If life is lurking somewhere in space, it’s done an awfully good job of hiding itself so far. But the jig may be up now that we have a better idea of where to lookคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. That’s clearer than ever with the announcement in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics of a newly discovered exoplanet orbiting an otherwise unremarkable star named Ross 128. Not only is the planet precisely the kind of place that could support biology, it’s located right down the street by cosmic standards — just 11 light-years from Earth.
The new world, prosaically named Ross 128 b, was discovered by a European telescope in the Chilean desert that …
While the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, children across the globe are going without shots already known to be life-saving.
With the world in disarray due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children vaccinated this year against infections like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles and pneumococcal disease has fallen to levels not seen since the 1990s, according to a new report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
“In other words,” the report reads, “we’ve been set back about 25 years in about 25 weeks.”
That stark figure comes from the Gates Foundation’s annual Goalkeepers report, which evaluates global progress on the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, a set of global health, equity and sustainab…
Bhanu ben Jadav has been earning her daily wage for the past 18 years by threading beads into intricate necklaces in her slum settlement of Vasant Nagar in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. She earns around 2,500 rupees, or $30 a month, to feed her family, but the work requires patience, concentration, and cool weather—which has, of late, become near-impossible with the mercury reaching 46°C (114.8°F) this week. In recent days, at least 96 people have died from the sweltering heat in two of India’s most populous states.
“I get headaches, nausea, and vomiting, and my capacity to work shrinks,” 44-year-old Jadav tells TIME over the phone. “I lose so much in this extreme heat.”
Women like Jadav make up 65% of the world’s ho…
Depending on investor response, proceeds could reach $8 billion which the e-commerce leader is likely to use for general corporate expenditure, one of the people said.The fundraising will be a test of investor sentiment towards Alibaba, amid a regulatory crackdown on it and financial technology affiliate Ant Group.
Chinese officials have come down hard on Ma’s business empire since he publicly criticised the country’s regulatory system in October setting off a chain of events that resulted in the halting of Ant Group’s $37 billion stock market listing.Ma’s absence from public view in the intervening time has fuelled social media speculation over his whereabouts.The bond sale plan, including timeline, is not finalised and is subject to change, the people said, declining to …
According to the report, which spans 1,765 premium lifestyle consumers across six markets, a resurgence of ‘traditional’ attitudes toward luxury, including the status that it represents, the importance placed on a brand’s reputation, and expectations on service are returning. “During the pandemic, premium and luxury brands focused resources toward nurturing consumer relationships in new and innovative ways, through one-on-one interactions and other tailored retail solutions,” said Bluebell group president and CEO Ashley Micklewright. “Going forward, we see consumers continue to expect this heightened level of service excellence, which is particular to Asia.”
Likewise, following growth in 2022, interest in “natural choice” brands continue to rise including in Southea…
Some 15% of women polled said they feel so dependent on make-up that they apply it before their partner wakes up, and 5% of the men surveyed said they’ve never seen the woman in their life without her make-up on. Meanwhile, 10% of women said they look ”awful” without make-up and as many as 41% feel “self-conscious” without it. Some 7% are too “embarrassed” to go outside without using any cosmetics, 23% are “anxious” about people seeing them without make-up, and one-third worry about revealing their skin without any make-up on it.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง
The research comes from a survey of almost 2,000 women and men by the maker of RapidLash Eyelash Enhan…
From the environment to animal welfare to the origin and composition of products, consumers are increasingly attentive to the practices and values of companies and brands. And, according to a survey conducted by British data analysis firm GlobalData, the war in Ukraine could be added to the list of consumer demands and expectationsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. Indeed, 41% of “global consumers” say they are ready to boycott a brand if it does not take “a firm stance” on Ukraine. In the first weeks following the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s armed forces, some brands quickly decided to withdraw from the Russian market. This is notably the case of Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, …
It has been just over a year since Facebook’s improper data sharing with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica launched probes on both sides of the Atlantic. That included a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into whether Facebook violated a 2011 agreement over user privacy.Some companies pulled their ads off the social network and users tweeted #DeleteFacebook as they shut down their accounts. And investors knocked nearly $70 billion (54.3 billion pounds) off Facebook’s market value in less than a month as executives admitted costs of fending off outright regulation would spiral.
But Facebook is now worth $40 billion more than it was right before the scandal erupted. Shares surged 6 percent on Thursday, the day after it disclosed a $3 billion litigation accrual…
The industry is having to adapt to a market with fewer Russian, Middle Eastern and Chinese buyers than a year ago, executives said, feeling the combined effects of record low oil prices and signs of economic weakness in China.Cartier, Richemont’s leading brand and main source of profit, is presenting a higher than usual number of models at more accessible prices at this week’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), the industry’s first event of the year.คำพูดจาก ทดลองใช้ สูตรสล็อต
Among them is Cartier’s new Drive model, a steel-cased men’s watch priced at a little more than 5,000 euros ($5,430).Previously, Cartier would only offer new models in gold and …