'America's Nobel' goes to a power couple who made a startling discovery about HIV
This year's Lasker Prize for public service goes to South African researchers Salim and Quarraisha Abdool-Karim. The married couple made a startling discovery about HIV — and did something about it. (Image credit: Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images) Source link
Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech industry could be huge : NPR
Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips and solar panels. Spencer Bost hide caption toggle caption Spencer Bost A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global…
Japan Tankan, Powell inflation comments, Golden Week
Commercial and residential buildings in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mixed on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the recent outsized cuts enacted by the U.S. central bank should not be interpreted as a sign that future moves will be as aggressive.
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Datacentre construction: Worker shortage hampers boom
Datalec Datacentre floorspace has almost doubled in Europe since 2015 If someone had asked Billy Keeper five years ago what a datacentre was, he admits: “I would not have had a clue.” The 24-year-old joined specialist electrical firm Datalec Precision Installations as a labourer straight from school. He’s now an electrical supervisor for the UK-based firm, and oversees teams up to 40-strong carrying out electrical…
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Morgan Wallen donates to Hurricane Helene relief, says family is ‘safe’ amid devastating floods
Morgan Wallen is giving back. The country music superstar donated $500,000 to the Red Cross via the Morgan Wallen Foundation. The money will go towards helping those who have been affected by Hurricane Helene's massive destruction. "We can’t thank Morgan Wallen enough for his heart and generous $500,000 donation to impact help on the ground now in the areas affected by…
Bournemouth 3-1 Southampton: Russell Martin hurt by Saints’ ‘lack of spirit and fight’
Southampton boss Russell Martin says he was "hurt by the lack of spirit and fight" his side showed in their 3-1 Premier League defeat at Bournemouth. The result leaves the struggling Saints winless after six games back in the top flight and 19th in the table with just a solitary point - their joint worst start to a campaign since 1998-99.
Israel says has started ‘targeted ground raids’ in Lebanon | Conflict News
Military describes attacks as ‘limited, localised and targeted’ and supported by air force and artillery. The Israeli military says it has begun “targeted ground raids” on villages in southern Lebanon. The incursions backed by air strikes and artillery began “a few hours ago”, targeting Hezbollah “in villages close to the border” with Israel, according to a statement released early on Tuesday by…
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Call for independent review into physician associates
There needs to be an independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates (PAs and AAs) in England, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says. The group, which brings together leading doctors and surgeons, has been broadly supportive of the rollout of these roles which assist health care teams. But it said given the “increasingly acrimonious and destructive debate”, fuelled by some unsubstantiated comments on…
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ISS welcomes crew of docked SpaceX capsule
A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked. The Dragon capsule has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were only meant to be on the ISS for eight days, but were forced to remain there because of a fault discovered during the flight. The pair are now expected to return to Earth in February. The Dragon capsule lifted off from Cape…
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Powell indicates further, smaller rate cuts, insists the Fed is ‘not on any preset course’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the recent half percentage point interest rate cut shouldn't be interpreted as a sign that future moves will be as aggressive, in fact indicating the next moves will be smaller. The central bank chief asserted during a speech in Nashville, Tennessee, that he and his colleagues will seek to balance bringing down inflation with…
