Global Real-time PCR (qPCR) and Digital PCR (dPCR) Market by Manufacturers, Types, Regions and Application Research Report Forecast to 2022

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On September 22, after a five-year trial, 15 men from Sri Lanka’s minority Muslim community were convicted and sentenced to 200 to 260 years in prison each for their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings. The coordinated suicide attacks on luxury hotels and Christian places of worship on April 21, 2019, remain one of the deadliest terror incidents in the island nation’s history, claiming more than 250 lives. While the devastation and subsequent investigations were covered widely in the global...

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The fish lantern night parade is a must-see for visitors to the villages near Huangshan in Anhui Province.

David Toutain witnessed the birth of the Michelin Green Star in 2020. His eponymous restaurant in Paris was among the first to be awarded while Feuille, his Hong Kong outpost, secured one within a year of its 2023 opening. But even when Michelin quietly retired the award this year, he still never understood exactly how it was assessed. “I have no idea,” he says. “I don’t know the rules. I don’t know anything about it, to be very honest.” His confusion points to a larger problem. The Green Star...

Contemporary photography museum Fotografiska’s newest outpost in Shenzhen is strikingly different from its original venue in Stockholm, Sweden – in the former customs building on the Stadsgardshamnen waterfront – or its Shanghai location, which opened in 2023 inside the Guang San Warehouse. In Shenzhen, a technological metropolis where sleek high-rises and futuristic cultural venues continue to emerge, the museum integrates into the modern urban landscape with a crisp white rectangular facade...

The Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent has adopted a new bylaw banning electric scooters and other motorized personal mobility devices in public areas that fall within its jurisdiction. They're still allowed on bike paths and streets where the maximum speed limit is less than 50 km/h.

At 93, Italian sprinter Emma Mazzenga is giving scientists a rare look at just how much of the physical decline we associate with aging may not actually be inevitable.

Breaking Travel News will deliver its most extensive WTM London coverage to date, with roving editorial teams reporting from the show floor, filming interviews and covering the news as it happens. As an official media partner, Breaking Travel News will be at WTM London from 3–5 November 2026 at Excel London, bringing readers the announcements, insights and people shaping the global travel industry.

The very best in European travel and tourism have been named at the 20th anniversary edition of World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2026, hosted at Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay Resort, Montenegro, on 17 October 2026. The red carpet evening marked the first World Travel Awards event in its 33-year history to be held in Montenegro. Leading travel, tourism and hospitality brands from across the continent gathered on the shores of Kotor Bay, widely celebrated as the jewel in the crown of Montenegrin tourism, to celebrate excellence across a wide range of categories. Turkish Airlines took the title of ‘Europe’s Leading Airline’ while Athens claimed ‘Europe’s Leading City Break Destination’.

Norway is stepping up its efforts to attract British skiers this winter. A new campaign will showcase Norway as an alternative to the Alps, with reliable snow, uncrowded slopes and a unique Scandinavian experience. New and increased flights will make the journey easier, too. Norway Home of Skiing, Alpinco, Avinor and Norwegian Air Shuttle are joining forces to grow British guest-nights in Norway with support from UK ski operators including Ski Safari, Ski Solutions and Crystal Ski.

Halloween in Europe does not have to mean flying to one of the usual capitals. Some of the most atmospheric — and unsettling — stories are found in smaller historic cities and towns, where medieval streets, old legends and genuinely macabre landmarks are still part of the landscape.