Sat 19 February 2022: NASA’s discovery rover, Perseverance, that completed its first year of a mission Friday on Mars, will focus on collecting rock samples during year two on the red planet. The main mission now for the rover is to explore the crater flanks and the old river delta to collect rock samples, according […]
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Sat 19 February 2022: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that the world is not prepared for a new pandemic that could follow the coronavirus and reiterated his view that the narrative that the crisis is over is false. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus remarks were made in an address to the three-day […]
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Sat 19 February 2022: Moscow, Russia – On February 1, Igor, a middle-aged truck driver from Krasnodar posted a video on TikTok of a Russian military convoy cruising down a two-lane road in a rural area. The short clip has gathered a little over 350 views – but it was quickly picked up by hawk-eyed analysts who monitor […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: Police in Ottawa are working to clear the centre of the capital three weeks after protests shut it down. Ottawa police have made nearly two dozen arrests and begun towing vehicles that have blockaded the centre of the Canadian capital for three weeks, as a large contingent of officers moved in […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: A British politician has stated that he will bring Prince Andrew’s case before the British parliament in order to obtain assurances that public funds will not be used to pay for the sexual assault lawsuit settlement. According to a US court filing, Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre have reached […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, the number of Russian military bases surrounding Ukraine has increased to 149,000. “We are watching the divisions of the Russian troops, which number 129,000. And put together with naval and air components, this figure reaches 149,000,” Oleksiy Reznikov told parliament. Meanwhile, amid Western fears […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: The World Health Organization has reduced the recommended quarantine period for people who have been exposed to the coronavirus under the new guidelines. People who test negative now have seven days to get out of quarantine. Previously, the period of time was 14 days. In cases where testing to shorten quarantine […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: Under the new guidance, UK schools are being asked to teach sensitive issues in a non-biased way. The aim is to help teachers cover complex topics, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As per Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi, no subject should be off-limits. A warning has also been given against teachers expressing their […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: The world has become “better prepared” to deal with future variants of the coronavirus, the CEO and co-founder of German vaccine-maker BioNTech said, as the company works on an Omicron-specific shot. “We will have to get used to the fact that we will have to live with the virus for the […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: Former US President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a New York civil probe into his business practices, according to a New York state judge. Judge Arthur Engoron on Thursday ordered Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr, to comply with subpoenas issued in December […]
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