October 5, 2022

Russian Launches to Space From US, 1st Time in 20 Years

For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine. Their SpaceX flight was delayed by Hurricane Ian, which ripped across the state last week. “I hope with this launch we will brighten up the skies over Florida a little bit for everyone,” said the Japan Space Agency’s Koichi Wakata, who is making his fifth spaceflight. Joining him on a five-month mission are three new to space: Marine Col. Nicole Mann, the first Native American woman

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India-Made Cough Syrups May Be Tied to 66 Deaths in Gambia, WHO Says 

The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the U.N. agency was investigating along with Indian regulators and the drugmaker, New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. Maiden declined to comment on the alert, while calls and Reuters messages to the Drugs Controller General of India went unanswered. India’s health ministry also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The WHO issued a medical product alert asking regulators to

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11 killed, including NLD members, in Myanmar’s Mandalay region

Nearly a dozen people, including members of Myanmar’s deposed National League for Democracy (NLD) party, have been killed in three townships in Mandalay region on three successive days, locals said Wednesday. The victims, 10 men and one woman, all died after having their throats slit and were discovered with cards bearing the logo of the Kyaukpadaung township-based “Thway Thauk,” or “Blood Comrades” pro-junta militia group. Their bodies had been disposed of along roads in Nyaung-U, Natogyi and Taungtha townships. At around 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Myint Zaw Lin, 48, the younger brother of NLD MP Myint Sein was seized by around

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TMC Subsidiary NORI Commences Monitoring of the Environmental Impacts of Pilot Nodule Collection System Trials in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Impact monitoring vessel Following 16 offshore campaigns by NORI to define the nodule resource and establish an environmental baseline in exploration area NORI-D in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), NORI’s environmental program enters a new phase— monitoring the environmental impacts of an integrated collector system test consisting of a pilot collector on the seafloor, the […]

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Global Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Charles Huang Returns to Run Innova Medical Group

Pasadena, CA-based Innova Medical Group Inc. announces that its original founder, Dr. Charles Huang, resumes his Chief Executive Officer role from Oct. 1, 2022. PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following Innova Medical Group’s parent company Pasaca Capital Inc.’s termination of Robert Kasprzak’s services as an employee, officer and director of Pasaca Capital […]

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Meltwater launches new customer community, Meltwater Community

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meltwater, a global leader in social and media intelligence, has launched a customer community for the company’s 27,000 global customers. Meltwater Community is an online, self-service community for Meltwater customers to share knowledge, challenges, and experiences to build skills and advance their careers in PR, Communications and […]

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Ryan Kavanaugh and Proxima Media Launch New Banner Production Company ‘The Quad’ in Partnership With Amy Kim and Jaime Burke of Lifeboat Productions

The Quad will produce 3-5 films per year with a self-funded budget of $3M – $12M each, and will star a top influencer paired with a world-renowned director and actor LOS ANGELES, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ryan Kavanaugh, in tandem with Proxima Media and Lifeboat Productions’ Amy Kim and Jaime Burke, proudly announces […]

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