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Mysterious radio signals may be coming from undiscovered planets. Astronomers may have found evidence of exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars using a new techniquemr_Brightside/Depositphotos Astronomers have discovered strange radio signals that could be coming from unseen planets. Models suggest that some of the signals could be produced through interactions between the magnetic fields of planets and their host stars, which could represent a brand new way to detect exoplanets. So far, more than 4,500 exoplanets have been detected orbiting other stars. Most of them are spotted using the transit method, which relies on the light from a star dimming slightly…

Elon Musk’s personal wealth is now US$222 billion ($302 billion), widening his gap as the richest person in the world according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Musk’s personal wealth skyrocketed an extra US$10.6 billion ($14.4 billion) after a secondary share sale by investors, announced last week, valued the space company over US$100 billion ($136 billion), CNBC reported. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, follows Musk with a net worth of US$191.6 billion ($260.7 billion). Musk tweeted a second place medal at Bezos early today. Thanks to both Musk’s Tesla shares and his majority stake in privately-held SpaceX, where he serves as CEO,…

The United Nations and Bangladesh’s government have signed an agreement to work together to help Rohingya refugees on an island in the Bay of Bengal where thousands have been relocated from crammed camps near the Myanmar border. More than 19,000 Rohingya have already been moved to the Bhasan Char island by the government, and the U.N. said one of the key reasons to sign the agreement was to start serving that population. Bangladesh plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya to the island in phases from the crowded refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district. The agreement came as a paradigm shift after…

The move signalled the end of a long-running takeover saga that the majority of the club’s supporters desired, but was stymied by the Premier League’s failure to give regulatory approval. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) withdrew a 305 million pound ($567.87 million) bid to buy the north-east club from owner Mike Ashley 14 months ago as a result of that lack of regulatory approval. After the Premier League confirmed the struggling club had been sold to a consortium consisting of PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media with immediate effect, fans began celebrating outside the St James’…

Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize in Literature for portraying fate of refugees Judges praised Abdulrazak Gurnah’s ‘compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism’ His most recent work, Afterlives, was published in 2020 and takes up where Paradise left off. Speaking to The National last year, he described it as a portrayal of the effects of colonialism. “I’m still taking it in,” he said in a call with Nobel organisers, moments after winning the prize. “It’s both the pleasure of making things, crafting, getting it right, but it’s also the pleasure of getting something across,” he said of his work. Asked…

Medics warns that climate change worries are making children ill of eco-anxiety: medics warn climate change worries are making children ill Erupting volcanoes and devastating floods are causing more people to suffer from mental disorders.. Health experts are calling on global leaders to take action on eco-anxiety as rising numbers of children are losing hope about the future of the planet. From erupting volcanoes to flash flooding, sudden climate change events are leading more people to suffer from depression and anxiety. Mala Rao and Richard Powell, public health experts from Imperial College London, say that action must be taken now…

Nigeria’s Gospel singer, Osinachi Joseph Egbu, known as Sinach, has been prestigiously recognised in the nations and United State of America history book, as she was honored as one of the Nigerians and Africans conferred with a certificate of recognition for her positive impact in the USA. The Eighteenth Congressional District of Texas, United States of America honored the Nigeria singer for using her music to propagate the gospel around the world. Sheila Jackson Lee, a US Senator, representing the Texas constituency who penned the recognition letter, said it was in view of the artist using her music to propagate…

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 “for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems,” with one half jointly to Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann “for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming,” and the other half to Giorgio Parisi “for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.” The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics is shared by three scientists, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday. In the telephone interview onsite,…

Energy poverty is one of the single largest challenges preventing faster economic development throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In rural areas it is particularly crucial that women have adequate access to energy, given their crucial role leading families and the stewardship of the household´s economy. The Government of Senegal has made energy sector development a key component of the Plan Sénégal Emergent (https://bit.ly/3ukEBoW), which aims to modernize the country´s economy and achieve a wide number of ambitious socio-economic development objectives, as well as ensuring greater gender equality. Priorities include lowering the cost of energy by reducing dependence on imported liquid fuels and…

Haiti prime minister says elections, referendum to be held next year. Haiti’s prime minister said Tuesday that he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country’s constitution by February, and he hopes to organize presidential and legislative elections early next year. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ariel Henry dismissed opponents who accuse him of wanting to stay in power and said that mistrust is one of the biggest challenges he faces. Henry said the referendum is a priority because the current constitution is rejected by a majority of political figures and civil society leaders. He also said…