Dec_31_008

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Terror investigation launched after attacks near former Charlie Hebdo offices

French terrorism authorities are investigating an attack that wounded two journalists near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. ...

Vitamin D reduces infection and impact of COVID-19, studies find

Patients with sufficient levels of vitamin D are less likely to experience complications and die from COVID-19, according to a new study in the US,… ...

World leaders must overcome differences to fight COVID-19, urges PM

Boris Johnson will warn the coronavirus pandemic has divided the international community, as he pledges hundreds of millions of pounds to the World Health Organisation… ...

Paris attack: Stabbing near Charlie Hebdo office 'an act of terror'

Two people were seriously wounded near the former offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo. ...

Breonna Taylor: Louisville police shooting suspect held on $1m bail

Larynzo Johnson, 26, is accused of shooting two policemen during protests for Breonna Taylor. ...

Ukraine military plane crash: Cadets among at least 22 people killed

The aircraft, carrying air force cadets, was on a training flight when it came down near Kharkiv. ...

25 people killed in military plane crash in eastern Ukraine

A Ukrainian Air Force transport aircraft crashed near the eastern city of Chuguev late Friday, killing 25 people, according to the country's general prosecutor's office. ...

CNN's Brianna Keilar responds to White House attack

The White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany baselessly linked CNN reporter Brianna Keilar's comments about the Kentucky Attorney General to the shooting of two Louisville… ...

How Jack Ma built China's money supermarket into a $200 billion company

When Jack Ma launched an obscure payment service to boost his online shopping empire 16 years ago, few expected it to succeed. Now that service… ...

Barnstorming US, Donald Trump Mocks Joe Biden For "Staying In Again"

With just 39 days until the US election, President Donald Trump ramped up his campaigning with back-to-back events Friday in battleground states -- a frenetic… ...

Paris Attack "Clearly Act Of Islamist Terrorism": French Minister

An attack with a meat cleaver in Paris that left two people wounded Friday was "clearly an act of Islamist terrorism", French Interior Minister Gerald… ...

Japan PM "Determined" To Hold Olympics Despite Coronavirus

Japan is "determined" to host the postponed Olympic Games in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, the country's newly elected prime minister told the United Nations… ...

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Die konservative Juristin Amy Coney Barrett soll Ruth Bader Ginsburg am Supreme Court ersetzen

Eine Rechte soll es richten: Präsident Donald Trump will am Samstag die überzeugte Katholikin Amy Coney Barrett zur Nachfolgerin der verstorbenen Supreme Court-Richterin Ruth Bader… ...

Bei dem Absturz eines ukrainischen Militärflugzeuges sterben mindestens 25 Personen

Die Ursache für den Absturz der Maschine vom Typ Antonow AN-26 ist noch unklar. ...

Sondergericht für Kosovo: Die Probleme beim Zeugenschutz gefährden die Aufarbeitung der UCK-Verbrechen

Fünf Jahre nach seiner Gründung lässt das Sondertribunal erstmals einen Angeklagten festnehmen. Der Zeugenschutz bleibt aber der grösste Schwachpunkt der juristischen Vergangenheitsbewältigung. ...

Demonstrators lack 'firepower'

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) decided to postpone Thursday's charter amendment vote after anti-government protesters showed a lack of public support in challenging the… ...

DSI agrees to probe legality of Sri Panwa

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Friday agreed to probe the legality of title deeds issued several years ago for the hilltop location of… ...

Japan PM Suga 'determined' to hold Olympics despite pandemic

UNITED NATIONS: Japan is "determined" to host the postponed Olympic Games in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, the country's newly elected prime minister told the… ...

Her Study Center Was Bombed. She Still Topped Afghanistan’s National University Exam.

Shamsea Alizada’s story of persistence is a reminder of advances in girls’ education in Afghanistan — and their vulnerability as the government negotiates with the… ...

‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S.

From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit… ...

Paris Knife Attack: 2 Wounded Near Charlie Hebdo's Former Office

French authorities labeled the attack as “Islamist terrorism” because of its location and timing — as a trial is underway over the massacre at the… ...

Wahlversprechen: Trump will Ku-Klux-Klan und Antifa als Terrorgruppen einstufen

US-Präsident Donald Trump verspricht bei einer allfälligen Wiederwahl, zwei Organisationen auf der Terrorliste aufzunehmen. ...

Medienberichte: Trump will offenbar Barrett als Ginsburg-Nachfolgerin

US-Präsident Donald Trump wird am Samstag die Kandidatin für die Nachfolge der verstorbenen Richterin Ruth Bader Ginsburg für den Supreme Court nominieren. ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Zwei Millionen Covid-Tote sind laut WHO möglich +++ Britische Supermärkte rationieren WC-Papier und Mehl

In Grossbritannien führen Detailhändler wegen befürchteter Panikkäufe Rationierungen ein. Internationale News im Ticker. ...

Science
Health
Space
Tech

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… ...

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. ...

European Commission to challenge Apple tax bill verdict

EU court ruling that the tech giant does not have to pay hefty back taxes to Ireland goes back to court. ...

Thailand prosecutes Facebook, Google and Twitter over posts

Officials say social networks failed to take down all posts that are illegal under Thai law. ...

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