Dec_29_007

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Most sea turtles off Australia's east coast have consumed plastic, study finds

Plastic pollution is creating an "evolutionary trap" for young sea turtles because they "eat anything", according to a new study. ...

<a href='https://www.skysports.com/olympics/live-blog/15234/12358749/tokyo-2020-build-up-live'>Tokyo Olympics Day 10: Team GB eying up gymnastics medal after Biles pulls out again</a>

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Belarusian sprinter being protected at Tokyo airport hotel after refusing to fly back to Minsk

A Belarusian sprinter who refused to get on a flight from Tokyo after she said she was taken to an… ...

Belarus Olympian safe in Tokyo hotel after refusing 'forced' flight home

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya alleges she was almost forced on to a plane home after criticising her coaches. ...

Raven Saunders: What the Olympian's X protest means to her

The US shot-putter defies a ban on podium gestures after taking silver at the Tokyo Games. ...

Giant panda twins born in French zoo

The event is described as "exceptional" by experts, as panda reproduction is notoriously difficult. ...

Sifan Hassan fell during her 1,500 meter heat — and still managed to finished first

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Runner fell during 1,500 meter heat — and still finished first

• Live updates: Follow the latest on the Tokyo Olympics • High jumpers share Olympic gold in emotional final •… ...

Jack Dorsey's Square to acquire Australian buy now, pay later platform for $29 billion

Jack Dorsey's Square is spending $29 billion on an Australian buy now, pay later firm — a massive purchase that… ...

Afghan President Blames "Abrupt" US Withdrawal For Deteriorating Security

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani blamed the country's deteriorating security Monday on Washington deciding "abruptly" to withdraw its troops. ...

Millions Under COVID-19 Lockdown As China Battles Delta Variant Outbreak

Millions of people were confined to their homes in China Monday as the country tried to contain its largest coronavirus… ...

Will Not Recognize Taliban If They Gain Power By Force: EU Envoy

Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan by the Taliban, European Union has reiterated that if the terrorist group rise to… ...

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Delta Variant, R.S.V. Infections Rising Among Children

An outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus, combined with growing Covid-19… ...

What is An Olympic Gold Medal Actually Worth?

Some former Olympians have resorted to selling their medals because… ...

Russia Scoffs at Tokyo Olympics Ban: ‘Let Them Listen to Classical Music’

Sports fans and officials in the country have no trouble… ...

DIE NEUSTEN ENTWICKLUNGEN - Coronavirus weltweit: Hälfte der Neuinfektionen in Israel auf Geimpfte zurückzuführen, Pfizer und Moderna erhöhen die Preise

Rund 198 Millionen Menschen sind laut der Johns-Hopkins-Universität weltweit positiv… ...

Wenn der Impfstoff mit dem Kriegsschiff kommt: Trotz logistischen Herausforderungen impfen die kleinen Pazifiknationen im Akkord

Während der Pandemie haben viele der kleinen Inselstaaten im Pazifik… ...

Ein Verkaufsstopp von Ben & Jerry’s empört die israelische Regierung. Die Rede ist vom Eiscrème-Krieg

Das amerikanische Glace-Unternehmen will aus Protest gegen die israelische Siedlungspolitik… ...

Media, human rights lawyers ask court to annul PM's order

Media outlets and human rights lawyers petitioned the Civil Court… ...

Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak

BEIJING: Millions of people were confined to their homes in… ...

5.9 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Papua

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's… ...

Tödliche Eskalation im Golf von Oman: Kamikaze-Drohnen greifen Tanker an

An der Brücke des Schiffs eines israelischen Geschäftsmanns und Milliardärs… ...

Kataloniens Präsident : «Wir werden den Kampf für die Unabhängigkeit nie aufgeben»

Der katalanische Regionalpräsident Pere Aragonès über Corona-Rekordwerte, ein neues Unabhängigkeitsreferendum… ...

No-Covid-Insel Neuseeland: Impfung? Am ehesten mit Musik, Tanz und Essen

Die neuseeländische Regierung stösst mit ihrer rigiden Anti-Corona-Strategie an Grenzen.… ...

Space
Science
Health
Tech

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to… ...

NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus

NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample

After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its… ...

Hubble finds evidence of water vapor at Jupiter's moon Ganymede

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. This water vapor forms when ice… ...

'Feel good' brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

Researchers have discovered that spontaneous impulses of dopamine, the neurological messenger known as the brain's 'feel good' chemical, occur in… ...

Potential role of 'junk DNA' sequence in aging, cancer

Researchers have recently identified a DNA region known as VNTR2-1 that appears to drive the activity of the telomerase gene,… ...

Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N8) – the Russian Federation

On 18 February 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the Russian Federation notified WHO of detection of avian influenza… ...

Ebola virus disease – Guinea

On 14 February 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea informed WHO of a cluster of Ebola Virus ...

Rift Valley fever – Kenya

Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya in humans in Isiolo and Mandera counties and in ...

Afterpay: Jack Dorsey's Square in Australia's biggest buyout

The $29bn deal for Afterpay will create an instalments payment giant in a hugely growing sector. ...

Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m

The video conferencing firm denies wrongdoing, but has agreed to boost security measures. ...

The perfect storm striking World of Warcraft

All of a sudden, WoW players are in revolt, and its competitors are having a boom. ...

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