As we move into 2024, the world economy shifts its fault lines, from price problems such as inflation to politics and debt. Even though inflationary pressures have eased somewhat compared with crises of recent years, new economic challenges are starting to appear, first and foremost driven by political tensions, high levels of debt, and a…
China announced it will continue implementing a new round of rate cuts – which is aimed at encouraging its slowing economy, which probably is going to slide to an estimated 5% growth in 2024. The People’s Bank of China or the PBC has significantly reduced the rates of lending with the five-year LPR was set…
FC Barcelona was perfect on a 9-0 Tuesday afternoon over Swedish side Hammarby in the Women’s Champions League, matching the club record for the largest victory margin in the competition. The triumph assures Barcelona will remain first in the group and it sets a benchmark as one of the first favorites for the title. Starting…
In a tight and suspenseful game that had to go into extra innings, the Guardians edged New York 2-1, closing the ALCS to within a game. The series has been led by the Yankees, who now have to move one step closer to their third consecutive championship. Tonight was just another nail-biter where the Guardians…
In remarks that were sharp and biting, former President Donald Trump turned his fire toward Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday night during the annual Al Smith Dinner in New York, underscoring the growing tensions between the two heading into the 2024 election. Trump, who is leading in the Republican presidential primary, used the event to…
Former President Donald Trump hurled back at Vice President Kamala Harris at Thursday night’s annual Al Smith Dinner in New York. His sharp barbs underscore the simmering tensions between the two as November’s 2024 election approaches. Leading the Republican presidential primary, Trump used this forum to decimate Harris on her record and brush aside her…
In a breakthrough discovery, neuroscientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University of Singapore have found a way to reactivate latent neural stem cells. This could potentially facilitate brain repair and regeneration for new treatments in neurodevelopment and degenerative disorders such as cerebral palsy, autism, and Alzheimer’s disease. Dormant Neural Stem Cells: Sleeping Giants…
The year 2024 came up with a surprise for the astronomical world in the form of one amazing discovery: the identification of ancient quasars that are isolated and mysteriously born. Using advanced instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers presented new insights into what the “lonely” quasars are all about, which existed over 13…
Former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne dies at 31 on 16.10.2024. Initial findings show that Payne’s death was due to polytrauma resulting from the fall through a third-storey balcony from a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Polytrauma is defined as multiple traumatic injuries complicated by intracavitary and extracavitary bleeding. Indeed, shock has been a widespread…
Dune: Prophecy is the highly anticipated HBO series launching in November 2024. It is a prequel series to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films, set 10,000 years before the events of Paul Atreides, and digs deep into the history and evolution of the Bene Gesserit—a mysterious sisterhood right at the heart of the Dune universe. The series…
