Jan_01_016

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Greta Thunberg accuses UK government of being 'climate villains'

Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate have accused the British government of being "climate villains". ...

WHO accuses its own staff members of sex abuse during agency's Ebola response

Twenty-one World Health Organisation (WHO) staff members were allegedly involved in sexual abuse during the agency's response to the Ebola… ...

Rwanda's president confident of victory in Mozambique, a new frontier in global war on terror

Years of conflict in Afghanistan and the chaotic withdrawal of America's military might does not seem to have made an… ...

Italy: Statue of scantily-clad woman sparks sexism row

The bronze statue to honour a 19th Century poem is called "offensive" and "humiliating" to women. ...

Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda could threaten US in a year - general

Top US General Mark Milley says the Afghan Taliban have not broken their ties with the terrorist group. ...

WHO horrified over sexual exploitation by aid workers in DR Congo

The agency apologises to victims after inquiry finds abuse by aid staff tackling the Ebola outbreak. ...

Top US General testifies Trump officials knew about China calls

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UK puts army on standby to deliver fuel as service stations run dry

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Memos from Milley show timeline of communications between Trump's Defense Department and Chinese officials

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Afghan Army Collapse "Took Us All By Surprise": US Defence Secretary

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Tuesday that the Afghan army's sudden collapse caught the Pentagon off-guard as… ...

"Won't Sit At Home": Saffron Business Powered By Women Looks Taliban In Eye

An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the… ...

US Government May Run Out Of Funds By October Unless Debt Limit Raised

The US Treasury is likely to exhaust measures to keep funding the government on October 18, and will run out… ...

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TAZ

Taro Kono, Japan's Most Popular Prime Minister Candidate, Far From a Shoo-In

Taro Kono has by far the highest poll numbers of… ...

A Brexit-Weary Britain Finds Itself in a New Crisis With Brexit Overtones

The government has blamed problems like food shortages on the… ...

U.K. Offers Thousands of Visas to Foreign Truckers to Ease Driver Shortage

The move reflects growing alarm within the government about a… ...

KOMMENTAR - Polizisten und Panzer an Kosovos Grenzen – doch die «geopolitische EU» hat keine Idee für die Region

Die laufenden Kriegsspiele in Serbien und Kosovo bedeuten keine unmittelbare… ...

Der Kartenkrieg – wie China mit Weltkarten Tatsachen schafft

Auf Globen, in Schulbüchern oder Trickfilmen: Die chinesische Regierung führt… ...

DIE NEUSTEN ENTWICKLUNGEN - Coronavirus weltweit: Raucher haben höheres Risiko für schwere Verläufe, Russland meldet so viele Corona-Tote an einem Tag wie noch nie

Über 232 Millionen Menschen sind laut der Johns-Hopkins-Universität weltweit positiv… ...

Young protesters foiled by police barricade in Bangkok

About 100 anti-government protesters, including many youths, on Tuesday evening… ...

Philippines Senate backs bill to raise sexual consent age from 12 to 16

MANILA: A bill to raise the minimum age of sexual… ...

Bomb under road kills 2 police officers, injures 4

NARATHIWAT: Two policemen were killed and four others injured when… ...

Anhörung im Senat: US-Verteidigungsminister gesteht Fehler bei Kabul-Abzug ein

Lloyd Austin musste vor dem Senat in Washington über den… ...

Todesopfer wegen Pandemie: In den USA ist die Mordrate extrem gestiegen

Eine solch starke Zunahme hat das FBI in den vergangenen… ...

Was will der FDP-Chef?: Königsmacher oder Sprengmeister, das ist die Frage

Christian Lindner, das nicht mehr ganz junge Wunderkind der deutschen… ...

Space
Science
Health
Tech

NASA Announces Virtual Webb STEAM Day Event for Students, Educators

NASA invites learners of all ages, including students and teachers who recently returned to the classroom environment, to register for… ...

NASA Invites Media to Webb Telescope Prelaunch Events in French Guiana

NASA invites members of the media to register their interest in attending events in French Guiana ahead of the launch… ...

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… ...

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 ...

Amazon announces Astro the home robot

Astro can patrol the home when you're not there, or be remotely controlled. ...

Cryptocurrency expert admits aiding North Korea

The US Department of Justice says he "jeopardised the national security of the United States". ...

Activision settles $18m workplace discrimination case

The gaming giant settles one of several legal cases involving sexual harassment and discrimination. ...

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