At least 111 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria.
The deaths came after torrential rains and a dam collapse flooded Mokwa, a market town in central Nigeria, which serves as a key hub where southern traders buy food from northern farmers. Flooding routinely kills hundreds of people each year across the country, worsened by poor drainage, blocked waterways, and unregulated construction.
White House acknowledges errors in "Make America Healthy Again" report.
The report (read here), led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has come under scrutiny after researchers and journalists found it cited several studies that do not exist or misrepresented the findings of actual studies. The administration attributed the errors to "formatting issues." Critics argue the errors raise questions about the report's credibility and the role of potential AI-generated content.
Taylor Swift regains control of her music, buys back her first six albums.
The 35-year-old bought the master recordings of her albums from Shamrock Capital, ending a yearslong dispute over the ownership of her catalog, including music videos, artwork, and unreleased tracks. The purchase price was reportedly around $360M but not officially disclosed. The milestone follows Swift's publicized conflict with record executive Scooter Braun, who previously owned her masters, leading to Swift's "Taylor's Version" rerecordings.
Ancient Mayan city unearthed in Guatemala, including pyramids.
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city called Los Abuelos in northern Guatemala, featuring pyramids, monuments, and a unique canal system. Los Abuelos means "The Grandparents" and gets its name from two human-like rock sculptures at the site. The finding suggests the city was a major ceremonial center during the Middle Preclassic period.
Scientists pinpoint gene responsible for survival of bubonic plague.
Scientists discovered changes in a single gene, known as pla, in the plague bacterium Y. pestis allowed the plague to persist and spread over centuries. Strains with fewer copies of the gene became less deadly but more transmissible, enabling the disease to linger across Europe, Asia, and Africa long after the initial Black Death outbreak (see overview) during the 14th century.
Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises lower than expected in April.
The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which measures costs consumers pay across a wide range of items, excluding food and energy, rose 2.5% year over year and 0.1% month over month. The annualized rate is down from 2.6% in March. The index is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure; the central bank targets 2% annual inflation.
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
No comments:
Post a Comment