Nancy Onyango interviewed Ingrid Korving, Agriculture Counsellor for Kenya and Tanzania, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, before the Mashariki Summit 2021, which will focus on pathways to addressing food & nutrition security in Kenya and Tanzania in COVID times… The Netherlands is the second largest food exporter in the world. It is well…
Members of South Korean boy band BTS take turns speaking at the Sustainability Development Goals Moment event as part of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Monday. Sustainable Development Goals are a blueprint for fighting poverty and hunger and confronting the climate crisis. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI From…
Gene flow among panda populations is greatest when only about 80 percent of a landscape features suitable panda habitat. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo Sept. 20 (UPI) — Pandas are notoriously slow reproducers. That’s why it’s a problem when pandas get too cozy. According to a new study, published Monday in the…
The 12th version of Samuel Adams’ Utopias beer, which be released Oct. 11, contains 28% alcohol by volume, making it illegal to sell in 15 states. Photo courtesy of Samuel Adams Sept. 20 (UPI) — The latest beer from Boston brewer Samuel Adams bears a piece tag of $240 per bottle and bears another notable…
(L to R) Taehyung/V, Suga and Jin of South Korean boy band BTS take turns speaking at an event on sustainable development goals during Monday’s opening of the U.N. General Assembly 76th Session in New York. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Sept. 20 (UPI) — Climate Week NYC, an annual gathering of business and…
Sept. 20 (UPI) — Drought conditions in a Utah reservoir led to the revealing of an unusual piece of the state’s history — the remnants of a ghost town. Utah State Parks said Rockport Reservoir, situated at Rockport State Park in Summit County, has receded to 26% capacity, leading remnants of the town of Rockport…
In brief: Amazon continues its crackdown on fake reviews as it shuts down thousands of merchants that sell hundreds of electronic brands. Although most of the offending sellers are based in China, Amazon says it is not targeting Chinese retailers. Amazon has so far shut down 3,000 online merchants linked to 600 Chinese electronics brands…
The big picture: The Unicode Consortium recently announced the latest Unicode Standard, Version 14. This version brings more than 838 new characters, including 37 emoji characters ranging from biting lips to pregnant persons. The continuously evolving library of usable characters allows users to seamlessly express emotions across platforms, cultures, and language barriers. The use of…
In brief: Denon, a Japanese company known by many sound enthusiasts and audiophiles, had already launched in-ear headphones, but its portfolio lacked a true wireless option. However, that will soon change, with the announcement of the AH-C830NCW and AH-C630W, two TWS in-ear headphones calibrated by Denon’s sound master Shinichi Yamauchi himself. On the outside, the…
KBS’s new drama “The King’s Affection” has shared an exciting sneak peek of the chemistry between its leads! Based on the manhwa (Korean comic) of the same name, “The King’s Affection” will tell the story of a pair of royal twins, one male and one female. Although the sister is initially abandoned for being female,…
