The botched US air raid killed 10 civilians in Kabul, most of them children The Pentagon has released surveillance videos showing a US air strike that killed 10 civilians in the Afghan capital last year, one of the final American combat missions in the country as Washington ended its two-decade war. Published by the New […]
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New poll shows how ‘frustrated’ Americans are with Biden one year in
Approximately 40% of those polled said the president actually makes them ‘nervous’ Just days ahead of his one-year anniversary in the White House, President Joe Biden has been hit with a disappointing poll. It found a majority believing the US is doing “somewhat” or “very” badly. Half of the respondents in a new CBS poll […]
CDC-backed study shows differences between Delta and Omicron
A new study shared by the CDC director shows one coronavirus variant is much less dangerous, but far more transmissible While a study out of southern California shows the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is much milder than the Delta, US health authorities continue to insist on vaccination, boosters and masking due to “strained” hospitals. […]
Musk shows off ‘Mechazilla’
The gargantuan launch tower mechanism is designed to recover Super Heavy rockets and Starships SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has hailed the progress made in the testing of the robotic mechanism at the SpaceX launch pad in southern Texas, which was built to catch returning rockets and spacecraft. ‘Super Heavy’ is the dedicated launch vehicle for […]
Dogs understand humans better than expected, study shows
Canines can distinguish between different languages, as well as between real language and gibberish, new research reveals Dogs are capable of recognizing familiar human language and differentiating it from an unfamiliar one, a fresh study suggests. Canines can also tell the difference between familiar words regardless of intonation. Our canine pets appear to be able […]
Video shows man directly hit by thunderbolt
CCTV footage in Jakarta, Indonesia has captured a security guard who luckily survived a direct hit by lightning, according to local media. The 35-year-old, working as a guard for a company dealing with heavy machinery in the north of Jakarta, was on duty when lightning struck him. In the video, shared by an Indonesian media […]
Poll shows how many Belgians are OK with restrictions for unvaxxed
Austria-style restrictions for people unvaccinated against Covid-19 would be opposed by just a quarter of Belgians, while the overwhelming majority would approve of such measures, if they were introduced in their country. The public attitude to the controversial approach was measured by an Ipsos opinion poll conducted in Belgium in early December at the request […]
Study shows what would happen if China dealt with Covid like US
If China were to drop its zero-Covid-19 policy and open up its economy the way some Western countries have, it would have hundreds of thousands daily infections that would overwhelm its healthcare system, a study has claimed. The unsettling prediction came from a group of researchers at Peking University in Beijing, who crunched the numbers […]
Taiwan shows off new combat tool against Beijing
Taiwan’s president unveiled the country’s combat wing of advanced US-made F-16 fighters in a ceremony on Thursday, showing its new Air Force capabilities against mainland China. The event, held at an air base in the southern Taiwanese city of Chiayi, saw the island commission the first combat wing of F-16 fighters, developed with US support. […]
UK tabloid cheers US hypersonic nukes in Germany, shows mushroom cloud over Moscow
UK papers are hyping the revival of a Cold War-era US artillery unit in Germany, supposed to be armed with ‘Dark Eagle’ hypersonic missiles that will be able reach Moscow in mere minutes, once they are developed. ‘Dark Eagle has landed’ proclaimed The Sun, originally reporting that the new US missiles could “blitz Russia” in […]
JHU data shows Covid pandemic deaths surpass 5 MILLION worldwide as concern grows over the spread of the virus ahead of winter
The number of deaths linked to the Covid pandemic soared past 5 million worldwide on Monday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), less than two years after it began. As of Monday, the number of Covid-linked deaths recorded around the world hit 5,001,991 globally in JHU’s data, with over 246.8 million cases […]
Washington to let Julian Assange serve sentence in Australia if convicted after extradition to US, legal document shows
Lawyers acting on behalf of the US government have “provided assurance” to a UK extradition hearing that any custodial sentence imposed on WikiLeaks founder Assange by an American court would be allowed to be served in Australia. The US government has begun its appeal against an initial decision by a UK court that denied a […]
Adenovirus Covid-19 vaccine shows lower but ‘stable’ immunity level for 8 months while mRNA jabs’ efficacy falls ‘sharply’ – study
Different effects of the world’s Covid injection types are revealed in new study that shines light on ‘Adenovirus v mRNA’ debate The one-shot adenovirus J&J Covid-19 vaccine provides stable but low-level immunity that stays for months, a new study has found, while mRNA jabs’ initially higher number of antibodies “declines sharply” over the same period. […]
Photo shows La Palma volcanic eruption from SPACE, locals told to go into lockdown as lava flow destroys cement plant
Spain’s Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt and cause serious problems for the residents of La Palma island, with a cement plant the lava’s most recent victim. The plant was reportedly engulfed on Monday, sending massive clouds of smoke billowing into the air. Authorities have urged locals to go into lockdown. Residents in the towns […]
People’s movement decreased by 70 percent during Sydney’s lengthy lockdown, new study shows
Mobility in Sydney during lockdown has been 50% lower during weekdays and down 70% at weekends, data from an Australian company studying people’s movements has revealed. In Melbourne, mobility has also dropped, down 40%. The people of Australia’s most populous city, Sydney in New South Wales (NSW), have shown a significant adherence to stay-at-home orders, […]