Wildlife experts in Massachusetts are working to determine if the two parent swans have the avian flu, and if they passed the virus onto their babies.
Asian stocks tracked Wall Street losses and the yen fell on Friday as investors remained filled with uncertainty over how aggressively the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates to tackle inflation despite softer numbers earlier this week. Odds of a 75 bps hike in September were as high as 68% earlier in the week, but are now around 34%, where they were a week ago.
WINNIPEG — David Cote booted a 43-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Montreal Alouettes to a 20-17 upset over the previously unbeaten Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. Winnipeg kicker Marc Liegghio had a chance to tie the game again, but his 37-yard field-goal attempt hit the right upright and bounced outward in front of 31,053 stunned fans at IG Field. It was his second key miss of the game. The Bombers’ first loss of the season gives them a 9-1 record and stopped them from tying a team r
While China's expanded drills surrounding Taiwan have marked an unprecedented military and political warning against outside interference over the island, they opened a window to gather intelligence for the United States and its allies. The four days of intense drills last week - and extended manoeuvres this week - provide an opportunity to scrutinise the missiles China would use to drive off foreign militaries intervening in any future invasion as well as its command, control and communications systems, regional diplomats and security analysts say. And on the strategic intelligence front, the exercises have given a clue to China's ability to blockade the island as a prelude or alternative to any invasion, showcasing the firing of ballistic missiles over Taiwan for the first time as well as simulated air and sea attacks on ships on its east coast.
"This is not a partisan or political issue. It is a matter of public safety and basic decency,” said a statement by FBI Agents Association President Brian O’Hare.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (“Rani Therapeutics” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RANI), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on the oral delivery of biologics and drugs, today announced that it has terminated the underwritten public offering of its Class A common stock previously announced on August 10, 2022. The termination results from an assessment by the Company's management that current market conditions are not conducive for a
Rescuers in New Zealand were on Friday trying to save 10 dolphins stranded on a remote beach, soaking them with buckets of water until the tide comes in to hopefully take them back out to sea. The 10 common dolphins, including one calf, were stranded at Whakanewha Bay on Waiheke Island, off the city of Auckland, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said in a Facebook post. Volunteers were at the beach, bringing buckets of water to where the dolphins were stranded to keep them wet, the Stuff media outlet reported.
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NXT Energy Solutions Inc. ("NXT" or the "Company") (TSX: SFD; OTCQB: NSFDF) today announced the Company's financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. All dollar amounts herein are in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise identified. Q2 Financial and Operating Highlights Key financial and operational highlights for Q2-22 are summarized below: cash and short-term investments at June 30, 2022 were $1.12 million;net working cap
At least 10 tonnes of dead fish have been pulled out of the River Oder which flows along part of Poland's border with Germany - as officials warn people not to enter the water due to possible contamination. Anglers and volunteers removed the dead fish from the 200km (124 mile) stretch of the river north of Olawa in southwest Poland, the head of the agency which manages the country's national waters has said. Przemyslaw Daca, head of State Water Holding, also called the situation a gigantic ecological catastrophe.
TOKYO, August 12, 2022--Through its research on Agaricus blazei, KA21 strain, Toei Shinyaku has established a measurement method for beta-glucan, one of the main ingredients of Agaricus blazei. In light of this achievement, we acquired a patent for Japan. As the manufacturer of Agaricus blazei, Toei Shinyaku has conducted research on Agaricus blazei, KA21 strain for over 25 years and presented 32 international papers on its findings; making it the company with the greatest research results out o
A three-run first inning propelled the Chicago Cubs to victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa.
Hockey Canada says it will hire a sport safety director to help develop a "maltreatment, harassment and abuse" plan for the organization. The posting was made Thursday as the sport's national governing body continues its attempt to restore its public credibility following immense scrutiny over its handling of past sexual assault allegations. The organization said it is looking for someone who will lead the development, implementation and evaluation of an "all-encompassing multi-year maltreatment
Sydney, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 11, 2022) - Austral Gold Limited (ASX: AGD) (TSXV: AGLD) (the "Company") announces that early this morning, a group of armed robbers assaulted the Guanaco-Amancaya mine complex and stole gold precipitate material equivalent to approximately 500 ounces of gold from the Company's Guanaco refinery, in Taltal, in the Antofagasta region in Chile.The Company advised that no one was seriously injured in the incident which is being investigated by Chilean ...
Glencore and Geneva-based commodity trader IXM SA have stopped supplying the Hebei-based metals group, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. At the centre of the scandal is a storage site in Qinhuangdao that is holding only one-third of the 300,000 tonnes of copper concentrate that more than a dozen Chinese companies were financing, according to a report earlier this month by Bloomberg. The 13 Chinese trading companies - 12 of which are state-owned - are facing potential losses of as much as 3.3 billion yuan ($490 million) from the missing concentrate and have sent a team to Qinhuangdao to investigate and determine appropriate legal action, the Financial Times said.
Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted for bribery and embezzlement, has been granted a presidential pardon.
The Community Living Center for Phoenix VA nursing home is temporarily closed due to rats in the building, Veteran Affairs officials said Monday.
The San Francisco Giants announced on Thursday that Cristin Coleman, the wife of two-time Cy Young Award winning pitcher Tim Lincecum, has died.
Jordan Brand announces a 20-year partnership with historically Black college, Howard University....
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian teams are once again dominating the Copa Libertadores and have secured three spots in this year's semifinals of South America's top club soccer competition. Defending champions Palmeiras will take on Athletico, led by their former coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, a World Cup winner as coach with Brazil in 2002. Last year's runner-up Flamengo will face Argentina's Velez Sarsfield, which reached the last four after eliminating Talleres. At least one Brazilian team will be at t
Port St. Lucie looking to make another district title run in varsity football.
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