Nobel chemistry winner sees engineered proteins solving tough problems

10/11/2024

WASHINGTON, United States – Whether it’s battling tumors or breaking down plastic, American scientist David Baker, co-recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has an answer: engineering proteins that don’t naturally exist — a concept once…

LeBron, Bronny James finally play alongside each other

10/07/2024

Los Angeles, United States–LeBron James and eldest son Bronny James claimed a piece of NBA history on Sunday after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together at the…

Nobel Prize: Five things to know about it

10/03/2024

Stockholm, Sweden-–Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals and organizations for work leading to great advances for humanity, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel. Ahead of the announcement of the 2024 Nobel…

Bus fire in Thailand kills 23, mostly children

10/02/2024

Bangkok, Thailand—A devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at least 23 people, police said Tuesday, October 1, 2024, after rescuers pulled children’s bodies from the charred wreckage of the vehicle. The inferno engulfed the bus on…

Mutilated girls’ genitalia sold for magic in Ivory Coast

09/11/2024

Touba, Ivory Coast–When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation. “I wanted to be a big chief, I…

Taylor Swift filled with ‘fear’, ‘guilt’ after Vienna terror threat

08/22/2024

Washington, United States–Pop megastar Taylor Swift on Wednesday broke her silence about the cancellation of three Vienna concerts over an alleged suicide attack plot, saying the incident filled her with “fear” and “guilt.” “Having our Vienna shows cancelled…

World’s oldest person dies in Spain at 117

08/21/2024

Madrid, Spain–The world’s oldest person, Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said. Guinness World Records had officially acknowledged…

SpaceX a week away from first private spacewalk

08/20/2024

Washington, United States–Four members of a SpaceX mission that will carry out the first ever private spacewalk arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their takeoff next week. The five-day expedition, named Polaris Dawn, will be led…

Trump shares doctored images showing Taylor Swift support

08/20/2024

Washington, United States–Donald Trump shared doctored images showing Taylor Swift and her fans supporting his presidential campaign, in an apparent effort to tap into the pop singer’s mega star power in the US election. Swift has not yet…

Chinese, Philippine ships ‘collided’ in disputed South China Sea, Beijing says

08/19/2024

Beijing, China–Chinese and Philippine vessels “collided” Monday, August 19, 2024,  during a confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Beijing’s state media said, citing the Chinese coast guard. “Despite multiple warnings from the Chinese side,…

Gaza strike kills newborn twins as dad registered birth

08/15/2024

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories–Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan had just collected the birth certificates of his three-day-old twins when he received the news: his Gaza apartment had been bombed, killing the babies and their mother. Footage of a distraught Abu…

North Korea Olympians not given Samsung phones: IOC

08/09/2024

Seoul, South Korea – North Korean Olympians have not received Samsung smartphones, unlike athletes from other countries, the IOC told AFP on Thursday, hours after Seoul suggested that providing them the phones could violate UN sanctions against the…

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