Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf – who, like Gething, heads a semi-autonomous government--comes from a Pakistani Muslim family.... Critics say it could disproportionately target Muslims and limit free speech.A CONTESTED HISTORYBritain’s diversity, and its divisions, are rooted in the country’s imperial past.... About 18% of the population is non-white, and many people have roots in countries the British Empire once ruled, including India, Pakistan and Caribbean nations such as Jamaica. How

KUALA LUMPUR: Malakoff Corp Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding( MoU) with Itochu Corp of Japan to conduct a feasibility study on decarbonisation via the utilisation of hydrogen/ ammonia in Johor. The independent power producer said the MoU’s objective is to record the understanding between the parties in the development of an ammonia receiving terminal and the decarbonisation of coal-fired power plants owned by Malakoff through ammonia co-firing, and the development of a new combined c

LOS ANGELES, March 24( Xinhua)--Vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy is not associated with a higher risk of pregnancy complications, according to a new study published on Thursday. The study, which comprised almost 160, 000 pregnancies, found no increase in the risk of preterm birth, growth retardation, low Apgar scores at birth or the need for neonatal care after vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy. The study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Norwegian Institute o

SACRAMENTO, the United States, Aug.... 3( Xinhua)--The increasingly warming temperature has caused bigger wave heights along the coast of the U.S. state of California, putting the state's already climate-vulnerable coast on higher risk, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, found that average winter waves have grown by as much as a foot( 0.3 meter) since 1970; and surfs of at least 13 feet tall( about 4 meters) occurred at least t

SACRAMENTO, the United States, Aug.... 3( Xinhua)--The increasingly warming temperature has caused bigger wave heights along the coast of the U.S. state of California, putting the state's already climate-vulnerable coast on higher risk, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, found that average winter waves have grown by as much as a foot( 0.3 meter) since 1970; and surfs of at least 13 feet tall( about 4 meters) occurred at least t

In the study, 19 percent of those who participated, did not produce antibodies after being infected.... The ZOE Covid Study, therefore claims those who do not produce antibodies after being infected, could be at increased risk of future Covid infection.... The analysis revealed two main negative predictors for those not producing antibodies were being a current smoker or having one or more comorbidities. Indeed, professor Tim Spector, lead scientists of the study said the numbers show anyone o

LOS ANGELES, Jan.... 18( Xinhua)--Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys from acquiring simian-HIV( SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health( NIH). The study intended to inform development of a preventive HIV vaccine for people. The antibodies--a human broadly neutralizing antibody and two antibodies isolated from previously vaccinated monkeys--target the fusion peptide, a site on an HIV surface protei

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank( ECB) is reviewing a new bond-buying programme to prevent any market turmoil when emergency purchases get phased out next year, according to officials familiar with the matter. The plan will both replace the existing crisis tool and complement an older, open-ended quantitative-easing scheme that’s currently acquiring €20bil( US$ 23. 1bil or RM96. 64bil) in debt every month, said the officials, who asked not to be identified because the discussions were confid

LOS ANGELES, June 22( Xinhua)--The 2021 heat wave in the United States triggered the shellfish die-offs in Washington and British Columbia, according to a new study published earlier this week.An excruciating heat wave blanketed the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021.... Temperatures in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia soared to well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit( 37.8 degrees Celsius), with Seattle setting an all-time heat record of 108 degrees Fahrenheit( 42.2 degrees Celsius) on June

Some species were as much as 14 times more numerous during the lockdowns than before pandemic restrictions were imposed.“ I am shocked at the fact we saw so many changes in bird behavior," said Nicola Koper, a conservation scientist at the university and senior author of the study.... The sightings covered 82 species during the 2020 spring migration season, which coincided with large declines in human activity tied to the lockdowns.... “ For nature, it has been a little bit of a reprieve....