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On Saturday evening, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) published a report commissioned by the US State Department. They studied a mysterious ailment that US officials deployed in Cuba and China developed a few years ago, and concluded that the symptoms were “consistent” with exposure to pulsed …

“We’ve come upon a critical period in the fight against Covid-19,” Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said during a Sunday government meeting on the epidemic, according to Yonhap. South Korea introduced a five-tier social distancing scheme in November. Level 2.5, which was declared on Sunday for its most populous capital metropolitan …

According to a new study from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released this week, a “high-damage” scenario would mean a protracted recovery from the pandemic. The report anticipates that 80 percent of the pandemic-induced economic crisis would persist for over a decade, stalling the pre-pandemic growth trajectory.  A “baseline Covid” …

The study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) was commissioned by the US State Department. In its report, a NASEM expert panel concluded that symptoms like dizziness, headache, fatigue, nausea, anxiety and memory loss that were experienced by American diplomats were “consistent with the effects of …

The reconvening of talks was confirmed by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a joint statement following their phone call on Saturday, which was in itself a bid to overcome the continuing deadlock.  “In a phone call today on the ongoing negotiations …

Based in Rome, Leonardo specializes in aerospace and security. It’s one of the world’s largest contractors and boasts NATO among its customers when it comes to cybersecurity. Yet, its image suffered a heavy blow when it turned out that a former employee and a contractor managed to bypass the company’s …

Donald Trump has met his supporters in Valdosta, Georgia, in his first rally since election day, to support Republican senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in the upcoming January election. That’s while the president himself is contesting results in the swing state, which has officially been called for Joe Biden. The former Vice …

A massive fire combined with blasts has been filmed not far from the local Plaza Mundo mall, with authorities urging residents to avoid the area. The nearby shopping center has been evacuated due to initial threat of the blaze rapidly spreading beyond the gas plant’s territory. However, local fire department later announced that 15 firefighters …

Impressively, Urban free-climbed the 58-floor building in less than an hour, as onlookers viewed the daring feat from below.  Multiple reporters captured footage of Urban scaling the massive building. Urban previously climbed the Eiffel Tower, as well as the Engie and Ariane skyscrapers. He posted images to Instagram of his …

Pro-Trump demonstrators who gathered outside Washington State Capitol faced off with counter-protesters who attended an event labeled“Squash fascists”. Violence followed, with videos on social media showing supporters of the president beating Antifa with American flags. WARNING: VIDEOS MAY CONTAIN EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Other footage appeared to depict masked protesters using tear gas against …