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Model overviewWe developed an epidemiological model projecting human Lassa fever burden over a 10-year time horizon across the 15 countries of continental West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo) and their 183 level 1 subnational administrative units. These units have different names in different countries (for example, regions in Guinea, counties in Liberia and departments in Benin) but herein are collectively referred to as ‘districts’. Due to large gaps in Lassa fever surveillance and limited case reporting throughout much of its endemic range3, we favored…

Latham & Watkins, Ropes & Gray and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have supported EQT Private Capital Asia's US$1.1 billion acquisition of Singapore-based real estate technology company PropertyGuru Group to take it private. PropertyGuru has entered into a definitive merger agreement with EQT Private Capital Asia to be acquired for total cash consideration of approximately US$1.1 billion. The transaction, which will take PropertyGuru private, has been unanimously approved by the company's board of directors. Latham & Watkins is advising the majority shareholders of TPG Asia VI Digs 1 (collectively, TPG) and Epsilon Asia Holdings II, an entity managed by global investment fund…

The Tour Championship returns to Atlanta to be held at East Lake Golf Club as the final leg of the 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs. Scottie Scheffler enters the Tour Championship for the third consecutive year as the No. 1 seed and will start the tournament at 10-under par.Schauffele has yet to win a FedExCup title. East Lake Golf Club, especially its greens, poses plenty of problems for Schauffele. Xander Schauffele is the No. 2 seed and will start at 8-under. Schauffele has a great track record on this course, winning the tournament in 2017 and firing a final-round 62 last…

Really supportIndependent journalismClick here for detailsCloseOur mission is to provide unbiased, fact-based journalism that holds power accountable and exposes the truth.Every donation counts, whether it's $5 or $50.Support us to deliver journalism without purpose.Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has warned Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm that European team rules for LIV golfers will not be changed to give them an advantage playing in New York next year. Hatton joined LIV after winning last year in Rome as part of Donald's European team and won his first title at the Saudi Arabia-funded Breakaway tournament in Nashville in June.To remain eligible for…

Asia Pacific. The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) today reported strong growth in international passenger numbers in July.Local efforts to encourage travel continued to produce positive results, with relaxed visa policies supporting tourist inflows during the peak summer holiday season.According to the latest provisional traffic data released by the association, the number of international passengers increased 22.6% year-on-year to 31.9 million. This steady growth has brought traffic to 95.5% compared to the same month in 2019, before the pandemic.Seat capacity increased by +21.2%, slightly outpacing the +20.5% growth in demand measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK).As a result, average…

Jacob Gronholt PedersenCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish toy maker Lego said on Wednesday sales of its colourful plastic bricks outpaced the overall toy market in the first half of this year, helped by strong demand in Europe and North America.Lego's sales surge contrasts with a stagnant global toy market and sluggish sales at rivals such as Mattel, which makes Barbie dolls, and Hasbro, which developed “My Little Pony.”Family-owned Lego said sales rose 13% to 31 billion Danish kroner ($4.65 billion) in the January-June period. By comparison, Lego's sales for the first half of the year were up 1% from last year…

The Oracle of Omaha's large indirect investment in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks is shrinking fast. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A 1.34%; BRK.B 1.35%) CEO Warren Buffett has been teaching Wall Street and investors alike for nearly six decades. While he makes mistakes like any other investor, the “Oracle of Omaha” has generated a total return of nearly 5.5 million% on his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) since he became CEO. Buffett has earned himself a huge following for his ability to find incredible bargains hiding in plain sight, and investors are eagerly awaiting the release of Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly 13F report…

Register for free to listen to this article Thank you! Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Want to listen to this article for free? To unlock access to all audio articles, fill out the form below. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a new automated device that can diagnose glioblastoma, a fast-growing, incurable brain tumor, in less than an hour. Patients with glioblastoma survive an average of 12 to 18 months after diagnosis.At the heart of this diagnostic is a biochip that uses electrokinetic technology to detect a biomarker, namely active epidermal growth factor…

With the NFL preseason officially over and the first games of the season underway, let's take a look at the Super Bowl odds. It will come as no surprise to anyone that the Kansas City Chiefs are once again the favorites to win the Super Bowl, with odds of +500, slightly lower than at this time last year. They are followed by their Super Bowl LVIII rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, at +600.Following them at slightly lower odds are the Baltimore Ravens (+1000), Detroit Lions (+1200), Philadelphia Eagles (+1200) and Cincinnati Bengals (+1400), followed by the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans…

Microsoft (MSFT) says more customers are signing up to use its generative AI-based Copilot software, a sign that the company's AI investments are starting to pay off.The tech giant is pouring billions of dollars into its AI efforts, aiming to spread the technology across its Azure-based cloud services, suite of productivity products and Windows operating system.According to Jared Spataro, Microsoft's corporate vice president of AI, the company has seen significant growth in usage of Copilot for Microsoft 365.”Last quarter, the number of Copilot for (Microsoft 365) customers grew by over 60%, which is great because we had already started to…