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Rare snowfall in the Sahara desert leaves extraordinary pattern on sand dunes

Snow has fallen in the Sahara desert after temperatures dropped to -3C (27F). ...

'Help us': Uganda's pop star politician Bobi Wine 'made prisoner in his own home'

There is a road north of the capital, Kampala, that few Ugandans wish to follow. ...

Melania Trump says 'violence is never the answer' in White House farewell speech

First Lady Melania Trump has advised Americans that "violence is never the answer" in her White House farewell speech. ...

Biden to block Trump's Covid rule change on president's final day in office

The outgoing president wanted to lift travel bans on visitors from much of Europe and Brazil. ...

Italy PM Conte faces crucial Senate vote to stay in power

The vote in Italy's upper house was triggered by a row over EU funds to tackle Covid. ...

Japan: One dead as snowstorm causes 130-car pile-up

One person is killed and at least 10 are injured after cars collide on the Tohoku Expressway. ...

Bitter Trump skips chance to say splashy, high-profile farewell

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Internet responds hilariously to Trump administration moving

Watching Trump move, Twitter is moved to cheers. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports. ...

Two Army National Guard members removed from inauguration duty

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Britains Sets New Grim Record With 1,610 Covid Deaths In 24 Hours

Britain on Tuesday registered another 1,610 fatalities from coronavirus, a record high over 24 hours since the pandemic arrived in… ...

UK Health Minister Self-Isolating After Covid App Alert

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock began a period of self-isolation on Tuesday after he revealed he had been pinged an… ...

Russia's Second Vaccine "100% Effective" In Early-Stage Trials: Report

A candidate COVID-19 vaccine known as EpiVacCorona, Russia's second to be registered, proved "100% effective" in early-stage trials, Russian consumer… ...

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Seemannsgarn von der «Pioneer One»: Wie der Berliner Medienunternehmer Gabor Steingart die Geschichte eines möglichen Parteiwechsels von Friedrich Merz in die Welt setzte

In Deutschland träumen einige Journalisten davon, dass der CDU-Politiker Friedrich… ...

Zwölf Vermächtnisse der Ära Trump, die besondere Beachtung verdienen

Präsident Donald Trump hat in seiner vierjährigen Amtszeit fast täglich… ...

Die Todesstrafe erfährt unter Trump ein neues Hoch

In den USA sind auf Bundesebene im vergangenen Jahr dreizehn… ...

Malaysia expands lockdown measures

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday said it would extend lockdown… ...

City Hall to propose easing restrictions

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will this week propose that the… ...

Hundreds of gambling machines seized

KHON KAEN: Police seized 418 slot machines linked to a… ...

On Arab Spring Anniversary, Tunisia, Its Birthplace, Erupts

Tunisians are putting their hard-won right to criticize the government… ...

A Child of China’s Gilded Elite Strikes a Nerve Over Wealth and Privilege

The youngest daughter of the founder of the telecommunications giant… ...

Families of Indonesia Plane Crash Victims Begin Their Anguished Goodbyes

The authorities continue to piece together what happened aboard Sriwijaya… ...

Neue Migranten-Karawane: Mit Tränengas gegen die Verzweifelten

Tausende Migranten aus Honduras wollen in die USA. In Guatemala… ...

Verhaftung des Kremlgegners: Nawalny in gefürchtetem Gefängnis, Putin im Eisbad

Die Haftanstalt Matrosenruhe hat einen zweifelhaften Ruf. In dieser Anstalt… ...

Ticker zum Machtwechsel in Washington: +++ Erstmals erhält Transgender-Frau hohen Regierungsposten +++ Top-Republikaner geht mit Biden in die Kirche

Donald Trumps letzter Arbeitstag als Präsident naht. Bei einem wichtigen… ...

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Information for all visitors to ESA sites

Information for all visitors to ESA sites Coronavirus measures for hosted meetings and visitors ...

Keep this surface dirty

Image: A ‘do not touch’ directive applies to both a Matisse painting and this Matiss experiment on board the International Space Station.Designed to test the antibacterial properties of hydrophobic (or… ...

Astronauts to boost European connectivity

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are planning a spacewalk to install a high-speed satellite link that will improve their connections with Europe. ...

A 'super-puff' planet like no other

Astronomers discover that the core mass of exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than previously thought possible for a gas-giant planet. ...

2020 tied for warmest year on record, NASA analysis shows

Earth's global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA. ...

COVID-19 reduced U.S. life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations

A new study finds that due to COVID-19 deaths last year, life expectancy at birth for Americans will shorten by 1.13 years to 77.48 years -- the largest single-year decline… ...

Cholera – Togo

From 11 November to 28 December, 2020 a total of 67 suspected cholera cases presenting with diarrhea and vomiting, including two deaths a case fatality ratio (CFR: 3%) were reported… ...

Influenza A(H1N2) variant virus – Brazil

On 15 December 2020, the Brazil Ministry of Health reported the second confirmed human infection with influenza A(H1N2) variant virus [A(H1N2)v] in Brazil in 2020. ...

SARS-CoV-2 Variants

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has had a major impact on human health globally; infecting a large number of people; causing severe disease and associated long-term health sequelae; resulting… ...

Mobile networks to make Oak lessons site data-free

The Oak National Academy provides educational resources for pupils in England learning from home. ...

E-scooters must follow rules of road 'same as bus'

A woman banned from the roads for drink-driving an e-scooter is told the same rules and penalties apply. ...

Health secretary self-isolating after Covid app alert

Matt Hancock says he will stay at home and urged others to do the same if "pinged" by the app. ...