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'It's incinerated': How wildfire devastated life in the world's largest tropical wetland

A speedboat skims across the waters of the Piquiri river in central Brazil; on board are a group of vets and animal trackers. ...

Fury as no police charged directly over fatal Breonna Taylor shooting

A police officer has been indicted following the death of Breonna Taylor in March - but not on charges directly linked to her being shot. ...

Navalny calls discharge from hospital 'miracle' after novichok poisoning

Russian opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny says it is a "miracle" he has been discharged from hospital after being treated for novichok poisoning. ...

Breonna Taylor: Police officer charged but not over death

Brett Hankison fired 10 rounds into her apartment and is accused of endangering her neighbours. ...

Alexei Navalny: Russian activist discharged from Berlin hospital

The Putin-critic later described his slow recovery in Germany from poisoning with a nerve agent. ...

Juliette Gréco: Doyenne of French singers dies at 93

Her career spanned eight decades and she charmed audiences in France and beyond. ...

'Distressed' Dr. Birx questions how long she can remain on White House task force, source says

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Thousands may have been exposed on commercial flights in 2020, CDC says

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Dr. Fauci to Sen. Paul: You are not listening to what the CDC director said

Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) after the senator accuses him of contributing to an economic lockdown due to Fauci's coronavirus mitigation… ...

Taliban Kill 28 Policemen In Afghanistan: Officials

The Taliban have killed 28 paramilitary policemen in fighting in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, the latest losses in an ongoing siege of a government-controlled… ...

UN Rejection Of Sanctions Marks "Victory" Over Donald Trump: Iran

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday declared "victory" over the United States after the UN Security Council rejected the Trump administration's bid to reimpose UN… ...

UK To Host "Human Challenge" Trials For COVID-19 Vaccines: Report

Britain is planning to host clinical trials where volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates, the Financial… ...

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Der Kampf um die Nachfolge Kaczynskis stürzt Polens Regierung in die Krise

Der umstrittene Justizminister Zbigniew Ziobro hat Polens starkem Mann Jaroslaw Kaczynski den Fehdehandschuh hingeworfen. Vordergründig geht es um zwei umstrittene Gesetze. Doch im Hintergrund schwelt… ...

Kaum ein gutes Wort: Kritik aus Deutschland an geplanter Asylreform der EU-Kommission

Von rechts wie von links kommen Einwände gegen die Vorschläge der EU-Kommission, wie die Migration nach Europa in den Griff zu bekommen sei. Der deutsche… ...

EU-Kommission setzt bei neuer Asylreform auf schnellere Ausschaffungen und einen «Mechanismus für verpflichtende Solidarität»

Seit Jahren streiten die EU-Staaten über eine Reform der europäischen Asyl- und Migrationspolitik. Ob die neusten Vorschläge der Kommission eine Chance auf Umsetzung haben, ist… ...

Europe surges over 5m cases as Paris, Madrid clamp down

PARIS: Europe surged past five million cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday as France and Spain prepared tighter restrictions in an attempt to curb… ...

Indonesia developing food-bank estates '10 times size of Singapore'

Indonesia is developing vast farm estates across the archipelago -- an area 10 times the size of neighbouring Singapore -- to counter the nation's reliance… ...

Japanese sex business operator sues state over virus handout snub

TOKYO: A woman running a sex worker-dispatching business sued the state on Wednesday, saying its blanket exclusion of the sex industry from a cash handout… ...

In the Epicenter of Mexico's Coronavirus Epicenter, Feeling Like a 'Trapped Animal'

For the vast majority of people in one teeming neighborhood of Mexico City, risking illness or death has simply become the price of survival. ...

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Leaves Hospital After Poisoning

Doctors treating Aleksei Navalny said he had been discharged after 32 days of treatment and could make a full recovery. ...

Pakistan Factory Fire: Two Sentenced to Hang for Arson

The country’s worst industrial fire killed more than 260 people in 2012. Victims’ relatives said the real culprits had escaped justice. ...

Symbol gegen Polizeigewalt und Rassismus: Keine direkte Anklage gegen Polizisten wegen Todes von Breonna Taylor

Ihr Name war seit ihrem Tod im März zu einem Symbol der Bewegung gegen Rassismus und Polizeigewalt geworden. Nun wird lediglich einer der drei Beamten… ...

Kommentar zu Corona-Toten in den USA: Der Zynismus der US-Politik

Die Zahl der Menschen, die an oder mit dem Coronavirus gestorben sind, hat in den USA 200’000 überschritten. Donald Trump jedoch versucht auch daraus politisch… ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Deutschland setzt Regionen in elf EU-Ländern auf Risikoliste +++ Drosten: «Pandemie wird jetzt erst richtig losgehen»

Die Bundesregierung hat Regionen in elf Ländern der Europäischen Union wegen steigender Infektionszahlen zu Corona-Risikogebieten erklärt. Internationale News im Ticker. ...

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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… ...

Possible marker of life spotted on Venus

Astronomers have discovered a rare molecule -- phosphine -- in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially or by microbes… ...

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 ...

Yellow fever – French Guiana, France

On 23 July 2020, the France IHR National Focal Point reported a confirmed autochthonous (locally acquired) case of yellow fever in a 14-year-old male in… ...

Information for all visitors to ESA sites

Information for all visitors to ESA sites Coronavirus measures for hosted meetings and visitors ...

Satcom to foster resilient digital systems

Telecommunications are becoming increasingly crucial to our society, economy and security. ESA is supporting the European satellite communication industry’s efforts to identify how to meet… ...

Summit of technical excellence

Image: Summit of technical excellence ...

NHS Covid-19 app: How England and Wales' contact-tracing service works

The app will tell you to self-isolate or be tested or warn of an elevated local risk level. ...

Advertisers strike social media deal over hate speech

Advertisers agree standards with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube over harmful content issues. ...

Musk: Cheaper Tesla ready 'in about three years'

Plans for lower-cost batteries and a $25,000 car failed to excite investors and firm's value fell by $50bn. ...

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