Flying drones may have started out as a hobby for Nick Wagner, a graduate of Mifflinburg Area High School, but his old hobby has evolved into a method of analyzing the levels of water pollution. Wagner and his company, Foresight Drones, were hired by the nonprofit Ocean Cleanup to map …

In 1981, 88 percent of the Chinese population lived in extreme poverty. Today it is less than one percent. How was that possible? Never before in the history of the world have so many hundreds of millions of people risen from abject poverty into the middle class in such a …

A group of seasoned bankers and private equity investors in Texas spotted an opportunity as the economy collapsed ten years ago. They raised $ 1 billion, bought shackled lenders, and called their new bank Cadence. But in 2017, its 13 branches across Houston were only in predominantly white neighborhoods, according …

STATEN ICELAND, NY – With all workers in New York City required to get their first COVID-19 vaccine before returning to work on Monday, vaccination numbers spiked across the city on Saturday. The number of people getting vaccinated in the five counties has increased by more than 10,000 in the …

Here’s a creepy thought for Halloween: Sunday is COP26, the United Nations annual climate change conference. Yes, that means there have been 25 previous conferences and we still have no stake in the heart of the climate crisis. This one is also likely to produce terrible warnings about the state …

Nigeria launched its central bank digital currency (CBDC) – eNaira – this week, making it virtually the first country in Africa to do so. In the State House in the capital Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the official introduction of the central bank-supported eNaira under the motto “Same naira, more …

The aerial photo taken on August 23, 2021 shows the landscape of Saihanba Forest Farm in northern China’s Hebei Province. [Photo/Xinhua] The Ministry of Natural Resources has endeavored to create a beautiful natural environment with biodiversity to improve people’s happiness in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Lu …

Article 1.01. The conclusion of an important definitive agreement. Loan and Security Agreement At October 29, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) has entered into a loan and guarantee agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) by and between the Company, Oxford Finance LLC, in its capacity as guarantee agent …

Harrisburg, PA The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed that there were 4,506 additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, October 28, 12:00 p.m., bringing the nationwide total to 1,557,459. There are 2,742 people being hospitalized with COVID-19. Of these, 678 patients with COVID-19 are in the intensive care …

The South Western Railway (SWR) is expanding its partnership with ape2o to reduce the use of single-use plastics. The filling stations in Vauxhall and Richmond recently launched ape2o water dispensers and another is due to be installed at Wimbledon station soon. The aim of this partnership is to encourage SWR …