May 25 each year has now been declared World Football Day. This follows a United Nations General Assembly resolution on Tuesday, May 7 to allow football fans to celebrate the most popular sport in the world. The day marks the 100th anniversary of the first international soccer tournament in history with the representation of all…
Scientists claim to have eradicated HIV from infected cells using CRISPR gene-editing technology, which won the Nobel Prize. CRISPR acts like molecular scissors, cutting DNA to remove or deactivate harmful sections. According to Africanews, the goal is to eliminate the virus from the body completely but more research is necessary to ensure safety and effectiveness….
Pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca has formally asked the European Medicines Agency to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine authorisation. In an update on the European Medicines Agency’s website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria had been withdrawn “at the request of the marketing authorisation holder.” According to Africanews, the vaccine, initially approved in January…
By Felix Nwosu Do you think you know football? Well, they are football rules that even coaches and professional players don’t know about. Below are eight of those rules: 1. The Coach Can Play For The Team If He Wants To Many might not know this but a coach is part of the team and…
Road construction involves the planning, design, and building of roads, highways, and other transportation infrastructure. It requires careful planning, execution, and maintenance to ensure safe and efficient transportation of people and goods. The process typically involves: 1. Planning and design: Surveying, mapping, and designing the road alignment, drainage, and other features. 2. Land acquisition and…
At least from the very academic viewpoint, war is a condition of armed conflict between at least two sides (but, in fact, states). There are, historically, several types of warfare as conventional warfare, civil war, lightning war (blitzkrieg in German), total war, hegemonic war, liberation war, war on terrorism, etc. However, according to the used…
Key points SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate and evolve with important genetic and antigenic evolution of the spike protein. The objective of an update to COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition is to enhance vaccine-induced immune responses to circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants. As the virus is expected to continue to evolve from JN.1, the TAG-CO-VAC advises the use of…
Tether Releases Q1 2024 Attestation: Reports Record-Breaking $4.52 Billion Profit, Highest Treasury Bill Ownership Percentage Ever, Total Group Equity of $11.37 Billion Today, 1st May 2024, Tether Holdings Limited (BVI) released its assurance opinion for the first quarter of 2024, conducted by BDO, a leading global independent accounting firm. The most recent attestation as of…
By Ken Ibenne Shares of Philips witnessed a remarkable surge on Monday, spurred by the resolution of a significant legal dispute in the United States involving its respiratory devices. The Dutch medical technology giant settled a lawsuit related to the recall of several sleep apnea treatment products, which resulted in a recall of millions of…
Mark Nappi, Boeing’s Starliner project manager, said that the company is fully focused on NASA’s first manned mission to send NASA astronauts into space, and may allow private spaceflight in the future. Astronauts are flying on the Starliner spacecraft to carry out space exploration missions, but currently, the focus is still on NASA’s manned space…
