Dec_31_017

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More than 1,200 Afghans eligible for UK didn't make evacuation flights, defence secretary says

More than 1,200 people - made up of hundreds of Afghan interpreters and their families - remain in Afghanistan as… ...

White House responds to 'horrific' photos of Texas border agent on horseback with 'whip' to deter migrants

The White House has criticised images that show a US border patrol agent on horseback appearing to use a whip… ...

Taliban fail to appoint any women in final list of government ministers

The Taliban have announced a list of deputy ministers which excludes the names of any women, despite an international outcry… ...

World faces decisive decade - Biden

Joe Biden calls for joint action on world problems in his first speech to UN General Assembly as US president. ...

Sudan failed coup: Government blames pro-Bashir elements

The prime minister says the plotters were "remnants" of ousted President Bashir's regime. ...

Afghan girls school ban would be un-Islamic, Pakistan PM says

Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks to the BBC's John Simpson about events in neighbouring Afghanistan. ...

Biden pushes for global unity in UN speech

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Biden administration sanctions cryptocurrency exchange in effort to cut off revenue to ransomware groups

The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange in one of the most direct US efforts yet… ...

Prince Andrew served with sexual assault lawsuit after papers sent to US lawyer

Prince Andrew was served with legal papers in a civil sexual assault case against him when the senior British royal's… ...

US Starting 'Era Of Relentless Diplomacy' After Afghanistan: Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that America is "opening a new era of… ...

Pope Jokes "Some Wanted Me Dead" After Surgery: Report

Pope Francis joked that "some people wanted me dead" and cardinals were already preparing to replace him after his colon… ...

Five Things To Watch For From Canada's Liberal Minority Government

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party won its third straight Canadian federal election on Monday and its second consecutive minority… ...

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Who's Speaking at U.N. General Assembly, and Who Isn’t

Many leaders are taking advantage of the in-person platform, but… ...

U.N. General Assembly Is Major Test for Biden

His efforts to move the United States past President Donald… ...

Sudan Leaders Say They Thwarted Coup Attempt by Loyalists of Former Dictator

Government officials blamed the bid on supporters of longtime ruler… ...

Europäische Richter bestätigen Russlands Schuld am Giftanschlag auf den Kreml-Kritiker Alexander Litwinenko

Im Jahr 2006 wurde der ehemalige Spion Alexander Litwinenko in… ...

Putschversuch im Sudan vereitelt: Drahtzieher festgenommen

Im Sudan hat das Militär nach eigenen Angaben einen Putschversuch… ...

Giftanschlag auf Sergei Skripal: Scotland Yard klagt dritten Verdächtigen an

Vor mehr als drei Jahren wurde Sergei Skripal und seine… ...

Bank of Thailand says increased public debt ceiling to help economy

Thailand's increased public debt ceiling will give flexibility in policy… ...

France wins EU backing in sub row with US

BRUSSELS: European ministers rallied around France on Tuesday over the… ...

Health official says Covid will become endemic

Public health permanent secretary Kiatiphum Wongrajit predicted that because of… ...

Biden vor der UNO: «Wir streben keinen neuen Kalten Krieg an»

Die Vereinigten Staaten wollten keine Spaltung der Welt in starre… ...

Q&A zum 26. September: Das müssen Sie über die deutschen Wahlen wissen

Wie wählen die Deutschen? Was ist ein Direktmandat, was eine… ...

Analyse zu Israels Regierung: Die neue Sachlichkeit tut Israel gut

Die bunte Koalition unter Premierminister Naftali Bennett ist seit 100… ...

Space
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Tech

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… ...

Mars habitability limited by its small size, isotope study suggests

Researchers measured the potassium isotope compositions of Martian meteorites in order to estimate the presence, distribution, and abundance of volatile… ...

Cancer cells’ unexpected genetic tricks for evading the immune system

In a surprising new finding in mice, researchers have discovered that many genes linked to human cancer block the body's… ...

Plants evolved complexity in two bursts -- with a 250-million-year hiatus

A new method for quantifying plant evolution reveals that after the onset of early seed plants, complexity halted for 250… ...

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 ...

How 'nerd' culture powered through the pandemic

Meet the online content creators beating the odds to build successful careers from their passions. ...

Bitcoin mining producing tonnes of waste

Waste from the cryptocurrency process is similar to that from IT equipment somewhere like the Netherlands. ...

China: Children given daily time limit on Douyin - its version of TikTok

Douyin users aged under 14 will be limited to 40 minutes a day on the platform. ...

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