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World’s most powerful particle accelerator comes back to life

April 27, 2022

Tech

British Reporter — After three years of shutdown, the most powerful particle accelerator has been switched on today and will shortly begin another run of cutting-edge physics. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), on the French-Swiss border near Geneva, was switched off in 2018. This is to enable scientists and engineers from all over the world

The world’s first biodegradable shoe

Stephen Mayfield, a molecular biology professor at UC San Diego, now has

by British Reporter

April 27, 2022

3 mins read

We need to define the rules of a post-pandemic world

British Reporter — Clear messaging is key to any campaign, especially if

by British Reporter

February 12, 2022

2 mins read

Can Russia be stopped?

Alexander Vershbow, former U.S. ambassador to Russia and Perry World House Distinguished

by British Reporter

January 29, 2022

4 mins read

Contributed articles

The Challenges Of Increasing Hireabilty In A Digital World

The world is constantly changing and this is certainly true for the job market. The challenges of today are not what they used to be. You need to approach entering the job market differently particularly if you want to ensure that you

by The FINANCIAL

September 25, 2020

2 mins read

Contributed articles

The Challenges Of Increasing Hireabilty In A Digital World

by The FINANCIAL

September 25, 2020

2 mins read

Markets

Stock markets mixed after Wall Street slides

The FINANCIAL — Global stock markets were mixed Monday after the fact that Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in more than two months. London and Frankfurt opened higher. U.S. futures were lower. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong retreated

by The FINANCIAL

September 7, 2020

2 mins read

WORLD

Nestle to buy Aimmune’s peanut allergy treatment at $2.6 billion

The FINANCIAL — Nestle agreed to buy Aimmune Therapeutics Inc. for $2.6 billion, adding a promising peanut allergy treatment to its portfolio of coffee, snacks and water. The Swiss owner of Nespresso will pay $34.50 a share for the U.S. biotech firm, almost

by The FINANCIAL

August 31, 2020

3 mins read

WORLD

More than half of the region’s 4.1 billion people remain offline and in least developed countries

Bangkok (ESCAP news) – Collaboration at the regional level is a critical force for scaling up effective technologies and increasing innovation capacity in the fight against COVID-19, according to high-level officials and key stakeholders at the third session of the Committee on

by The FINANCIAL

August 22, 2020

2 mins read

Employment

Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO

The FINANCIAL -- The economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

by The FINANCIAL

March 27, 2020

2 mins read

Education

60% of North Koreans live in absolute poverty – higher than ever thought

The FINANCIAL -- The share of people living in absolute poverty in North Korea is higher than once thought, making it one of the poorest countries on Earth, new research from Vienna University of Economics and Business reveals.

by The FINANCIAL

March 24, 2020

1 min read

WORLD

Disney‘s shares fall as CEO steps down

The FINANCIAL — Shares of Walt Disney fell after company’s surprise move to replace CEO Bob Iger by Bob Chapek. Iger had telegraphed his retirement plans for years but there had been zero indication he’d step down before his contract ran out

by The FINANCIAL

February 28, 2020

2 mins read

Tech

Huawei – “Trojan horses for Chinese intelligence” still welcomed

The FINANCIAL — Huawei Technologies, the world’s top telecom equipment maker, on Thursday said it had secured more than 90 commercial 5G contracts worldwide, an increase of nearly 30 from last year despite the relentless pressure from U.S. authorities. According to NIKKEI

by The FINANCIAL

February 21, 2020

2 mins read

Health&Beauty

U.S. Started Distribution of Novel Coronavirus Diagnostic Test Kits

The FINANCIAL -- A CDC-developed laboratory test kit to detect 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) began shipping yesterday to select qualified U.S. and international laboratories. Distribution of the tests will help improve the global capacity to detect and respond to the 2019 novel

by The FINANCIAL

February 6, 2020

2 mins read