The group of researchers from Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and Canada developed a non-invasive, extremely delicate sensor-belt which they wrapped around the newborn infants. They recorded over 1,400 breaths taken by 17 infants delivered through an elective caesarean section. The images captured the process of lung aeration, or the switch from …
Read More »Destination unknown: Qantas offers ‘mystery flights’ for travel-hungry tourists amid border closures
The airline has come up with another creative way to attract more customers amid the coronavirus crisis. Starting Thursday, Australians were able to book a ticket for one of the “mystery flights,” scheduled for the end of March, April and May. Each time Boeing 737 will fly out of either …
Read More »The curious case of ‘Han Solo’, a CIA contractor accused of terrorism in Venezuela who claims he was on a simple boating holiday
You could be forgiven for thinking that an ex-Marine going on trial for terrorism charges in Venezuela might meet with the sort of US media coverage that the Amanda Knox story attained, but the start of Heath’s trial has warranted barely a whisper. Heath was arrested last September alongside six …
Read More »China’s FM hails joint effort by Beijing and Moscow to fight ‘political virus’ and ensure global stability
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Yi noted that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation Between China and Russia, and that this agreement would be renewed and bolstered as the partnership between Moscow and Beijing strengthens. “It is a milestone in …
Read More »Telegram deletes ‘Skin Market’: Popular & scandalous channel specializing in exposing & extorting Russian ‘escorts’ is taken down
In recent months, the Russia-made messaging app has grown as a source of alternative media. For those seeking to read personal blogs, looking to find like-minded people, or simply searching for news outside the mainstream, it has become one of the market leaders. In Russia itself, the application was banned …
Read More »Khabib dragged into row over whether Yan was told BY HIS OWN CORNER to land illegal knee strike on Sterling at UFC 259
Yan lost his bantamweight belt after he struck a savage illegal knee on Sterling in the fourth round in Las Vegas, with the dazed American being unable to continue. Yan was leading on two of the three scorecards at the time of the incident and was seemingly in control of …
Read More »Fraternity hazing victim’s organs are being donated after extreme incident at Ohio university
The student has been identified as 20-year Stone Foltz who was hospitalized after an off-campus Pi Kappa Alpha event Thursday near Bowling Green State University. Foltz remains in critical condition and on life support having been airlifted to ProMedica Toledo Hospital. “Not all the facts are out yet, the investigation …
Read More »The New Normal’s religion of ‘techno-voodooism’ has bewitched the world
What happens when systems cross the threshold of peak complexity and can no longer be improved in their current forms? Decision-makers can commission competing models in order to pick a winner. This however calls for patience, prudence and sound oversight. Alternately, they can pounce on a fantastical blueprint that will …
Read More »‘See you next week’? Disbelief as Brexiteer Nigel Farage claims he’s leaving politics (again) after achieving ‘life’s work’
In a video message posted to Twitter, Farage said he would be stepping down as leader of Reform UK, a recent rebranding of his Brexit Party. Launched in November, the political outfit was billed as a challenge to the government’s “woeful” Covid-19 policies. He said Brexit had been his “life’s …
Read More »‘Kurz must go’: Austrians lash out at govt as thousands of anti-lockdown demonstrators march through Vienna (VIDEO)
Austria’s Krone newspaper reported that around 15,000 people attended the Saturday rally. Demonstrators held placards reading “Kurz must go” as they chanted slogans calling for the resignation of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. Footage from RT’s video agency Ruptly shows protesters pouring into the streets of central Vienna as they waved Austrian …
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