By catching bats, these ‘virus hunters’ hope to stop the next pandemic
Researchers wearing headlamps and protective suits race to untangle the claws and wings of bats caught up in a big net after dark in the Philippine province of Laguna.
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Banksy painting to raise millions for UK health service
Banksy has continued to create works during the pandemic. Disguised as a cleaner, in July 2020 he spray-painted a series of rats encouraging people to wear face masks on the … Read More
Expulsions, releases, hotels: Migrant families at US-Mexico border face mixed US policies
US officials are trying to drive home an increasingly emphatic message to the growing number of mostly Central American asylum seekers crossing the US-Mexico border every day: “Do not come. … Read More
Saudi ceasefire plan unlikely to pause Yemen war: analysts
Saudi Arabia’s plan for a “comprehensive” ceasefire in Yemen is unlikely to pause hostilities, observers say, as the conflict between the Riyadh-backed government and the Huthi rebels enters its seventh … Read More
‘We don’t want war’ with Sudan: Ethiopian PM Abiy
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday his country did not want war with Sudan, as tensions over a contested region along their border spark fears of broader conflict.
Women’s UCL: How the women’s game is being strengthened across Europe
The UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinals kick off on Wednesday as holders Olympique Lyonnais visit Paris Saint-Germain. Aston Villa player, and pundit, Anita Asante has been telling CNN that reigning … Read More
Huge blaze at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh kills 15, leaves 400 missing
Fifteen people have died and 400 are missing after a huge fire destroyed the shanty homes of tens of thousands of Rohingya in the world’s biggest refugee settlement in Bangladesh, … Read More
AstraZeneca trials ‘may have included outdated information’: US agency
A United States health agency raised concerns Tuesday that AstraZeneca may have included out-of-date information during trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, the day after the company said its drug was … Read More
Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout boosted by private sector initiatives
Pharmaline, a Lebanese pharmaceutical company, is the first private sector initiative to assist the country’s national COVID-19 vaccination program with the arrival of 50,000 doses of Sputnik V Friday morning, … Read More
Lebanese pound falls as political deadlock persists
The Lebanese pound continued its decline against the US dollar on the black market Tuesday, trading for LL14,000 after leaders failed to break the government formation deadlock.