Everyday happening in Pakistan and around
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a neural implant that could help restore limb function to people who have lost the use of their arms or legs. Combining flexible electronics and human stem cells, the researchers used the device to improve the connection between the brain and paralysed limbs in rats. By sandwiching […]
North Carolina lender First Citizens will acquire the majority of the assets of the Silicone Valley Bank (SVB) for a heavy discount following a fall in investor confidence. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, First Citizens will acquire $72bn of assets, $119bn of deposits, and 17 branches, while the FDIC will keep $90bn of […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has served a notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for delaying provincial elections in Punjab province until 8 October. During the hearing, the court ordered the government and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to guarantee that the election would be both peaceful and transparent. Meanwhile, an ECP […]
Six civilians were killed and several were injured in a suicide attack near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry in Kabul yesterday. Italian NGO Emergency confirmed that it had received two dead and 12 wounded, including one child. No group has claimed responsibility. This is the second attack near the foreign ministry in less than three months, ended […]
Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has emphasised the importance of investment in the green economy ahead of delivering the 2023-24 budget. Speaking on 22 March, Freeland said that the energy transition represented the most significant economic transformation since the Industrial Revolution and that Canada must capitalise on the historic opportunity before it or be left […]
Germany’s largest opposition party, the Christian Democrats, are seeking a departure from Angela Merkel’s pragmatic approach to China, stating that trade cannot ensure peace and stability. The conservatives, who spent Merkel’s chancellorship pursuing economic interdependence with China and Russia, are now responding to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and Beijing’s increasing aggression both economically and politically. […]
Exposure to road traffic noise can raise the risk of hypertension, according to a study by the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at Peking University in Beijing, China. The paper analysed UK Biobank data from over 240,000 people aged 40 to 69 who started out without hypertension. […]
Twitter’s proprietary source code and internal tools were leaked online via GitHub before being taken down following a DMCA request from the social media platform. Twitter asked GitHub for the names and IP addresses of anyone who had downloaded the code. Proprietary source code is highly sensitive information, and once exposed, it can pose a […]
Pakistan’s top court has accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of obstructing orders from the Supreme Court. The comments came during a hearing into a petition lodged by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which was challenging the ECP’s decision to delay the Punjab Assembly elections until 8 October due to fears over national security. Barrister […]
More than 100 scientists, led by Simon Fraser University professor Vincenzo Pecunia, have created a roadmap for the conversion of waste energy into clean power as a response to rising global energy demand and concerns over climate change. Pecunia, who leads the Sustainable Optoelectronics Research Group, highlights “energy harvesting materials” as a promising option for […]
