South Korea's ousted president was summoned again by investigators today, after rejecting a previous request and as part of the failed attempt to impose martial law earlier this month. Yoon Suk-yeol, 63, was suspended last weekend by members of parliament as part of impeachment proceedings following...
A group of researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder seems to have discovered a new technique that allows electronic devices to be charged (almost) instantly. According to a report in Notícias ao Minuto, the study was published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and indicates that a cell phone (for example) would take...
The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) of Mozambique, Beatriz Buchilli, said today that magistrates and investigators are being the target of "intimidation attempts", especially those who are involved in cases linked to crimes of terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering, as well as in the recovery of assets in these cases. At the opening of the meeting...
Researchers from the universities of the Southern African Community (SADC) are discussing the harmonization of research into the prevention, warning and mitigation of climate disasters in the region in Maputo. The event also aims to use the countries' experiences to build climate information networks and discuss current issues in natural disaster risk research. According to...
Portugal has sent a team of investigators and police experts to São Tomé and Príncipe following an "urgent request for assistance" in the wake of an alleged coup attempt that left four people dead, the authorities of both countries said. The team was sent on Sunday, and will "work directly with...
Researchers participating in the first regional conference on sustainable and integrated management of miombo woodlands advocate the establishment of local management committees for greater conservation of this vegetation. Natasha Ribeiro, researcher at the Eduardo Mondlane University, defended the importance of regeneration of miombo areas. In turn, Judith Kamoto, from Malawi,...
Investigators from the Public Ministry and civil society consider that the absence of a National Action Plan to combat human trafficking reflects the lack of political will to deal with this type of crime in Mozambique and justifies all the inefficiency that is registered in this area. Researcher Inácio Mussanhane told VOA...
A team of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has designed an energy system that stores solar energy in liquid form for up to 18 years. According to the Zap aeiou portal, the process relied on the collaboration of scientists from Shanghai's Jiao Tong University in China to test their device, the so-called molecular solar thermal system...
There is new hope for those who are blind or have very limited vision. Two researchers at the Technical University of Munich in Germany have created a device that uses infrared technology to help blind people navigate the world around them more easily. The research by Manuel Zahn and Armaghan Ahmad Khan has not yet been reviewed...
A group of researchers at Northwestern University have developed a small device for N95 masks with sensors that alerts when it is not properly fitted, increasing the risk of Covid-19 exposure. The means of protection is only effective when it is properly fitted and not leaking, engineers at Northwestern University in the US have created a...