A UK team of astronomers report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the centre of the billion-light year distant galaxy PG211+143. The team, led by Professor Ken Pounds of the University of Leicester, used data from the European Space Agency’s X-ray observatory … Read more
A new study led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reveals that up to 20% of genes classified as coding (those that produce the proteins that are the building blocks of all living things) may not be coding after all because they have characteristics that are typical of non-coding or pseudogenes (obsolete coding … Read more
Hezbollah supporters drove through the streets of Baalbeck in a convoy of cars, decked out with the group’s flags and photos of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. The turnout in Lebanon’s parliamentary election was 49.2 percent, down from 54 percent the last time legislative elections were held nine years ago, interior Minister Nohad Machnouk said. Parliamentary … Read more
7/3/2018 – Philippine-listed water and wastewater services provider Manila Water Company Inc. is acquiring a 20 percent stake in Indonesian bulk water supplier PT Sarana Tirta Ungaran (STU). Manila Water said the total cost of acquisition was IDR 10 billion or close to PHP 40 million (about US$726k), which the company plans to finance through … Read more
With the Internet of Things, machines are quickly becoming fully autonomous. One of the fastest-moving sectors is smart cars or self-driving cars. Automakers are racing to be the first. However, in the rush to deliver, the costs of new autonomous technologies may cost more than most people can afford. Forbes recently listed more than 10 … Read more
Vietnam’s State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has selected Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) and the Singaporean branch of Swiss financial services firm UBS AG to become the advisors for dairy firm Vietnam’s biggest dairy producer Vinamilk next stake sale. Based in Hanoi, brokerage house SSI is a repeated advisor, along with Morgan Stanley’s Singaporean branch and … Read more
