Dec_31_005

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'Freedoms need to be defended': Liz Truss hails AUKUS submarine deal amid deepening row with France

New Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has defended the UK's "hard-headed" security pact with the US and Australia, amid a deepening… ...

'A heck of a ride for us': SpaceX's all-civilian crew touch down on Earth after historic three days in orbit

A SpaceX capsule carrying the first all-civilian crew into space has touched back down on Earth after three days in… ...

Faroe Islands to review dolphin hunting rules after uproar over 'super pod' slaughter

The Faroe Islands has said it will review regulations governing its tradition of hunting dolphins after widespread uproar over the… ...

SpaceX: Inspiration4 amateur astronauts return to Earth after three days

The four amateur astronauts landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean after three days orbiting Earth. ...

Turkmenistan: Getting Covid in a land where no cases officially exist

People in Turkmenistan are struggling to get treatment in a system that denies there are any cases. ...

Ethiopia: Fact-checking misleading images about hunger in Amhara

Food shortages are worsening in Ethiopia but some images online are not what they claim to be. ...

Historic all-civilian space flight splashes down off Florida coast

• Rare photos show the early years of NASA's space shuttle era ...

The Murdaugh family saga: A tangled web of secrets and murder

A powerful family. A deadly boating accident. Two mysterious slayings. Drug addiction, stolen money and a botched shooting in an… ...

One of Asia's most prestigious universities is on the frontline of a battle for democracy

Students and lecturers at Hong Kong's most prestigious university returned from summer break this month to a very different institution. ...

"Mischaracterizations": Facebook On Wall Street Journal Allegations

Facebook Inc on Saturday slammed a Wall Street Journal series of articles about the social media company's platform as containing… ...

US To Step Up Deportation Flights For Migrants Stranded At Texas Bridge

The United States said Saturday it would ramp up deportation flights for thousands of migrants who flooded into the Texas… ...

Canada PM Justin Trudeau Warns Against Vote Split In Tight Election

With the Canadian election in a dead heat two days before the September 20 vote, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and… ...

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Israel Captures Last 2 Palestinian Inmates Still Free After Prison Break

Six prisoners had tunneled out of a maximum-security facility on… ...

Stabilized Notre-Dame Cathedral Is on Track for 2024 Reopening, Officials Say

The restoration effort is seeking to meet President Emmanuel Macron’s… ...

Submarine Deal Gives Post-Brexit Britain

The British government played an early role in brokering the… ...

Im Wohlfahrtsstaat Dänemark soll mehr gearbeitet werden

Um Rechte und Pflichten besser auszubalancieren, will die sozialdemokratische dänische… ...

USA wollen Tausende von Migranten in Texas nach Haiti abschieben

Die USA planen, ihre Bemühungen zu beschleunigen, um haitianische Migranten… ...

Mexiko schlägt eine Art Europäische Gemeinschaft für Amerika vor

Beim VI. Gipfeltreffen der Gemeinschaft der Lateinamerikanischen und Karibischen Staaten… ...

Majority not keen to see Prayut take over PPRP leadership: Nida Poll

A majority of people do not want to see Prime… ...

SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic mission

WASHINGTON: Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday… ...

13,576 new Covid cases, 117 more deaths

Thailand logged 13,576 new Covid-19 cases and 117 more fatalities… ...

Wegen Corona-Gesundheitspass: Mann schiesst in Frankreich auf Sicherheitsmitarbeiter

Ein stark betrunkener Mann hat am Samstag auf zwei Türsteher… ...

Mission «Inspiration4»: SpaceX-Weltraumtouristen sind zurück auf der Erde

Es gab Nudeln mit Hackfleischsosse und Süssigkeiten, ein Telefonat mit… ...

Schweizerin schreibt an Todestrakt-Insassen: «Es sind Freundschaften mit Ablaufdatum»

Seit über 30 Jahren korrespondiert sie mit zum Tode Verurteilten… ...

Space
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NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch

NASA plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit Dec. 18, 2021, to serve as the premier deep… ...

NASA Spacecraft Provides Insight into Asteroid Bennu’s Future Orbit

NASA researchers used precision-tracking data from the agency’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to better understand movements of the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu,… ...

NASA Invites Media to New OSIRIS-REx, Asteroid Bennu Study Briefing

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 11, to discuss an important finding from NASA’s… ...

The warming climate is causing animals to 'shapeshift'

Climate change is not only a human problem; animals have to adapt to it as well. Some 'warm-blooded' animals are… ...

Gut bacteria influence brain development

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers have now found possible targets for the early… ...

The first cells might have used temperature to divide

A simple mechanism could underlie the growth and self-replication of protocells -- putative ancestors of modern living cells -- suggests… ...

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 ...

Should schools retain online parents' evenings?

Parents and teachers seem to agree it is the number one innovation worth keeping post-lockdown. ...

Mosquitoes sucked up by traps that mimic breathing

More than 300 traps have been deployed in the French town of Hyères to catch mosquitos. ...

The AI body scanner detecting skin cancer and other news

BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at the best tech news stories of the week. ...

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