The opening, located about 100km (62 miles) below central Panama, might serve as a conduit for mantle rocks and materials to travel more than 1,600km (1,000 miles) from their point of origin underneath the Galapagos Islands, according to research published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of …
Read More »Antibody neutralizing all Covid variants found, Chinese scientists claim
In a study published on Tuesday, Chinese scientists from a variety of institutions, including Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou and Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, suggested that they may have the panacea to the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors claim that monoclonal antibody 35B5 has been shown in both in vitro (laboratory …
Read More »Omicron found in Europe earlier than previously thought
The new strain was already present in the Netherlands more than a week before its first cases were confirmed by Dutch health authorities, the country’s National Institute for Health (RIVM) said on Tuesday. Traces of the Omicron strain were found in two test samples taken by the Dutch municipal health …
Read More »Survivor found alive hours after horror blast kills more than 50 at Russian coal mine
In a statement on Friday morning, Alexander Chupriyan, the acting Minister of Emergency Situations, told reporters that an employee of the Listvyazhnaya mine had been found in the wake of Russia’s worst mining disaster in a decade. “Our team has just come across another miner, alive,” he said. The man …
Read More »Covid strain ‘worse than Delta’ found in 3 countries
The latest known variant of Covid-19 has significant changes in its spikes, which could make it invincible to vaccination. It could be the most highly-evolved coronavirus strain yet, as 32 mutations have apparently been detected in it. The currently dominant, highly transmissible Delta strain, which has contributed to this year’s …
Read More »WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty by Kenosha jury
The jury of five men and seven women delivered its verdict after four days of deliberations. Rittenhouse broke down in tears as the jury foreman read the verdict of not guilty on all counts. During the week-long trial, prosecutors painted Rittenhouse as a vigilante who crossed state lines with an …
Read More »Pegasus-style spyware found on thousands of smartphones
Used by governments worldwide to spy on rival politicians, foreign powers, journalists, lawyers, and business figures, NSO Group’s Pegasus malware has gotten significant media attention since its existence was revealed earlier this year by activists. While the Israeli firm has found itself maligned by the press and blacklisted by Washington, …
Read More »Russian diplomat found dead outside embassy in Berlin
Der Spiegel said the deceased man was a 35-year-old secretary who had worked at the embassy. The magazine said the man appeared to have fallen from an upper floor of the building. His body had been discovered on October 19. Russia’s embassy in Germany released a short statement in response …
Read More »Loudoun County ‘boy in a skirt’ found GUILTY of girls’ bathroom sex assault as school boards’ actions trigger walkouts
Juvenile Court judge Pamela Brooks on Monday found the “boy in a skirt” – whose name has not been released as he is under 18 – guilty of forcible sodomy and forcible fellatio in relation to the assault on a teenage girl at Stone Bridge High School in May. He …
Read More »NYPD set up police cordon, call in bomb squad after suspicious package found near UN building (VIDEO)
The alert was called in to police at around noon local time. Officers have since cleared a two-block area around the building, which is located on First Avenue in Manhattan. The object was later reported to be a box of flowers, according to preliminary information shared by police with reporters. Turk …
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