India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his way to meditate inside an island shrine for two days to cap weeks of election campaigning – his latest public display of religiosity days after proclaiming he was sent by god. India’s election is the world’s largest, a mammoth exercise in democracy…
A new vaccine treatment for the deadly skin cancer melanoma has an overall survival rate of 96%, a new study has found. Moderna and their partner Merck and Co announced their cancer vaccine, in combination with blockbuster cancer therapy Keytruda, improved survival and showed durable efficacy. The 157-patient trial showed…
Going on holiday is always a cause for celebration – and many travellers will toast the occasion with an alcoholic beverage before taking a nap on the plane. But according to a new study – holidaymakers may want to reconsider this ritual. German scientists have found the combination of in-flight…
A 91-year-old man has become the first person in England to be fitted with a ground-breaking artificial cornea. Cecil ‘John’ Farley, 91, said his sight was now improving thanks to the procedure, which he underwent after 15 years of suffering from problems with his eyes. The cornea is the clear…
The chief financial officer of global news outlet The Epoch Times has been arrested and accused of laundering $67m. Weidong ‘Bill’ Guan, 61, of New Jersey appeared before a judge in New York on Monday on money laundering and bank fraud charges after being arrested on Sunday. He pleaded not…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being developed to watch every spoonful you eat and calculate how many calories you are consuming. Scientists in Canada are working on the new technology that analyses video footage of you eating to decide the nutritional value of your diet. “The current […] food portion estimation…
A Chinese spacecraft is on its way back to Earth after becoming the first ever probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 lifted off just after 12.30am UK time on Tuesday to begin its journey home, according to the China National Space Administration. Officials…
A number of procedures have been cancelled or redirected to other NHS providers after a ransomware attack struck major hospitals in the capital. King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’, including the Royal Brompton and the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, and primary care services were hit by the attack on…
Spartan Resources Limited (“Spartan” or “Company”) (ASX: SPR) is pleased to provide an update on exploration activities at its 100%-owned Dalgaranga Gold Project (“DGP”), located in the Murchison region of Western Australia. HIGHLIGHTS Pepper Gold Prospect – new intercept significantly expands known extents of high-grade discovery: 25.24m @ 16.66g/t gold…
Many Peaks Minerals Limited (the Company) (ASX: MPK) requests an immediate halt to the trading of the Company’s quoted securities on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 17.1. Description The securities of Many Peaks Minerals Ltd (‘MPK’) will be placed in trading halt at the…