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Tecan Group AGTecan Appoints Mukta Acharya as Head of Life Sciences Business UnitMännedorf, Switzerland, June 24, 2024 – Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) today announced that Mukta Acharya, currently President of Tecan Americas, has been appointed the new head of Tecan Group’s Life Science business unit and member of the Executive Committee. He will take up his new role on August 1, 2024.Dr. Klaus Lunn, head of the Life Sciences business since 2017 and member of the Management Board since 2013, has decided to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities.Dr. Achim von Leoprechting commented, “I am very…

Story Link Ruston – Louisiana Tech University’s strategic communications department won six awards in the 2024 Louisiana Sports Writers Association SID competition, it was announced during an awards luncheon in Natchitoches on Sunday. The division won awards in several categories, including release/feature writing, game notes and graphics. LA Tech also won two awards in the radio play-by-play category. In the Division II Releases/Features (Men’s Basketball/Baseball) category, Cain McGuire took second place for his feature on Bulldogs forward Isaiah Crawford aiming for a breakout season despite his injury history. McGuire also earned second place in the Division V (Game…

iStockphoto / Bychykhin_OlexandrEvery once in a while, a new fad explodes that’s so ridiculous we can’t help but comment on it, and that’s certainly the case with the latest flying fad, which involves people flying with only their eyes glued to the GPS map in front of them. The trend is spreading fast, with the internet giving it catchy but uncomfortable names, from “bareback” flights to “bareback” flights. The gist is that guys get on a plane with no books, nothing to watch on their phones, no Netflix or podcasts, and just stare blankly at the map screen in front…

A Texas woman has been charged with attempted murder after she tried to drown a 3-year-old girl in a swimming pool, police said, adding that they were recommending the incident be treated as a hate crime.The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group, identified the girl as a Palestinian Muslim and the woman as a white American and called on investigators to open a hate crimes investigation amid a surge in reports of anti-Muslim incidents across the U.S. Police did not release the names or identities of the mother or her…

WWE and Indiana Sports Corp. will partner to bring the sports entertainment company’s three major stadium events – Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania – to Indianapolis.by By Michelle Chapman AP Business ReporterJune 24, 2024 1:02 PM• 2 min readWWE and Indiana Sports Corp. have partnered to bring the sports entertainment company’s three major stadium events, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania, to Indianapolis.The two companies announced Monday that the first partnership of its kind will see the Royal Rumble take place at Lucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 1, 2025. In the future, the stadium will also host two back-to-back SummerSlam events…

If you’re planning on joining the “raw dog” trend on your next long-haul flight, you’d better be prepared for the surprising effects it may have on you. The term “raw dogging” has been circulating on the Internet for the past few days, but not for the reasons you might imagine.This follows a TikTok post from user “oiwudini,” in which he explained that he recently spent a seven-hour flight without headphones, water or a movie, adding that “my mental capacity knows no bounds.”His confession divided social media users, with some expressing dread at the thought of sitting idle for hours on…

El Paso native Marissa Teijo, 71, is feeling like a winner after competing in the Miss Texas USA pageant, a preliminary competition for Miss USA, as the oldest contestant.This year, for the first time, the Miss Universe Organization removed the age limit, broadening the pool of contestants vying for the crown.Though Teijo did not win the crown, she won the hearts of many women, from young beauty queens to older ladies, who were inspired by her story.”I thought I could inspire a lot of women to be healthy, so that was my main goal,” she said. “Going to Texas and…

Right-wing anti-union groups are protesting former President Donald Trump’s decision to invite the chairman of the Teamsters to speak at the Republican National Convention. Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has expressed interest in speaking at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has extended an invitation to O’Brien. O’Brien’s interest underscores the opportunity his organization sees as Trump steers the party in a populist direction and has been actively seeking to win his support and, in turn, undermine President Joe Biden’s support among labor unions. But not all Republican…

Jiangsu Friend WarehouseCourtesy of ESR Group ESR Group, Asia’s largest real estate fund manager by assets under management, said on Monday that China’s securities regulator has approved the company’s proposed domestic listing of its China REIT. The REIT, called ESR C-REIT, is expected to raise about 2.4 billion yuan ($340 million). ESR, the sponsor of ESR C-REIT, will subscribe to 34% of the shares in the IPO. The remaining 66% will be subscribed by Cornerstone Investors, public institutions and private investors, ESR said in a statement. “The ESR C-REIT joins our stable of perpetual capital vehicles across Asia Pacific and…

Gates said he was confident Pakistan’s polio eradication campaign would get back on track and end the incurable disease. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Co-chair Bill Gates (left) meets with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Downing Street on June 24, 2024. — Downing StreetBill Gates praised Pakistan’s ongoing vaccination campaign.Prime Minister Shehbaz expressed his gratitude to the Gates Foundation for its valuable support.Pakistan is one of two remaining polio-endemic countries in the world.Despite Pakistan’s fierce efforts to eradicate the paralyzing disease, the country remains plagued by poliovirus outbreaks, leading Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Bill & Melinda Gates…