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Kanye West in race for US President
Amid his ongoing controversies, Kanye West has officially thrown his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential election. The 45 year old unstable music rapper and Yeezy fashion brand owner launched his campaign on his Twitter account which was…
Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow
Johnny Depp is reportedly set to make a shock return as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The Sun newspaper claims a source told them the actor is scheduled for a test shoot in the United…
Belarus foreign minister Makei dies suddenly
Belarus’s long-standing foreign minister has died suddenly, the state news agency Belta reported on Saturday, two days before he was meant to meet his Russian counterpart. “Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei has passed away suddenly,” Belta reported without giving further detail….
US approves $3.5 million treatment for hemophilia
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Hemgenix for treatment of hemophilia but at the cost $3.5 million per patient, making it the world’s most expensive medicine. Hemgenix would be the first gene therapy to treat…
Sinopec confirms 146 Bcm reserves in new shale basin
China’s Sinopec declared weekend that it has confirmed significant 146 billion cubic meters (bcm) of certified proven natural gas reserves in a new shale gas field in the Sichuan basin. The shale gas reserves at the Qijiang shale field in…
MIT reports breakthrough in solid-state lithium battery development
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new discovery could finally usher the development of solid-state lithium batteries, which would be more lightweight, compact, and safe than current lithium batteries. The growth of metallic filaments called dendrites within the solid electrolyte has been…
Ukraine decrees $24.3 m food aid to Nigeria, others
Despite suffering crushing blows in the lingering Russian invasion of the country, the government of Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has decided to send up to 125,000 tons of wheat or corn as humanitarian aid to four countries in Africa and…
Softening demand pulling on oil prices
Oil futures and swaps globally are increasingly showing signs of easing supply concerns and resurfaced concerns about further weakness in crude oil demand. The prompt spreads in the U.S. benchmark, WTI Crude, are already in contango, signaling enough near-term supply….
Dollar crunch: Ghana to barter oil with gold
Government of Ghana says it is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves in order to save the local cedi from freefall, curb inflation and level the country’s balance of payment…
NASA’s Artemis-1 lays capacity template for space missions
The Space Launch System which lifted the Artemis-1 rocket operated by NASA created two spectacular events during blast off: record setting 8.8 million pounds of thrust and massive heat energy that left a meltdown of the launchpad. From size to…
