.S. Special Forces units operated, Konashenkov added.

The United States has been recently heavily backing the Kurdish-led SDS in their push to capture Raqqa, the de facto capital of IS in Syria.

"If the international coalition headed by the U.S. is unwilling to fight terrorism in Syria, let it at least abstain from creating obstacles to those who do it continuously and efficiently," he said.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is seeking a deescalation of the ongoing conflict in Syria and "a political solution that honors the will of the Syrian people."

ADB, Bangladesh sign 200 mln USD loan agreements to strengthen urban infrastructure

Authentic news,No fake news.

DHAKA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladeshi government have signed 200 million U.S. dollars' loan agreements to strengthen urban infrastructure, service delivery and management in Bangladesh's municipalities.

Kazi Shofiqul Azam, secretary of Bangladesh's Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Kazuhiko Higuchi, country director of Bangladesh Resident Mission of ADB, signed the agreements on behalf of their respective sides here in Dhaka on Tuesday.

"The ongoing project for improving urban infrastructure and services in 30 municipalities nationwide has been progressing well," said Country Director Kazuhiko Higuchi.

"The strong performance has enabled additional loans to further enhance the benefits of the project and bring them to a larger group of people around the country," he said.

The additional financing for the Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project will increase the total ADB loans for the project to 325 million U.S. dollars.

According to the ADB, the project, first approved in 2014, builds on two previous projects - the first performance-based urban project completed in 2007 with a 65 million U.S. dollars loan and the second project completed in 2016 with a 87 million U.S. dollars loan that broadened the support to 51 municipalities.

Brazil's Temer at U.N. decries rise in nationalism, protectionism

Authentic news,No fake news.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer criticized a rise in nationalism around the world and said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that protectionism was not the solution to economic difficulties faced by countries.

Temer also expressed concern about the deterioration of human rights in Venezuela, where the socialist government has been accused by opponents of becoming a dictatorship.

“We are on the side of the Venezuelan people. In South America there is no more room for alternatives to democracy,” Temer said.

Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, was emerging from its worst recession and the government was making progress in controlling its budget deficit and restoring credibility to economic policies, Temer said in the speech.

With food exports driving the recovery of the agribusiness powerhouse, Temer called for improved market access for farm goods and the elimination of agricultural subsidies that distort trade.

Brazilian President Michel Temer addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

International cooperation on climate change cannot wait, Temer said. Brazil has been criticized for not protecting the Amazon rainforest, an important area for global environmental balance, but Temer said data showed that deforestation fell 20 percent last year.

On Monday, Temer, other Latin American leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed oil-producing Venezuela’s economic and political crisis and ways to encourage a return to democracy. Trump said in his speech to the annual U.N. gathering on Tuesday that the situation in Venezuela was unacceptable and the United States would step up pressure on the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

Slideshow (3 Images)

Temer said Brazil and its partners of the South American Mercosul bloc would continue to support a democratic transition in Venezuela.

Conservative Temer, who replaced leftist President Dilma Rousseff last year after a controversial impeachment, faces strong opposition himself amid corruption charges.

His government’s approval has plummeted according to a public opinion poll published on Tuesday.

Polling firm MDA said that just 3.4 percent of those surveyed thought the Temer government was doing a “great or good” job - down from 10.3 percent in February.

Qatar's emir renews call for dialogue over Gulf crisis

Authentic news,No fake news.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” to end a political crisis pitting his country against four Arab states.

Speaking from the podium of the 193-member General Assembly, Sheikh Tamim renewed the call “for an unconditional dialogue based on mutual respect for sovereignty”.

In a speech severely criticizing the four Arab states, the emir said the countries - Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt - were inflicting damage on the “war on terror”.