On Monday, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) said in a press release that a new Covid-19 variant was being investigated after genomic sequencing confirmed the existence of 8 cases at a single hospital, where the new strain had been identified but had initially not shown up after PCR tests. …
Read More »Three UNKNOWN microbes found on International Space Station may help grow plants on MARS
The known microbe was discovered nestled in an old high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter returned to Earth in 2011. Two were found in an overhead panel of the ISS research station, while the third was found on the surface of its dining table. The first was identified as Methylorubrum rhodesianum, …
Read More »Body found in Kent is that of Sarah Everard – UK police
Speaking on Friday afternoon, Nick Ephgrave, assistant commissioner of the Met Police, said that the human remains found on Wednesday had been identified as missing London woman Sarah Everard. “I can now confirm that it is the body of Sarah Everard. Clearly, Sarah’s family have been updated with this most …
Read More »Organic building block for life found on asteroid’s surface for 1st time
The researchers conducted a painstaking analysis of material taken from the S-type (siliceous or stony class of asteroid) asteroid called Itokawa, which was visited during the agency’s original Hayabusa mission back in 2010. The space rock is believed to be a chondrite, a largely unmodified space rock from the primal, …
Read More »Defaced: Queen Elizabeth II statue found DECAPITATED after suspected vandalism in Canadian park, police launch probe
The headless bust was spotted earlier this week in Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park, according to local reports. The incident comes after a wave of overnight vandalism struck the town, which left behind graffiti, though it is still unclear whether there is any connection between the two. A police representative also …
Read More »‘Zombie mink’ to hit Poland next? Transmissible Covid-19 strain found in Polish region, officials mull response
The research “clearly shows” that “this virus can spread from mink to humans and vice versa,” the country’s agriculture ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Officials said the new data came from a genetic study on minks from a farm in the Kartuzy district of northern Poland. The presence …
Read More »Doctors found that police played role in death of ‘French George Floyd’ Adama Traore – media
The French media cited a report by four Belgian doctors commissioned by the investigators in the case. The doctors said they believed that Traore had “very likely suffered a heatstroke.” However, “the role in the lethal process of a period of suffocation due to physical constraint cannot be ruled out,” …
Read More »‘Strength is found in diversity’: Joe Biden signs executive order ending Trump’s ban on transgender troops in US military
“President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service and that America’s strength is found in its diversity,” the White House said in a statement on Monday. “This question of how to enable all qualified Americans to serve in the military is easily answered by …
Read More »2 crew members found dead after Russian-flagged ship sinks off Turkish coast – governor
The ship, named Arvin, sank near Turkey’s northern Bartin Province, area Governor Sinan Guner told the media on Sunday. At least two people recovered at the site of the wreck were found dead, while five others were successfully rescued, the official said. The ship had around 15 crew members, according …
Read More »Twitter has found an unlikely enemy in an angry political class that doesn’t want to be silenced
Aside from celebrities cautiously expressing varying levels of distaste with Donald Trump being banned from Twitter, another response has come from the international political class. German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her concern. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is taking it further. He stated that he will be making a …
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