Dec_31_008

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AstraZeneca boss says UK could have vaccinated 30 million people against COVID by March

AstraZeneca's chief executive has said the UK's target of vaccinating the top four priority groups against COVID-19 by mid-February will… ...

Six Britons among 89 foreigners arrested at Thai bar after COVID crackdown

Six Britons have been arrested after Thai police raided a party at a bar - in an operation targeting suspected… ...

'Masked men' search Navalny's flat as UK considers Russia sanctions

Masked men have broken into the Moscow flat of detained Vladmir Putin critic Alexei Navalny, according to one of his… ...

Coronavirus: EU demands UK-made AstraZeneca vaccine doses

The bloc says UK plants are obliged to help make up for possible shortfalls in EU production. ...

Hogging Covid vaccines endangers all nations, warns South Africa expert

No countries are safe until all are vaccinated, a leading Covid-19 adviser in South Africa says. ...

Holocaust Memorial Day: 'It's sad when I sit there alone'

Already a difficult day, honouring those killed by the Nazis will be different this year, as the pandemic prevents survivors… ...

Republicans plan to filibuster Bidens' nominee for Homeland Security chief

Senate Republicans plan to object to any efforts to quickly confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security, further delaying… ...

One Democrat could halt Biden's ambitious climate plan

Joe Manchin once shot a hole in the climate-saving plan of his own party. Literally. ...

War over vaccines between EU and AstraZeneca escalates

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US Issues Terror Alert Over Anti-Government Extremists

The US Department of Homeland Security declared a nationwide terrorism alert Wednesday, citing the potential threat from domestic anti-government extremists… ...

Deforestation Soars In Amazon Forest In 2020, Analysis Finds

An area the size of Israel was deforested in the Amazon biome last year as destruction surged 21% in the… ...

UK Covid Variant In 70 Countries, South African Strain In 31: WHO

New Covid-19 variants that make the virus more contagious and could render vaccine and antibody protection less effective have spread… ...

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Auch neuer US-Aussenminister spricht von Genozid an Uiguren in China

Der neue amerikanische Aussenminister Antony Blinken nennt Chinas Vorgehen gegenüber… ...

Welche Konturen wird die neue amerikanische Aussenpolitik annehmen?

Die Rhetorik und die atmosphärische Veränderung im Auftreten sind das… ...

Dutzende Verletzte bei Protesten gegen Lockdown und Armut in Libanon

In Tripolis kam es zu gewaltsamen Ausschreitungen bei Protesten. Dutzende… ...

Ratchanok crashes out of badminton World Tour Finals

Ratchanok Intanon suffered a shock defeat at the hands of… ...

Govt aims to vaccinate 19m in first phase

The government is targeting the immunisation of 19 million people… ...

Democrat MP Thepthai disqualified, new poll to be held

Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong has been disqualified in a unanimous… ...

Vaccine Shortages Hit E.U. in a Setback for Its Immunization Race

Spain has suspended vaccinations in Madrid because of a shortfall… ...

Why India's Farmers Are Protesting

Thousands of protesters, many driving tractors, took to the streets… ...

India's Farmers and Modi Weigh Options After New Delhi Clash

Farm leaders continued to demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s… ...

Interview mit Bill Gates: «Wir sind auf die nächste Pandemie nicht vorbereitet»

Der Microsoft-Gründer und Gesundheits-Mäzen fordert eine faire Verteilung der Impfstoffe.… ...

Harter Bruch mit Trump: Bis 2050 klimaneutral – Biden sucht den Gegenwind

Der neue Präsident hat umweltpolitisch grosse Ziele. Von der Industrie… ...

Analyse zu Israel in der Pandemie: Corona macht die Bruchlinie zwischen säkularen und orthodoxen Juden sichtbar

Der Streit unter den Juden bedroht den israelischen Staat und… ...

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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 ...

EDRS: the space data highway

Video: 00:02:19 The European Data Relay System, or EDRS, uses cutting-edge laser technology to greatly reduce the time it takes for information to be sent from low-Earth orbiting spacecraft –… ...

Ready to apply to become a YGT at ESA?

There are only six days to go until ESA publishes its Young Graduate Trainee opportunities on 1 February and they will remain open for a month. Mark the dates in… ...

Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet

Astronomers have detected the first Jupiter-like planet without clouds or haze in its observable atmosphere. ...

Saturn's tilt caused by its moons, researchers say

Scientists have just shown that the influence of Saturn's satellites can explain the tilt of the rotation axis of the gas giant. Their work also predicts that the tilt will… ...

Butterfly wing clap explains mystery of flight

The fluttery flight of butterflies has so far been somewhat of a mystery to researchers, given their unusually large and broad wings relative to their body size. Now researchers have… ...

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… ...

Emotet botnet taken down by international police swoop

Police from the UK, EU, and North America take down a notorious cyber-crime web. ...

Social media damages teenagers' mental health, report says

Heavy social media use had a negative impact on wellbeing, the study found. ...

Gamestop: 'Failing' firm soars in value as amateurs buy stock

Shares in a games company have soared more than 300% - the result of a fight between private and professional investors. ...