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Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:57:31 GMT
Georgian Prime Minister resigns amid political crisis
The court ruling came amid a political crisis in Georgia that followed parliamentary elections in October.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:20:46 GMT
Pandemic cut U.S. life expectancy by a year
Black Americans lost 2.7 years of life expectancy, and Latinos lost 1.9. White life expectancy fell 0.8 years, new data shows.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:36:33 GMT
Magnitude 5.6 quake causes damages in Iran
The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:39:28 GMT
Kent variant may be 70 percent more deadly, UK study shows
The findings raised concerns about how mutations may change the characteristics of the virus that causes Covid-19.

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:24:05 GMT
Major airlines team up with UNICEF for Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan
More than 10 airlines are signing agreements with the UN agency to support its "Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative".

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:51:51 GMT
Bitcoin closing in on $50,000
Bitcoin hit $49,938 and has gained roughly 70% this year, most of that after Tesla said it bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin.

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:43:31 GMT
Antarctic sponges discovered under the ice shelf perplex scientists
Such animals aren't expected to live in these extreme locations, because they are so far from sunlight and any obvious source of food.

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:18:02 GMT
Russia delivers humanitarian aid to Karvachar for Azerbaijan
The Russian Defense Ministry said the deliveries will be used to "restore power and water supply systems."

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:22:44 GMT
Congo boat disaster leaves at least 60 dead and hundreds missing
Minister Steve Mbikayi said more than 700 people had been aboard the vessel but that only 300 survivors had been found so far.

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 06:34:46 GMT
New Covid variant with worrying mutations found in 11 countries
The team say the variant contains a number of mutations that have worried researchers, including the E484K mutation to the spike protein.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:06:07 GMT
WHO Wuhan mission finds signs of wider original outbreak in 2019
The lead investigator for the WHO mission said the mission had found several signs of the more wide-ranging 2019 spread.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:42:12 GMT
Gates says solving Covid pandemic easy compared with climate
Gates's new book, "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster", is a guide to tackling global warming.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:30:57 GMT
Guinea declares first Ebola outbreak in years
Health officials have traced this latest outbreak to a funeral at the beginning of February for a nurse from a rural health facility.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:03:04 GMT
Greece hosts Gulf allies at key meeting as Turkey fumes
The Turkish Foreign Ministry named Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, accusing him of "slandering" Turkey at the meeting.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:07:59 GMT
People vaccinated with Sputnik V "can donate plasma for Covid patients"
The Sputnik V vaccine was developed by the Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:27:13 GMT
Chick Corea, Grammy-winning jazz musician, dies aged 79
In his career, Chick Corea won 23 Grammys and was the fourth most-nominated artist in Grammys history.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:05:16 GMT
Volkswagen teams up with Microsoft on automated cars
VW has big plans to branch into digital mobility for ride-sharing, micro-mobility, short-term rentals and more.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:18:19 GMT
Azeri defense chief in Turkey to observe joint drills
Hasanov was invited by Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to follow the penultimate day of the drills.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:51:06 GMT
Researchers: Pigs can be trained to use computer joysticks
Pigs have previously been found to be capable of a host of tasks, including solving multiple-choice puzzles.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:00:26 GMT
Merkel warns of “third wave” of Covid-19 in Germany
The German Chancellor noted, however, that the infection rate had dropped from 110 in just over two weeks.



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