Tuesday , April 7th , 2026  

La plateforme de stockage d’énergie Kingdom, soutenue par Stonepeak, conclut son premier financement de projet

SINGAPOUR, 07 avr. 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kingdom, une plateforme de systèmes de stockage d’énergie par batteries (« BESS ») créée par Stonepeak, société d’investissement alternative de premier plan spécialisée dans les infrastructures et les actifs réels, a annoncé avoir conclu son premier financement...

Plataforma de Armazenamento de Energia da Kingdom Apoiada pela Stonepeak Conquista sua Primeira Linha de Financiamento de Projetos 

SINGAPURA, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kingdom, uma plataforma de sistema de armazenamento de energia de bateria (“BESS”) criada pela Stonepeak, uma empresa líder em investimentos alternativos especializada em infraestrutura e ativos reais, anunciou hoje que fechou sua primeira linha de crédito de financiamento de projetos de longo prazo para o seu Projeto Mimasaka...

Die von Stonepeak unterstützte Kingdom Energy Storage Platform schließt ihre erste Projektfinanzierung ab

SINGAPUR, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kingdom, eine von Stonepeak – einem führenden alternativen Investmentunternehmen, das sich auf Infrastruktur und Sachwerte spezialisiert hat – gegründete Plattform für Batterie-Energiespeichersysteme („BESS“), gab heute bekannt, dass sie ihre erste langfristige Projektfinanzierungsfazilität für ihr...

Bitdeer Launches SEALMINER A4 Series Bitcoin Mining Rigs, Achieves a Power Efficiency of 9.45 J/TH

SINGAPORE, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), a world-leading technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, today announced the launch of its latest self-developed mining machines, the SEALMINER A4 series. This generation integrates Bitdeer's proprietary SEAL04 chips, leveraging advanced process nodes to set competitive benchmarks...

Inequalities in Human Mortality 

Life expectancies at birth reveal significant disparities in death rates. Some of the lowest life expectancies at birth, around 55 years, are seen in sub-Saharan African countries, such as Nigeria, Chad, and South Sudan. Credit: Shutterstock By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Apr 7 2026 – As stated in Hamlet, “Thou know’st ’tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature...

Fortrea Unveils Fortrea Intelligent Technology™ to Help Sponsors and Sites Run Smarter, More Integrated Trials

Highlights: Designed to transform clinical trial operations for sponsors, sites and study teams Persona driven, AI-powered solutions automate workflows and streamline oversight to help improve trial speed, predictability and quality Builds on Fortrea’s flagship platform Xcellerate® to deliver near-real-time, role-based insights DURHAM, N.C., April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fortrea...

Japan and Kazakhstan Draw Closer as Iran Crisis Reshapes Energy and Security Priorities

By Katsuhiro AsagiriTOKYO, Japan, Apr 7 2026 – As tensions surrounding Iran deepen and uncertainty spreads across global energy markets, Japan is once again confronting a structural weakness: its heavy dependence on Middle Eastern oil. For decades, Japan has relied on crude imports from a region repeatedly shaken by war, confrontation and instability. With the stability of the Strait of Hormuz...

AgDevCo commits $15m follow-on investment to Victory Group

LONDON, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AgDevCo, the specialist agriculture investor, has made a $15 million follow-on investment in Victory Group, an East African aquaculture company producing and distributing Nile tilapia. Victory Group farms tilapia on Lake Victoria in Kenya and Lake Kivu in Rwanda. The company sells fresh fish to thousands of mama samakis (female market traders), via...

Cambodia Unveils Statue Honouring Tanzanian-Born Bomb-Sniffing Rat Magawa

An artisan puts final touches to the monument of Magawa, a Tanzanian-born bomb-sniffing rat. Credit: APOPO By Kizito MakoyeMOROGORO, Tanzania , Apr 7 2026 – At Mazimbu village, not far from Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Stephano Jaka still remembers the night he trapped and killed a rat that had been feasting on his maize cobs – stored in a meticulously woven basket...

The Political Economy of Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation

By Anis ChowdhurySYDNEY, Apr 7 2026 – Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from the least developed country (LDC) status in November this year after more than half a century. Bangladesh joined the UN club of LDCs in 1975 and consistently met all three graduation criteria – per capita Gross National Income (GNI), human asset and economic vulnerability – since 2018. Anis Chowdhury However,...