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Some endangered species can no longer survive in the wild. So should we alter their genes?

Jan 26, 2022 04:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Around the world, populations of many beloved species are declining at increasing rates. According to one grim projection, as many as 40% of the worlds species may be extinct by 2050. Alarmingly, many of these declines are...

Pepsi Zero Sugar's new concept photos show Kpop singer IU enjoying a fancy party

Jan 25, 2022 23:46 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

Pepsi unveiled several concept photos of Kpop singer IU, including holding a can of her Pepsi Zero Sugar beverage, elegantly posing under the fancy disco balls. IU has been selected for their 2022 Pepsi Project....

Coca-Cola to strategically move away from beer in Australia

Jan 25, 2022 23:44 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia is selling its interest in Australian Beer Co. to its joint venture partner Casella Family Brands. Major changes transpired in the past 12 months since the then-Coca-Cola Amatil,...

S. Koreans enjoy more non-alcoholic beer during the pandemic

Jan 20, 2022 23:30 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

South Koreas non-alcoholic beer market is growing at a rapid pace during the pandemic due to an increase in health-conscious consumers and the growth of the drinking-at-home culture. The size of South Koreas...

Nike, Rolex, Hermès post highest resale value gains in 2021

Jan 19, 2022 21:19 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

Brands like Nike, Rolex, Bottega Veneta, Chrome Hearts, and Hermès were the top five brands with the biggest resale value gains in 2021, according to The RealReals 2022 Luxury Consignment Report. The annual...

S. Korea to require liquor products to provide calorie information

Jan 13, 2022 23:23 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

The Korea Fair Trade Commission plans to introduce a new policy next month requiring alcoholic drinks to specify the products calories and nutritional information. Alcoholic drinks include soju, a Korean distilled...

Burger King Korea selects 'Mukbang fighter' Sung Hoon as new ambassador

Jan 13, 2022 20:51 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

Actor Sung Hoon, a professional mukbang fighter, has been selected as the new face of Burger King in South Korea. Burger King Korea recently launched a comical new commercial film for the brands newest menu item, the...

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Economy

The budget is full of good news, but good news isn’t the same as good management

This years budget has something for everyone, with very little in the way of cuts and no new taxes. Its a classic good news pre-election budget. Whether it is too good to be true hinges on whether this budget...

Interest rates: the ugly dilemma facing Europe’s central banks – and why it’s a mistake to cut too soon

Central banks in Europe are discovering an old dilemma: when they lower interest rates because inflation is slowing down, its likely to weaken their currencies. This in turn may delay the fall in inflation towards their...

Europe is still in short-term crisis mode over Ukraine and lacks a vision for its post-war identity

Some believe that the war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed Europe, giving birth to a different kind of European order. That is, it appears to be driving structural shifts in the way Europe is run and organised that...

Mortgage prisoners: regulatory changes and low credit scores have left thousands trapped in a cycle of high payments

There are 8.5 million households in the UK who own a home with a residential mortgage, often with fixed interest rates from two to five years. Usually, when that mortgage deal ends, the borrower will move to another deal...

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Politics

Why is the government proposing caps on international students and how did we get here?

The federal government is due to introduce legislation on Thursday to enable new caps on the number of international student places at educational institutions in Australia. These include universities, TAFEs and private...

Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act

At the end of April 2024, a long and peaceful process of national dialogue in Gabon between the military junta, presided over by coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, and civil society, represented by 580 civilians,...

How German media attention idealises female Ukrainian refugees

According to the latest available data, around 3.7 million Ukrainians are internally displaced, while nearly 6.5 million have registered as refugees globally. With 1.13 million, Germany has taken in the largest...

Over 26 million South Africans get a social grant. Fear of losing the payment used to be a reason to vote for the ANC, but no longer – study

Social grants to reduce poverty feature prominently in the campaign promises of political parties in South Africas 2024 national and provincial general elections, set for 29 May. The countrys social grants system is one...

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Tesla Pushes Suppliers to Produce Parts Outside of China and Taiwan

Tesla has urged suppliers to begin producing parts outside China and Taiwan next year, citing geopolitical risks in Greater China. The move aims to develop alternative supply sources for non-China markets to avoid...

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Joins Solana Exchange; SHIB Skyrockets 569% with 12.7 Million Burned

Shiba Inu (SHIB) joins the major Solana-centered exchange Backpack ranks, boosting its adoption. Meanwhile, SHIB skyrockets 569% in critical metrics, with 12.7 million Shiba Inu scorched in 24 hours. Shiba Inu (SHIB)...

Hong Kong Regulator Orders Worldcoin to Cease Operations Over Privacy Concerns

The Hong Kong privacy regulator has ordered Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data, citing unnecessary and excessive privacy violations. This is a significant setback for the global identity project. Worldcoin,...

US House Approves FIT21 Crypto Bill with Bipartisan Support, Signaling Regulatory Shift

In a significant legislative move, the US House of Representatives has approved the FIT21 crypto bill with strong bipartisan support, aiming to provide clear regulatory guidelines for digital assets. House Passes FIT21...

BlackRock, Grayscale, Bitwise Revise Ether ETF Filings; SEC Invites Public Comments

BlackRock, Grayscale, and Bitwise amended their spot Ether ETF filings, with the SEC now seeking public comments. Staking Provisions Removed in Updated Ether ETF Filings The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...