Double amputee tests new prosthetics for next climb A double amputee who climbed Mount Everest is helping to design new prosthetics as he looks to complete the seven summits. Hari Budha Magar MBE, a disability campaigner from Canterbury in Kent, will test new feet and prosthetic designs which he hopes will improve access for outdoor activities in the future. Mr Magar, who became the first above-the-knee double amputee to climb Mount Everest in 2023, is now looking to climb the seven highest summits on the seven continents including Everest, Kilimanjaro...

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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated. In a wide-ranging study of the genetic material found in P. infestans and other members of the Phytophthora species, the NC State researchers provide more evidence that P.

WEST JORDAN — After a long trudge through Colombia and Central America and a six-month delay in Mexico, Yenny Rodríguez de Saavedra finally arrived in the United States on Dec. 2. She came with her husband, daughter and other family members, sponsored by son-in-law Jhonny Sira, and it was supposed to be the start of a new chapter in their lives. "We came from Venezuela looking for another future," her husband, Wilfredo Saavedra, told Utahzolanos, an online social media outlet focused on Utah's Venezuelan community. The woman, 54, died in...

The European Union and South American nations have spent more than a quarter of a century trying to strike a deal on free trade. The negotiations took on new urgency this year as a looming trade war between the world’s biggest trading partners — the US and China — spurred other regions to seek out new commercial partnerships to soften the blow. The two sides finalized negotiations on Dec. 6 to erase a swathe of tariffs and other trade barriers, giving companies in Europe and a group of countries in...

Dec 13 (Reuters) - South America will become the second continent after Europe to hold a qualifying tournament for the Women's World Cup, after governing body CONMEBOL announced plans for a competition starting next year. Continental championships have traditionally served as qualifiers for the Women's World Cup, except in Europe, where UEFA stages a separate qualifying tournament. "The new competition will be played between 2025 and 2026, and will provide two direct berths and two play-off berths, in addition to the one already occupied by Brazil, the host team for...