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A 47-year-old man from Kerala recently died due to West Nile Virus. This is said to be the second death due to the vector-borne disease in the state. The state health department has sounded an alert in the wake of the death. West Nile fever, spread by the Culex species of mosquitoes, had earlier claimed a life in Kerala in 2019. Livemint spoke to Dr Trupti Gilada about what is West Nile Fever and how is it caused. Dr Gilada is Consultant Physician in infectious disease…

About 80% of household retail in sub-Saharan Africa is delivered through informal channels, which perennially face several challenges like stockouts, leading to an instability in earnings, and a lack of attractiveness to financiers. These challenges befall millions of micro-retailers across the continent, and Betastore, a B2B retail marketplace for informal retailers, is working to resolve in Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal. The Betastore marketplace enables informal traders to source fast moving consumer goods…

A cryptocurrency mining rig at BWS' mining facility in KY. Source: Blockware SolutionsBlockware Solutions (BWS) announced Wednesday that it's partnering with SEVA -- a climate-focused company working to recreate mine lands and economies in West Virginia -- to support its solar farm endeavor. The new mining facility will be powered by West Virginia's PJM power grid as well as the new solar farm. Construction on the 150-megawatt Bitcoin mining facility is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.The partnership…

Three months after it appeared on Kanye West’s Stem Player as the opening track on Donda 2, Ye and XXXTentacion’s collaborative single “True Love” has been released to streaming services. The track will appear on XXXTentacion’s upcoming posthumous offering Look At Me: The Album, which is yet to get a release date. The project will serve as a companion piece to the late rapper’s new Hulu documentary Look At Me: XXXTentacion, which hit the streamer on Thursday. “True Love” plays over the end credits for the film.Designed by…

Are You Afraid of the Dark? The super-cute, super-spoopy Japanese ghost story Yomawari 3 is officially headed to these shores. As announced by publisher NIS America, the freshly re-monikered Yomawari: Lost in the Dark will launch on PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch this fall, hopefully in time for Halloween! As previously reported, Yomawari: LitD sees a young girl on an intrepid and spine-chilling quest to free her hometown from a mysterious curse. Armed with little more than steel nerves and a flashlight, our teeny hero…

The West Coast Electric Highway in the US, which sees electric car charging stations dotting the route from the Canadian border in the north to the Mexican border in the south, is getting a new type of EV charging station as well. Now you’ll be able to charge up your electric bike along the way too, at least in the Oregon section. That’s because the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced that it has taken the initiative to outfit all 44 of the electric car charting stations along the Electric…

Aloy is your No.1 gal once again Guerrilla Games’ gorgeous sequel Horizon Forbidden West has successfully ventured back to the top of the UK Charts, reclaiming the number one spot three months on from its initial launch week success. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Aloy’s second escapade saw an incredible 94% week-on-week sales increase in the UK territory, driven by the launch of Sony’s first official PS5 hardware bundle. The new set, which retails in the UK for a princely £499.99, includes a standard, disc-based PS5…

Pete Davidson had joined the series Saturday Night Live in 2014 and stayed for eight seasons before leaving this year. This news is heartbreaking indeed since Pete was the star of the show. During his final episode of Saturday Night Live, Pete Davidson shared some of his memories from the past. Pete appeared on Weekend Update on May 21st with his fellow castmates Colin Jost and Michael Che. Pete started, “Hello, Colin, Che, and millions of people only watching to see if I bring up Kanye . When Colin asks Pete if he is…

Boulder Creek Neighborhoods is creating a new all ranch-style enclave on the western edge of Colliers Hill in Erie designed to appeal to empty nesters, soon-to-be empty nesters, and grandparents relocating to be closer to family. What: Boulder Creek Neighborhoods offers pre-model sales of new lower maintenance ranch patio homes at Colliers Hill in Erie. When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily by appointment. Where: Northwest corner of Colliers Blvd and Pinecliff Drive Schedule an appointment: Call 720-636-7279 or contact…

Sony has quietly released its first official PlayStation 5 bundle, which comes packing a voucher for this year’s first-party hit Horizon Forbidden West. The bundle has already been released in the U.K. under two SKUs — one for the standard console with a disc drive and one for the all-digital version hardware — but it has been spotted on the PlayStation Direct store in the U.S., so it should be available for purchase in the near future. No price has been shared for the bundle quite yet, but considering the pack-in…