Newly-developed malaria vaccine shows promise of providing full protection
By Scott Sutherland From Yahoo News Researchers in the U.S. are reporting that a newly-developed vaccine against malaria, called the PfSPZ Vaccine, is the first to show that it can provide full protection against the illness, and it will now…
8 Things that should terrify you more than sharks
By Allison Reiber From Mashable Contrary to what popular culture may tell us (see: Sharknado), sharks aren’t the baddest guys on the block. Though a shark on the New York City Subway is admittedly terrifying, the species tends to get…
Large Hadron Collider helps confirm ultra-rare particle decay
From ZeeNews London: Scientists have confirmed the ultra rare phenomena of decay in particle physics, which is found just thrice in every billion collisions at the LHC. The scientists made the observation of the rare transformation of one subatomic particle…
Carnival fever hits Manchester park to celebrate spirit of St Kitts
From Manchester Evening News The year’s Caribbean Carnival celebrated the island roots of one of the founders of the community event. An estimated 25,000 attended the annual celebration, held at Platt Fields park. It has made the temporary move while…
There can be no lasting peace without development and combating poverty
By Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, CELAC Granma Internacional Statement by H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, on behalf of the Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC, at the UN Security Council session, August 6,…
Surviving copies of Magna Carta to be reunited for first time
By Adam Jourdan From Yahoo News LONDON (Reuters) – The four surviving original copies of Britain’s Magna Carta, the document that first defined government powers as limited by law, will be brought together in 2015 for the first time to…
Offshore special – Mauritius: Sun, sea and tax
By Joanne Harris From The Lawyer The current commercial interest in Africa is having a knock-on effect in Mauritius as it becomes one of the world’s growing offshore jurisdictions Mauritius, though geographically one of the larger offshore jurisdictions, has remained…
Helen Harquail death
Mrs Helen Harquail passed away on Monday (12) at her home. Mrs Harquail gave the gift of the F.J Harquail Theatre together with the land to the Cayman Islands in memory of her late husband. On December 3rd 2012 she…
