Day: May 25, 2022

New National Geographic Series Chasing Answers Spotlights KAUST’s Emergence as a Global Scientific Research Hub

Chasing Answers Four-part documentary delves into groundbreaking work conducted by teams of staff and students THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National Geographic is shining the spotlight on Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Chasing Answers, a new four-part series that explores the emergence of the Thuwal-based […]

TigerGraph’s Graph for All Million Dollar Challenge Winners Impress With Innovative Solutions to Global Issues Using Graph Technology

Top Projects Address Mental Health, Refugee Support, Detecting Organized Crime, Fighting Global Misinformation, and More REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TigerGraph, provider of a leading graph analytics platform, today unveiled the winners of the Graph for All Million Dollar Challenge — awarding $1 million in cash to game-changing, graph-powered projects that […]

Seegene unveils ‘$12 PCR testing’ initiative to help end COVID-19 pandemic

Includes asymptomatic testing at community-based facilities to prevent widespread transmissions Regular testing for COVID-19, flu, RSV crucial for staying safe as anti-virus restrictions are eased PCR tests will be priced affordably, made possible through Seegene’s 20 years of expertise “Full support for countries that join Seegene’s campaign to ensure safe return to normalcy” SEOUL, South […]

Four miners missing for weeks in Burkina Faso found dead: govt

OUAGADOUGOU— Four of the eight miners who have been missing since mid-April in a flooded mine in Burkina Faso have been found dead, the government said on Wednesday.“Unfortunately, after 39 days of intense searches, the lifeless bodies of four miners h…

DR Congo reports 5 ebola cases, all dead, amid latest outbreak

KINSHASA— The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported five cases of Ebola virus disease amid the latest outbreak in the northwestern part of the country.Five cases of Ebola virus disease, i…

Somalia Prime Minister Suspends Foreign Minister Abdisaid Muse

Somalia’s prime minister has suspended his foreign affairs minister over allegations that he authorized an illegal shipment of charcoal to Oman. The Somali government banned charcoal exports a decade ago to prevent deforestation and the funding of conf…