Kidney donor: I call my remaining one Home Alone Kevin
Azeem Ahmad, who donated one of his kidneys to a stranger, says, years on, he still has no regrets. Source link
Winter Paralympics: ‘I chose to have my leg amputated after years of pain’
Musician Shona chose to have her leg amputated after years of pain – now she’s a Paralympian. Source link
Analysis: Russia and QAnon have the same false conspiracy theory about Ukraine
QAnon’s core prophecy has always been that there is a “plan” and that former President Donald Trump will rid the world of an evil cabal, culminating in the unmasking, imprisonment or even execution of cabal members. But that prophecy dates back to when Trump was actually president — now that he’s not, believers have been … Read more
NSW Minister for Women urges women in STEM to keep pressure on government
Image: Aimee Chanthadavong/ZDNet New South Wales Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor has called on students and women who work in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field to “keep pressuring” government to do better when it comes to closing the gender divide that currently exists in the tech sector. “We have to do better. … Read more
Investors shrug off volatility, sustain flows into equity MFs
Mumbai: Individual investors pumped money into equity schemes in February for the 12th straight month, undeterred by the stock market volatility due to uncertainties around monetary policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve and geopolitical tensions. Equity mutual funds logged in flows to the tune of ₹19,705 crore in February, higher than January’s ₹14,888 crore, … Read more
Russian Airstrike Devastates Ukraine Maternity Hospital
March 9, 2022 A maternity hospital in the Ukraine port city of Mariupol was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike on Wednesday, leaving at least 17 people injured or wounded, Ukrainian officials told The Associated Press. Video and photos showed scorched vehicles and trees outside the building and people helping the injured leave the area, … Read more
New Yorkers With Marijuana Convictions Will Get First Retail Licenses
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State will soon announce plans to usher in its first outlets for retail sales of marijuana by the end of the year, giving applicants access to stockpiles of the drug grown by local farmers and offering sweeteners like new storefronts leased by the state. The only catch? To be one … Read more
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes May Be Released in Fla and Calif
March 9, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the release of 2 billion genetically altered mosquitoes in Florida and California, the company that created the genetically modified mosquitoes said. The experimental program created by Oxitec is designed to reduce the transmission of harmful diseases such as dengue, Zika, and yellow fever. The program … Read more
Russia-Ukraine war: Russia admits using thermobaric weapons, UK says; fears Putin could use chemical attack – live
Victor Zhora, the deputy chief of Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, emphasized his department was planning for a contingency, but that it is being considered at all suggests Ukrainians want to be ready for any Russian threat to seize sensitive government documents. “We are preparing the ground,” Zhora said. Plan A … Read more
Man Who Received First Modified Pig Heart Transplant Dies
March 9, 2022 — David Bennett Sr., the 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease who became the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart, has died. Bennett passed away Tuesday, according to a statement from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, where the transplant was performed. Bennett received the transplant on … Read more