Research to develop a pill form of insulin is showing promise at the University of British Columbia in western Canada. The goal is to eliminate the need for diabetics to inject themselves with the lifesaving medication. According to the World Health Organization, there are an estimated 422 million diabetics worldwide. The disease claims 1.5 million…
U.S. President Joe Biden Thursday applauded the tentative agreement reached between major railroads and workers’ unions regarding wages and improved working conditions, likely avoiding a nationwide rail strike. The Biden administration announced the agreement in the pre-dawn hours Thursday after 20 hours of negotiations brokered by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, the railway companies and the…
Major tech companies on Thursday committed to taking fresh steps to combat online extremism by removing more violent content and promoting media literacy with young users, as part of a White House summit on fighting hate-fueled violence. Platforms such as Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Facebook have come under fire for years from critics who say…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 15. The official exchange rate of the US dollar and euro against Azerbaijani manat as of September 15, 2022 is set at 1.7 and 1.6945 manat, respectively, Trend reports via Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA). According to CBA the manat rate to other currencies on September 15 is as follows: Currencies Official exchange rate 1…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 15. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced an official rate of foreign currencies on September 15, Trend reports referring to CBI. According to the currency exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iran, 14 currencies increased and 21 have decreased in price, compared to September 14. According to CBI, $1 equals 42,000 Iranian rials…
A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would significantly enhance U.S. military support for Taiwan, including provisions for billions of dollars in additional security assistance, as China increases military pressure on the democratically governed island. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 by 17-5, despite concerns about the…
With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. In July, the U.N. health agency designated monkeypox as a global emergency and appealed to the world to support African countries so that the catastrophic vaccine inequity that plagued the…
