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Lagos Assembly Set To Establish University Of Medicine And Health Sciences
2 Lagos State House of Assembly through its Joint committee on Education Tertiary Institutions and Health Services and Primary Healthcare held a-day Public Hearing on University of Medicine and Health Science Bill, 2024. The bill seeks to provide...
Illicit alcohol trade in SA: A growing crisis draining billions from economy, posing health risks
Illicit alcohol is draining billions from South Africa’s fiscus, threatening public health, and feeding criminal networks, yet industry leaders warn that policy gaps and weak enforcement continue to let the trade flourish. The Beer Association of...

Wayne State University in Detroit Developing $200M Health Sciences Research Building
Wayne State University in Detroit has broken ground on a $200 million, 160,000-square-foot Health Sciences Research Building at 545 E. Canfield St. in Detroit (just north of the Detroit Medical Center). // Rendering courtesy of Wayne State...

Scientists are finally learning what's inside mysterious 'halo' barrels submerged off US coast
Scientists are just beginning to learn what is inside thousands of mysterious 'halo' barrels submerged off the US coast. The barrels were discovered in the deep waters of the San Pedro Basin, near Los Angeles, in 2021. Scientists were initially...

Businesses demand Renfrewshire Council rethinks Paisley town centre parking charges amid serious economic impact
Businesses have demanded Renfrewshire Council rethinks contentious parking charges in Paisley town centre after research suggested the hikes could cost the local economy millions each year. The local authority has been urged to hold talks with...

Scientists Reveal How COVID-19 Persistence in Cancer Patients Influences Treatment Success
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – New findings published by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School are shedding light on the perplexing persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompromised cancer patients, even several weeks after respiratory...

Business continuity and emergency response guide
Business continuity and emergency response guide Your business faces more risks today than ever before: cyberattacks can shut down operations overnight, supply chain failures can halt production, extreme weather events like floods and hurricanes...
Politicians react after Charlie Kirk shot at Utah rally
Politicians across the political spectrum are reacting to the shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10. Kirk, 31, was shot during a question-and-answer session with...

Businesses blast NBR over harassment
Business leaders at a hearing at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) headquarters in Dhaka yesterday expressed frustration over irregularities, harassment and alleged extortion by field-level revenue officials. At the "Meet the Business" programme...
Business Aviation Advocates Face Multiple Challenges In U.S., Europe
Business aviation trade groups are facing a multitude of issues in their roles as advocates for the industry in the face of evolving political landscapes. The groups’ challenges are both unique and shared as they work with legislative, regulatory...
Political Activist And Media Personality Charlie Kirk Has Reportedly Been Shot
Political activist and media personality Charlie Kirk has reportedly been shot at a Turning Point rally at Utah Valley University near Provo. Video posted on social media appears to show Kirk being shot in the neck. According to the Deseret News...

Scientist challenges claims on selenium in Crowsnest Lake
A Saskatchewan scientist with nearly two decades of selenium experience said recent headlines about fish in Crowsnest Lake went beyond the evidence and risked confusing legacy impacts with what would be required under modern mining rules. In a...

Political extremism may cause a shift Americans’ priorities | John Baer
Summer is fading. Fall is looming. And something’s in the air suggesting politics might be bending in a new direction. I say “might” because a slight shift in the era of Donald Trump can’t be surprising, predictive or necessarily lasting. But...

Science Isn’t a Luxury for Developing Countries
From the COVID-19 pandemic to intensifying climate shocks, a series of crises has exposed the risks of depending on wealthy countries to deliver scientific and technological solutions. If developing economies are to respond effectively to crises...

Economists press Prabowo to fix budget, governance
undreds of economists have urged President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to reform economic policy, claiming that budget misallocations and fragile institutions plagued by conflicts of interest and weak governance have worsened living...

Political Crisis In Nepal – Who Among Balendra Shah, Rabi Lamichhane And Sudan Gurung Can Lead The Nation?
Nepal Protests: The Himalayan country, which boasts the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest is currently reeling under one of its worst periods of unrest or simply put a major political crisis. India’s neighbour, with whom Delhi shares the Maitri...

Business curfew for some Philadelphia neighborhoods going into law
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A new curfew ordinance requires businesses in certain Philadelphia neighborhoods to close between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. It's drawing criticism from some business owners who say the measure unfairly targets their operations. The...

Scientists urge EU governments to reject Chat Control rules
As the final vote draws closer, an open letter has highlighted significant risks that remain in the EU’s controversial ‘Chat Control’ regulation. 617 of the world’s top scientists, cryptographers and security researchers have released an open...

Politicians in Ohio, Michigan react to shooting of Charlie Kirk
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. Here's how local politicians are reacting. TOLEDO, Ohio — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at an event in Utah on Wednesday, according...

Politics, retribution behind FBI purge, agents allege in new lawsuit
Three senior FBI officials who were abruptly fired last month by Kash Patel, the FBI director, are claiming in a new lawsuit against the Trump administration that they were illegally terminated at the direction of the White House for purely...