Several Russian soldiers involved in the military operation in Ukraine have been hospitalized with severe chemical poisoning, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Traces of the toxin Clostridium botulinum Type B have been discovered in samples taken from the servicemen, the ministry said, accusing Kiev of “chemical terrorism.” The …
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The news that US inflation has reached its highest level for 40 years, at 7.5% in January, is the most explicit indicator of serious problems in its economy. The monetary tightening that will be used to attempt to bring this under control will both slow the US economy and inevitably …
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The announcement comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired an emergency Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR) meeting to brainstorm the government’s response to the attack, which police have declared a terror incident. The decision, which was confirmed by Home Secretary Priti Patel, was taken the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) …
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At the beginning of this year, the mainstream media was blasting rays of optimism over America’s Covid-19 economic recovery, which, owing to the combination of a successful vaccine rollout, huge injections of government money and a sheer disregard for human life, allowed the US to roar back in recovery. Hal …
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The houses in Insul, Rhineland-Palatinate can be seen partially submerged and damaged after the Ahr river overflowed its banks due to heavy rainfall. © Ruptly More than 100 died in Rhineland-Palatinate and neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia, German media reported on Friday, citing officials. Many more are unaccounted for as cell phone service …
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Protests erupted in several cities in Iran’s Khuzestan Province late on Thursday night, continuing into Friday. Droves of people could be seen marching through the streets, chanting their need for drinking water, with some shouting, “we’re thirsty! We want water!” While the protests were mostly peaceful, some demonstrators in the …
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A tiny independent enclave state of around 34,000, surrounded by Italian territory, San Marino began using the Russian-made vaccine in February. A study looking into adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) has appeared in the online publication EClinicalMedicine, which is run by the peer-reviewed medical journal the Lancet. A team of …
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The promising new findings came courtesy of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, marking the first time nanobodies have been tested for inhalation treatment of the coronavirus disease. Nanobodies are similar to monoclonal antibodies, widely used in certain cancer treatments, but are smaller in size and boast …
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Cyclone Tauktae is currently heading northwards along India’s western coast, bringing torrential rains, thunderstorms and strong winds to several states. Heavy rains and winds have caused the deaths of at least four people in the Karnataka state on Saturday. The disaster heavily battered 73 villages in the area, with flooding …
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The shutdown of the platform was announced in a statement by Frankfurt prosecutors together with the Federal Criminal Police Office on Monday. Law enforcement officials said they had caught three suspects believed to be the administrators of the now-defunct platform, which reportedly had over 400,000 users at the time the …
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