Fri 22 July 2022: Scientists in Turkiye have started to observe data on particulates in the atmosphere above Antarctica, collected via satellite and ground-based systems, one expert said on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports. According to geomatic engineer, Mahmut Oguz Selbesoglu, identifying and observing the effects of global climate change is the main aim of the scientists […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: The number of COVID-19 infections in the UK has risen again to over 3.7 million, the Office for National Statistics announced on Friday. The latest numbers are for the week to July 14, and show a 7% increase on the previous week. That week, however, saw a 29% jump from the week before, which suggests […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: Five EU nations are now listed twice on Russia’s list of unfriendly countries, which already included all EU members, as Russia announced on Friday that it intended to sever diplomatic ties with them. The ability of their embassies in Russia to hire local staff is a key factor in the status […]
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Fri 22July 2022: Giuseppe Paterno, who is 98, has become Italy’s oldest graduate – again. Paterno has added a masters in history and philosophy from the University of Palermo to an initial degree in the same subjects he earned there two years ago. 98-year-old Giuseppe Paterno became the oldest student graduate in Italy for a […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: On Thursday (July 21), experts discussed whether the World Health Organization (WHO) should declare the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency, the highest level of alert. Monkeypox cases are rapidly increasing, with nearly 15,400 cases reported in at least 71 countries. A second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: Google has announced that it will begin testing augmented reality (AR) glasses in public next month in order to assist users. According to the company, testing AR prototypes only in a lab environment has limitations. “Starting next month, we plan to test AR prototypes in the real world. This will allow […]
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Fri 22 July 2022: Jihadist network Al-Qaeda is positioned to overtake Daesh as the pre-eminent terrorist group threatening international security, according to a new report published on Tuesday by the UN. Citing intelligence shared by UN member states, the report says that Al-Qaeda is experiencing a surge, in part due to the successful Taliban takeover of Afghanistan […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: Britain will send scores of artillery guns and more than 1,600 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine in the latest supply of Western arms to help bolster its defence against Russia, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday. The uplift comes after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month promised another 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of military support to Ukraine. SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: A mosque in the UK welcomed the public in for two days to offer shelter in a cool environment as the nation battles an unprecedented heatwave. In a statement posted on Monday, Manchester’s Makki Masjid said that on Monday and Tuesday, the mosque will leave its doors open during the hottest […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: Pope Francis has urged world leaders to pay attention to the “chorus of cries of anguish” coming from the Earth as a result of climate change, extreme weather, and biodiversity loss. He urged nations to address climate change with the same attention as global challenges like wars and health crises in […]
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