U.S. gymnast Simone Biles received global support after she announced Tuesday that she was withdrawing herself from the Olympics gymnastics team final due to mental health reasons.But not everyone was empathetic toward Biles, who was a heavy favorite to take home multiple gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics.One in particular is a government official from…
July 27, 2021 by Max Willens LinkedIn would like to broaden the base of people shelling out money for its premium membership, and it’s hoping that access to paywalled content from premium publishers will help. The Microsoft-owned social network quietly launched a pilot program last month called LinkedIn Premium News, which gives LinkedIn Premium members…
Singaporeans and businesses need more clarity on how the country’s reopening is going to happen, opposition Member of Parliament Gerald Giam said.Author: AFPSource: AGENCIES4:3 Image:
Parliament approves more than S$2 billion to be spent on support measures These cover the impact on businesses and workers during the heightened alert periods Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said the Government will need to tighten spending if more restrictions are imposed A total of 25 MPs rose to speak during the five-hour debate, with…
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows Champagne vineyards in the village of Mareuil-sur-Ay, France, April 14, 2021. Picture taken with a drone April 14, 2021. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image:
China’s Hello Inc, an app-based ride services provider backed by Jack Ma’s Ant Group, on Tuesday scrapped plans for an initial public offering in the United States against the backdrop of a regulatory crackdown on U.S.-listed Chinese companies. Hello, which offers services in China including two-wheeler services and a carpooling marketplace, said it no longer…
PARIS – About 20% to 25% of the Champagne vineyard has been damaged by mildew fungus due to heavy rainfall earlier this month, adding to severe losses caused by frosts earlier in the season, Champagne industry lobby CIVC said on Tuesday. In total, half of the harvest will be lost, CIVC Deputy-Chairman Maxime Toubart told…
Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin loaded the lunar rover with tools and equipment in preparation for the first lunar spacewalk at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The Lunar Module ‘Falcon’ appears on the left in this image. The undeployed Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector lies atop Falcon’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly. Apollo 15 launched on July…
A single dose of the Sputnik V vaccine may elicit significant antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2, finds a study published on July 13, 2021, in the journal Cell Reports Medicine. “Due to limited vaccine supply and uneven vaccine distribution in many regions of the world, health authorities urgently need data on the immune response to vaccines…
By U.S. Department of Energy July 27, 2021 Supercomputer simulation of plasma turbulence in a spherical tokamak. Credit: Image courtesy of Walter Guttenfelder of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Fusion energy science is a multi-disciplinary field focused on the science needed to develop an energy source based on a controlled thermonuclear fusion reaction. Fusion occurs when…
