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Despite at one point amassing a 12-fight, 8-year winning streak in the UFC’s lightweight division, ‘El Cucuy’ has never fought above the level of an interim title – and ahead of what he hopes will be a return to the win column this weekend after a vicious defeat to Justin …

“So great to be here in the original home of #Kimchi – South Korea!” Harris tweeted, adding that he was “excited” to appear on a cooking show with a famous South Korean chef. While the American diplomat did not mention China, Korean media quickly pointed out that his tweet came …

Only a few more teaching days are left of this term, and as a lecturer with 10 years of experience at a British university, I can honestly say this year has been the toughest. Since September, universities, and students, have hardly been out of the news. Back then all the …

The drug, created by the University of Queensland (UQ) and biotech firm CSL, triggered a “robust” immune response to SARS-COV-2 in phase 1 trials, but it also led to some unfortunate complications involving another dangerous virus. Antibodies that were shielding participants from a Covid-19 infection were also leading to false …

For those who want to make themselves feel better about the greenhouse gas emissions they create, carbon offsets have long been the easy option. If you’re flying off on holiday, just tick a box and all that guilt is assuaged for a small fee. The money will go to planting …

The unprecedented mass cull was conducted by Denmark last month in an attempt to stop the spread of a mutated coronavirus strain among animals and workers. Now, the slaughter, which saw the entire mink population of 15 to 17 million animals killed, has seemingly created a whole set of new …

The selection seemed calculated more to twist the knife in President Trump than anything else – avowedly anti-Trump musician Bruce Springsteen was selected to deliver the news, and the addition of the “Guardians of the Year” category allowed Time to essentially hand out prizes to all of the short-listers except …

Jilani’s account was ‘temporarily restricted’ on Thursday and those wishing to see it had to click through a notice. As usual, Twitter did not give any reason or explanation for the action. The lockout was noticed by Jilani’s former Intercept colleagues Lee Fang and Glenn Greenwald. Former Times opinion writer …

Safra passed away on Thursday of natural causes, according to a statement by Banco Safra, the financial institution that he built with his brother Moise, who died in 2014. Safra also owned the Safra National Bank of New York and the J. Safra Sarasin bank in Switzerland, both of which …

According to state officials, Jones, a former Florida Department of Health (DOH) data scientist, was fired for “insubordination,” but she claims she was dismissed for refusing to alter official Covid-19 data to make reopening the state more palatable for the public at the behest of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, a …