ALL NEWS

physicists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and Cambridge University have developed an astrocomb that can analyse blue-green light emitted by stars. Astrocombs can detect tiny variations in a star's light created by orbiting exoplanets. They have been limited to the green-red part of the light spectrum, but the new system offers the chance to uncover even more space secrets.
#SCIENCE #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at Sky News

Top Massachusetts officials joined with NCAA President and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday to announce a new initiative aimed at tackling the public health harms associated with sports gambling among young people. Baker said those harms extend not just to young people making bets, but to student athletes coming under enormous pressure from bettors.
#SPORTS #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at ABC News

In 1966, the Football Association (England’s governing body for soccer) was entrusted with the football World Cup trophy, ahead of the World Cup tournament held later that year. In this instance, there was insurance in place for GBP 30,000 (equivalent to GBP 562,000 in 2024) The item was stolen but recovered a week later, only to be stolen again in 1983 and never returned. This sort of crime is all too common, as thieves can plan burglaries in advance to coincide with athletes
#SPORTS #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at WTW

Researchers have harnessed ancient DNA to trace a genetic variant back to the first people who migrated into the Americas approximately 13,000 years ago. The research is published in Cell Genomics. Understanding health disparities B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a form in which the bone marrow produces large amounts of abnormal B lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell making it difficult for healthy cells to fight off infection.
#TECHNOLOGY #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at Technology Networks

Dr Sarah Kessans has developed hardware designed to operate autonomously in orbit, transforming the study of protein crystallisation in microgravity. This technology provides scientists on Earth with unprecedented insights into protein behaviour, with far-reaching implications for developing more effective medicines and vaccines. The MethaneSAT satellite will be equipped with a highly sensitive spectrometre that can detect concentrations as low as two parts per billion.
#TECHNOLOGY #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at OpenGov Asia

Each project represents a local agricultural product from a municipal city sold via the parcel delivery network, with over 10 million consignments last year. For example, flowers and plants from Shuyang in Jiangsu province ranked at the top, selling 413 million parcels. The model projects were from 91 cities across 22 provincial-level regions.
#BUSINESS #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at ecns

President Xi Jinping meets with representatives of the U.S. business community and academia Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. "China is planning and implementing a series of major steps for comprehensively deepening reform," XI said at the meeting Wednesday.
#BUSINESS #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at Caixin Global

CZI pointed out that the delays in finding a lasting solution to the currency crisis, lefat domestic currency with little chance for survival. If the market rejected the local currency, this would be the second time Zimbabwe dumped its currency unit after scrapping the domestic currency in February 2009 due to hyperinflation. It is widely anticipated that among the MPS solutions will be the supposedly more stable Structured Currency announced by President Mnangagwa this year.
#BUSINESS #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at The Zimbabwe Mail

China will build on a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, based on rule of law and internationalized, top legislator Zhao Leji said. The country will comprehensively remove restrictions on the access of foreign investment to the manufacturing sector, and further implement national treatment for foreign enterprises. China will also offer more convenience for foreigners coming to China for work, study and travel.
#NATION #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at ecns

Portland is in the top ten major U.S. cities, with the highest commercial vacancies. But this is a trend in most large West Coast cities with data illustrating a rate of more than 24 percent in Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles. The city and state are making an impact in cleaning up downtown and addressing public safety.
#NATION #English #ZW
2 years ago Read more at Fox 12 Oregon