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Two million global coronavirus deaths 'not impossible' even with vaccine, warns WHO

The number of global coronavirus deaths could reach two million before a vaccine is found and widely used, the World Health Organisation has warned. ...

PM tells world to unite against COVID-19 and stop 'grisly' comparisons of death rates

Boris Johnson has urged the world to unite against coronavirus, suggesting it had made nations seem "selfish" and apparently warning against the comparison of countries'… ...

Mexican police and soldiers wanted over unsolved disappearance of 43 students

Mexican authorities have issued dozens of arrest warrants for police and soldiers they believe were involved in the still-unsolved disappearance of 43 college students six… ...

Coronavirus: Madrid at serious risk without tougher rules, minister warns

Spain's health minister urges more restrictions in Madrid, stoking a political row as cases spike. ...

Charlie Hebdo: Stabbings suspect 'was trying to target magazine'

Two people were seriously injured in the attack near the Paris ex-offices of the satirical magazine. ...

Lebanon's PM-designate Adib fails to form new government after blast

The previous cabinet resigned in August amid angry calls for reform after the Beirut port explosion. ...

What Barrett's nomination could mean for US law

The US Supreme Court is on the verge of a historic transformation that could wind back the law in America for decades, in some cases… ...

Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court justice

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Hear Barrett talk about nominating a justice during an election

According to multiple senior Republican sources, President Donald Trump has indicated he will nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. ...

Thousands Defy COVID-19 Curbs During Anti-Lockdown Rally In London

Thousands of anti-lockdown demonstrators turned up at Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday for a so-called "We Do Not Consent" rally to protest against restrictions… ...

Paris Attack Suspect Says Wanted To Target Charlie Hebdo

A Pakistan-born teenager has admitted to stabbing two people with a meat cleaver outside the former Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine, investigators said Saturday,… ...

PM Modi's Address At UNGA, Says Reform In UN Need Of Hour: Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday pushed for the reforms in the global body. "Till when do… ...

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Iran: Menschenrechtsanwältin Nasrin Sotoudeh beendet ihren Hungerstreik

Der Gesundheitszustand der prominenten Gefangenen hatte sich in den letzten Tagen so sehr verschlechtert, dass sie in ein Spital eingeliefert werden musste. Menschenrechtler fordern ihre… ...

Libanon versinkt in einem geopolitischen Teufelskreis

In Libanon ist die Bildung einer neuen Regierung gescheitert. Das bankrotte Land braucht eigentlich dringend Reformen und Milliarden an Hilfsgeldern. Stattdessen drohen nun weitere US-Sanktionen… ...

Washington nimmt nun auch den chinesischen Chip-Hersteller SMIC direkt ins Visier

Amerikanische Firmen dürfen nach einer Verschärfung der Exportkontrollen künftig wohl nur noch sehr eingeschränkt mit SMIC zusammenarbeiten. Derweil stehen auch im Fall Tiktok wichtige Entscheidungen an. ...

Koh Chang resort defends suit against unhappy expat guest

A Koh Chang resort has defended its decision to sue an American resident of Thailand for defamation over a negative review, saying it had tried… ...

Man U win on last-gasp penalty

BRIGHTON, England: Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday after an incredible finale in which Bruno Fernandes struck… ...

Yangon feeling the strain of Covid surge

YANGON: Myanmar’s biggest city has rapidly built new quarantine centres as it scrambles to contain its first significant coronavirus outbreak, with overworked medical staff fearing… ...

Pandemic Will ‘Take Our Women 10 Years Back’ in the Workplace

Improvements in gender equality in the workplace may be another casualty of the coronavirus, as women find their place in the work force more at… ...

This Carousel Has Had Quite a Ride. Will Anyone in Japan Save It?

The 113-year-old merry-go-round, which arrived in Tokyo after stints in Germany and Coney Island, is now in storage, its fate uncertain in a country that… ...

‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star, and His Fans, Are Taking Indigenous Studies

Dan Levy suggested in an Instagram post that his fans study Canadian Indigenous history along with him. About 64,000 people signed up. ...

Gedenken an Oktoberfestattentat: «Wegschauen ist nicht mehr erlaubt»

40 Jahre nach dem Oktoberfestattentat durch einen Rechtsextremen hält der deutsche Bundespräsident Steinmeier eine beeindruckende Rede. Er gedenkt der Vergangenheit und spricht dabei über die… ...

Palästinensische Touristen in Israel: Fatmi macht Ferien im Feindesland

Die Palästinenser aus dem Westjordanland leben nahe am Meer. Aber viele waren noch nie dort, denn das Meer liegt in Israel. Für 59 Franken kann… ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Polizisten bei Corona-Demo in London verletzt +++ Sieben Millionen Fälle in den USA

Die Zahlen in Frankreich bleiben hoch. Britische Detailhändler fürchten Panikkäufe und rationieren unter anderem WC-Papier. Internationale News im Ticker. ...

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Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body

Two new studies offer an explanation for why COVID-19 cases can be so variable. A subset of patients has mutations in key immunity genes; other… ...

Comet discovered to have its own northern lights

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has its own far-ultraviolet aurora, data reveal. It is the first time such electromagnetic emissions in the far-ultraviolet have been documented on a… ...

Ancient volcanoes once boosted ocean carbon, but humans are now far outpacing them

A new study of an ancient period that is considered the closest natural analog to the era of modern human carbon emissions has found that… ...

Chikungunya – Chad

On 28 August 2020, the National IHR Focal Point of Chad notified WHO of an outbreak of chikungunya in Abéché, eastern Chad. ...

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Three months after the declaration of the eleventh Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of confirmed… ...

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Sudan

On 9 August 2020, the Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan notified WHO of the detection of a ...

Information for all visitors to ESA sites

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

Copernicus sea-level satellite arrives safely in California

The launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite – designed to measure the height of the ocean – is getting tantalisingly close. The satellite… ...

20 years of ice-cold research: extremophile tips for healthy living

This year marks two decades since the first ESA doctor set foot in Antarctica, running research at one of the most extreme places on Earth… ...

NHS Covid-19: App users unable to input negative tests

Users in England who booked a test outside of the app can only register a positive result. ...

Molly Russell social media material 'too difficult to look at'

The 14-year-old killed herself in 2017 after viewing graphic images on social media. ...

Contact-tracing app: First version worked on more phones

The first version of the NHS England and Wales app was trialled on the Isle of Wight. ...

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