The world-famous rapper Akon is a man of many talents, with his resume claiming every skill from singing to producing. He has now decided to make a real-life city similar to Wakanda and announced a $6 billion construction contract to build a futuristic, cryptocurrency-themed City.The city will be built just outside the capital of Senegal, Dakar. The Senegalese-American singer Akon entered a contract with the U.S.-based engineering and consulting firm, KE International, earlier this month. The firm has already generated the initial $4 billion from investors that will be used to finish the...…The world-famous rapper Akon is a man of many talents, with his resume claiming every skill from singing to producing. He has now decided to make a real-life city similar to Wakanda and announced a $6 billion construction contract to build a futuristic, cryptocurrency-themed City.The city will be built just outside the capital of Senegal, Dakar. The Senegalese-American singer Akon entered a contract with the U.S.-based engineering and consulting firm, KE International, earlier this month. The firm has already generated the initial $4 billion from investors that will be used to finish the...WW…

Brazosport Water Authority, water treatment plant in Lake Jackson, Texas, informed the users on late Friday, September 25 about the presence of a brain-eating amoeba "naegleria fowleri" in the water supply. The authority issued a "do not use water advisory" that is applicable to water services in Lake Jackson, Freeport, Angleton, Brazoria, Richwood, Clute, Oyster Creek, Dow Chemical, Rosenburg, TDCJ Clemens, and TDCJ Wayne Scott.According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality , which was issued on Friday, the water treatment plant also services the Dow Chemical Co. along with the...…Brazosport Water Authority, water treatment plant in Lake Jackson, Texas, informed the users on late Friday, September 25 about the presence of a brain-eating amoeba "naegleria fowleri" in the water supply. The authority issued a "do not use water advisory" that is applicable to water services in Lake Jackson, Freeport, Angleton, Brazoria, Richwood, Clute, Oyster Creek, Dow Chemical, Rosenburg, TDCJ Clemens, and TDCJ Wayne Scott.According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality , which was issued on Friday, the water treatment plant also services the Dow Chemical Co. along with the...WW…

The world has been facing unprecedented challenge in the past nine months due to the Coronavirus pandemic along with other disastrous environmental issues. But humans can save the world from future disasters and they must stop "waging war on nature," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.During the United Nations' first-ever summit on the biodiversity crisis that took place on Wednesday, September 30, the UN chief voiced his concerns against the wrongdoings of humans and called on world leaders to "change the course and transform our relationship with the natural world."He said during...…The world has been facing unprecedented challenge in the past nine months due to the Coronavirus pandemic along with other disastrous environmental issues. But humans can save the world from future disasters and they must stop "waging war on nature," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.During the United Nations' first-ever summit on the biodiversity crisis that took place on Wednesday, September 30, the UN chief voiced his concerns against the wrongdoings of humans and called on world leaders to "change the course and transform our relationship with the natural world."He said during...WW…

Scientists have long believed that Mars' surface once was similar to Earth with oceans and rivers flowing on the Red Planet billions of years ago. Fossilized river and ocean beds are evidence of that. Mars is now bone dry and the only water exists is as ice at the north and south poles. However, scientists have now revealed the mystery of Mars losing its water.Researchers previously assumed that water vapor could not escape to space as the heavy molecules could not have traveled high enough through Mars' thin atmosphere. It had to fall back on the surface. But NASA's Mars Atmosphere and...…Scientists have long believed that Mars' surface once was similar to Earth with oceans and rivers flowing on the Red Planet billions of years ago. Fossilized river and ocean beds are evidence of that. Mars is now bone dry and the only water exists is as ice at the north and south poles. However, scientists have now revealed the mystery of Mars losing its water.Researchers previously assumed that water vapor could not escape to space as the heavy molecules could not have traveled high enough through Mars' thin atmosphere. It had to fall back on the surface. But NASA's Mars Atmosphere and...WW…

Globally, more than eight percent of the population, which is nearly 700 million people, go to bed with an empty stomach every night. Despite several international efforts, the food crisis is constant and in the future, it is expected to get worse. However, experts believe that if just two percent of the world's oceans were sustainably farmed, there would be enough food to feed the world.Vincent Doumeizel, a senior advisor on ocean-based solutions at the UN Global Compact, and an evangelist for seaweed explained that by farming just two percent of the ocean, "we could provide enough protein...…Globally, more than eight percent of the population, which is nearly 700 million people, go to bed with an empty stomach every night. Despite several international efforts, the food crisis is constant and in the future, it is expected to get worse. However, experts believe that if just two percent of the world's oceans were sustainably farmed, there would be enough food to feed the world.Vincent Doumeizel, a senior advisor on ocean-based solutions at the UN Global Compact, and an evangelist for seaweed explained that by farming just two percent of the ocean, "we could provide enough protein...WW…

It has been eight months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus pandemic and people still don't know when they will get back to their normal lives. But history says no lethal pandemic lasted forever, neither the 1918 flu nor the Black Death. So how will this COVID-19 pandemic end?A mutated strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that developed in Europe was able to outcompete and dominate the original strain that emerged in Wuhan, China, last year. It became much more infectious, replicating almost 10 times faster and being much better at airborne transmission than the...…It has been eight months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus pandemic and people still don't know when they will get back to their normal lives. But history says no lethal pandemic lasted forever, neither the 1918 flu nor the Black Death. So how will this COVID-19 pandemic end?A mutated strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that developed in Europe was able to outcompete and dominate the original strain that emerged in Wuhan, China, last year. It became much more infectious, replicating almost 10 times faster and being much better at airborne transmission than the...WW…

For years, flogging or whipping has been one of the most common forms of punishments in Saudi Arabia but now the Gulf kingdom has abolished it as a form of punishment, according to a decree from the kingdom's Supreme Court seen by media outlets on Friday, April 24.The directive from the kingdom's General Commission for the Supreme Court says that flogging will be replaced by other popular forms of punishments such as jail time or fines, or both. "The decision is an extension of the human rights reforms introduced under the direction of King Salman and the direct supervision of Crown Prince...…For years, flogging or whipping has been one of the most common forms of punishments in Saudi Arabia but now the Gulf kingdom has abolished it as a form of punishment, according to a decree from the kingdom's Supreme Court seen by media outlets on Friday, April 24.The directive from the kingdom's General Commission for the Supreme Court says that flogging will be replaced by other popular forms of punishments such as jail time or fines, or both. "The decision is an extension of the human rights reforms introduced under the direction of King Salman and the direct supervision of Crown Prince...WW…

Almost a dozen Chinese tombstones dating back to the Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China that lasted between 1644 and 1912, were discovered just outside the old house belonging to the eighth Pahang Menteri Besar (first Minister of Pahang) late Muhammad Jusoh in Malaysia's Pekan Lama.As reported, one of the recently discovered tombstones is over 200 years old, possibly belonging to one of the founders of a nearby Tua Pek Kong temple.All these tombstones, measuring 60cm x 30cm, were found by two gardeners when they were cutting the grass on Saturday, November 14. These were laid...…Almost a dozen Chinese tombstones dating back to the Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China that lasted between 1644 and 1912, were discovered just outside the old house belonging to the eighth Pahang Menteri Besar (first Minister of Pahang) late Muhammad Jusoh in Malaysia's Pekan Lama.As reported, one of the recently discovered tombstones is over 200 years old, possibly belonging to one of the founders of a nearby Tua Pek Kong temple.All these tombstones, measuring 60cm x 30cm, were found by two gardeners when they were cutting the grass on Saturday, November 14. These were laid...WW…

Earlier this month (October 2020), social media erupted after many found dead marine lives on the beaches of Russia's Kamchatka region. A report by environmental advocacy group Greenpeace suggested that approximately 95 percent of the marine lives were destroyed and washed up on the beaches, terming it as an environmental disaster. The outcry gave birth to multiple theories including ocean pollution due to rocket propellant, oil spill and even leak from toxic chemical waste facility.Amid wild speculations, an investigation was launched, indicating that the incident might have begun as early...…Earlier this month (October 2020), social media erupted after many found dead marine lives on the beaches of Russia's Kamchatka region. A report by environmental advocacy group Greenpeace suggested that approximately 95 percent of the marine lives were destroyed and washed up on the beaches, terming it as an environmental disaster. The outcry gave birth to multiple theories including ocean pollution due to rocket propellant, oil spill and even leak from toxic chemical waste facility.Amid wild speculations, an investigation was launched, indicating that the incident might have begun as early...WW…

In the coming decade, space agencies and private space companies like SpaceX are planning to build a base on Moon and Mars. While scientists are already building rockets for the journey, for long-term human settlements on either of them, astronauts will need fuel to carry out daily activities. Many have already proposed hydrogen as a possible solution. But a group of scientists is working on converting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to synthetic jet fuel. As Mars is rich in CO2 (around 96%) and lunar regoliths have a high concentration of carbon dioxide, it offers a possible...…In the coming decade, space agencies and private space companies like SpaceX are planning to build a base on Moon and Mars. While scientists are already building rockets for the journey, for long-term human settlements on either of them, astronauts will need fuel to carry out daily activities. Many have already proposed hydrogen as a possible solution. But a group of scientists is working on converting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to synthetic jet fuel. As Mars is rich in CO2 (around 96%) and lunar regoliths have a high concentration of carbon dioxide, it offers a possible...WW…