CHINA CURES DIABETES?!

Scientists in China have reportedly cured a 59-year-old man of type 2 diabetes in a medical breakthrough in cell therapy.

They transformed some of the patient's stem cells into a new form of cell that regulates blood sugar levels.

Since getting a transplant of the new cells in July 2021, the patient has not needed insulin or oral medication.

Source: Interesting Engineering

Kenya has signed a $3.6 billion deal with US company, EverStrong Capital to build Africa's longest toll road, a 440km highway linking the nation’s two largest cities, Nairobi and Mombasa.

Microsoft and UAE's G42 will build a $1 billion data centre in Kenya.

It is the largest single private-sector digital investment in Kenya’s history

In 1989, an unlikely bond was formed in Costa Rica when Gilberto "Chito" Shedden, a local fisherman, stumbled upon a dying crocodile on the banks of the Reventazón River.

The crocodile, who Shedden named Pocho, had been shot in the head by a cattle farmer. Chito took Pocho home and nursed him back to health, feeding him of chicken and fish.

Chito believed that, beyond food, "the crocodile needed my love to regain the will to live".

He gave Pocho kisses and hugs, talked to him, petted him, and even slept with him. When Pocho's health improved, Chito released him into a nearby river. Pocho refused to return to the wild and chose to stay with Chito.

For over 20 years, Chito and Pocho swam together in the river outside Chito's home.

They played together, with Chito hugging & kissing the 16-foot-long crocodile. Pocho would even respond when Chito called his name. Their unique friendship caught the attention of people around the world.

They performed a weekly act on Sunday afternoons in an artificial lake at Finca Las Tilapias in Siquirres, Costa Rica. Pocho died of natural causes in 2011.

The World’s First ‘Head Transplant System’ has just been unveiled – with hopes to start operating within eight years.

Mind-blowing stuff, right?

In 1930, 53-year-old Carl Tanzler fell in love with 21-year-old Elena de Hoyos who was dying of tuberculosis in a Florida hospital.

Convinced that this young woman was the love of his life, Carl Tanzler did everything he could to save her. He tried everything from homemade concoctions to newfangled medical equipment.

When his efforts failed, he made sure that she would remain with him forever… no matter that Elena de Hoyos was already dead. Carl Tanzler went to to eerie lengths to keep her by his side.

Charley Chedder really stood his ground

South Africa has gone 60 days without electricity blackouts now.

The country previously experienced loadshedding.

It's been 15 years since Edwin van der Sar discovered that Lionel Messi can jump