Giorno: 10 Maggio 2023

Three’s a crowd: Researchers create babies using unusual number of DNA samples

British scientists have created infants using strands of DNA from three people, a technique that aims to reduce the risk of rare genetic diseases. “Mitochondrial donation treatment offers families with severe inherited mitochondrial illness the possibility of a healthy child,” the U.K. fertility regulator said in a statement Wednesday. Britain’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority […]

Alessandra Mele, l’italiana all’Eurovision in gara per la Norvegia

Read More È la rappresentante ufficiale della Norvegia all‘Eurovision Song Contest 2023 con il brano Queen of kings, ma nelle vene di Alessandra scorre sangue italiano: Marco Mengoni e i Piqued Jacks, rispettivamente i volti di Italia e San Marino, non sono infatti gli unici cantanti nostrani attualmente in gara alla manifestazione, perché a portare […]

Comunali, si vota in 800 città. Test per il governo e per il Pd di Schlein

Read More Quasi 800 comuni coinvolti. Si parte il 14 e il 15 maggio con le regioni a statuto ordinario. Qui si concentrano la maggior parte delle città al voto, tra cui 12 capoluoghi di provincia e uno di regione (Ancona). La seconda tranche di amministrative riguarda le regioni a statuto speciale (Sardegna e Sicilia) […]

US Opens Embassy in Tonga to Affirm Ties Amid China’s Growing Influence

Read More The United States opened an embassy in Tonga on Tuesday, reaffirming its commitment to strengthen ties with the Pacific island nation amid Beijing’s growing influence in the region. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the new embassy in Tonga would allow the United States to deploy more diplomatic staff and resources, including the […]

Pit latrine drownings are harsh indictment of Ramaphosa

Read More According to the Department of Basic Education’s audit, about 3 898 schools across the country were reported to have inappropriate sanitation. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images) Nearly five years ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa launched a R6.8bn Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) programme.  SAFE is a public-private initiative that targets schools where sanitation is inadequate or […]

What is ESG and where does it fall short?

Read More South Africa is on the path to a just transition. But does it make sense? (Getty Images) Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has become an increasingly important and popular part of the investment landscape not only in South Africa, but across the world.  A key motivation for investors to consider ESG issues […]

Gordhan called for intelligence ops at Eskom: Makgoba

Read More Former Eskom chairperson Malegapuru Makgoba on Wednesday said it was Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s idea that the state-owned entity should conduct intelligence gathering to combat corruption. Former Eskom chairperson Malegapuru Makgoba on Wednesday said it was Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s idea that the state-owned entity should conduct intelligence gathering to combat […]