Trade: Under 1752 Murder Act, anatomists in UK accessed corpses of murderers only
At the height of the French Revolution in the late 1700s, a boy sat on the steps of the Notre-Dame cathedral playing a lilting tune on his wooden recorder. Parisians hurried by, occasionally casting a glance towards the child, perhaps throwing a few coins his way. But what may have...
World polluters recommit to Climate Change with revised carbon targets
Leading carbon-di-oxide emitters in the world have announced ambitious climate change targets to address the escalating global emergency. The United States, Japan, Canada and France are some of the countries that have made their targets public as the world marked Earth Day on Thursday last week. President Joe Biden has...
Covid vaccine: It’s difficult to use available data to analyse clotting syndrome
It is clear that the risk of developing the HIT-like clotting syndrome is very low, with 86 potential cases reported in Europe out of 25 million people vaccinated as of March 22. But the exact number of cases is in flux. Researchers are relying on reports of adverse events after...
Covid vaccines-related blood clots raise concerns as some governments opt out
It has been a difficult month for two Covid-19 vaccines. On April 13, US regulators urged healthcare providers to temporarily stop using a vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of New Brunswick, New Jersey, because of six suspected cases of unusual blood clotting among nearly seven million vaccine recipients....
Mauritius Commercial Bank to loan Senegal $60 million for power generation
Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (MCB) will support Senegal’s efforts to improve its electricity supply with a $60 million facility in a syndicated project that cost $140 million to complete MCB is not only a co-mandated lead arranger but has also provided the highest loan commitment. The project finance facility will...
Venue for Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens lands a try as organisers do a test run
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held an operational test event for rugby sevens on Thursday, with just 95 days to go before the first match of the tournament on July 26. The event was held at Tokyo Stadium that will host all six days of action during the...
Basketball Africa League unveils game ball ahead of historic inaugural season
The Basketball Africa League and Wilson Sporting Goods Company (Wilson) today unveiled the Official Game Ball that will be used for the BAL’s historic inaugural season, which will tip off Sunday, May 16 at the Kigali Arena in Rwanda. Twelve teams from across Africa will compete in the new professional...
World Rugby chair Beaumont promises 10 per cent rise in rugby popularity by 2025
World Rugby is set to launch a new plan to accelerate diversity and inclusion across all levels of the game in line with the recommendations of the organisation’s wide-ranging governance review. To promote and increase engagement in a marketplace where the competition for attention is continually increasing, World Rugby says...
World Rugby launches ‘A Global Sport for All’ strategic plan to guide its growth
World Rugby has launched a new strategic plan for the advancement and growth of the sport through to 2025. The strategic plan titled ‘A Global Sport for All – True to its Values’ is intended to steer the sport and society in general through challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus: Trade in Africa recorded $5B financial outflow in first quarter of 2020
Despite tough global financial situation triggered by Covid-19 pandemic, there was massive portfolio outflows from Africa estimated to be above $5 billion in the first quarter of 2020. A new continent-wide survey on trade finance shows that over $3.1 billion left the South African market alone. South Africa is the...
