Month: September 2022
9/11 21st Anniversary
Americans have remembered 9/11 with readings of victims’ names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on US soil. A tolling bell and moment of silence began the commemoration at ground zero in New York where the World Trade Centre’s twin towers were destroyed by hijacked-plane attacks on September 11
Six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant shutdown
The plant, one of the 10 biggest atomic power stations in the world, has been occupied by Russian forces since the early stages of the war. Ukraine and Russia have blamed each other for shelling around the plant that has damaged the power lines connecting it to the grid. The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant was disconnected
Growing carbon markets with forest schemes in Africa
Most African governments are outlining plans to cut their reliance on fossil fuels as many are already feeling the effects of climate change through drought, extreme heat and cyclones. The African Development Bank estimates that addressing climate change will require between 3.5 trillion and four trillion dollars by 2030 for countries to adapt and reduce
European Union Joint energy approach
Russia has cut back supplies of natural gas that power factories, generate electricity and heat homes, driving up energy prices to record highs and fuelling inflation that is poised to tip Europe into recession later this year. European Union nations have struggled to find common ground on ways to shield the population from dramatically increasing
Floods: Pakistan Biggest lake subsides
Water levels in Pakistan’s biggest lake are starting to recede after last-ditch attempts to prevent it from bursting its banks. Its banks were deliberately breached to protect surrounding areas and more than 100,000 people have been displaced. Teams are racing to rescue thousands still stranded in Pakistan’s worst climate-induced disaster in years. Floods in Pakistan
Self-sterilising plastic kills viruses
Scientists have developed a virus-killing plastic that could make it harder for bugs, including Covid, to spread in hospitals and care homes. The material was tested in the laboratory against four types of virus two influenzas, the Covid virus and a picornavirus, which has the traits that make a virus highly stable outside the body.
Russian forces retreat
Russian forces have withdrawn from key eastern towns, as a rapid Ukrainian counter-attack makes further gains. Ukraine launched its counter-offensive in the east earlier this week, while international attention was focused on an anticipated advance near the southern city of Kherson. The advances will be used as a sign that Ukraine’s army can take back
The BeReal app moments
It is a social media platform that notifies all users simultaneously at a random time every day. It gives you just two minutes to stop and take a picture of your surroundings. The idea is that it takes you off-guard, forcing you to be more “real” than you might be when curating, for example, an
Google new Pixel Watch
The Google Pixel Watch combines its own Wear operating system with Fitbit health tracking. The watch can be paired with Android devices only and is 4G-compatible, which means it can function on its own without being near a phone – but to do this it requires its own data plan. The tech giant did not
Improved malaria vaccine
The malaria parasite, spread by mosquito bites, is more complicated than viruses. Most diseases that used to kill children in large numbers have succumbed to vaccines except malaria,he first candidate vaccine trial took place in the 1940s; more than a hundred jabs have been in development since. . The first vaccine was approved by the