No, COVID-19 does not enter our DNA
(The University of Queensland/Queensland Brain Institute) – Professor Geoff Faulkner from the Queensland Brain Institute is refuting claims that COVID-19 can enter a person’s DNA.
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Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk
(Reuters) – “Robot, stand up” – Oscar Constanza, 16, gives the order and slowly but surely a large frame strapped to his body lifts him up and he starts walking.
Some teens at risk of self-harming can be identified a decade in advance
(British Psychological Society Research Digest) – There are multiple risk factors for self-harm, including a history of abuse, trauma, physical and mental illness, and bullying.
COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction – but vaccines do not
By Ranjith Ramasamy (The Conversation) – Contrary to myths circulating on social media, COVID-19 vaccines do not cause erectile dysfunction and male infertility.
Fresh wave of climate protests to target gas ahead of COP26 summit
BRUSSELS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Climate activists will try to shut down gas terminals and protest fracking plans in several countries this weekend, as a post-lockdown push to influence the agenda ahead of November’s COP26 climate summit in Scotland kicks off in earnest.
Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections
(Reuters) – The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced record COVID-19 infections today, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease.
‘War has changed’, CDC says, calling for new response to Delta variant
(Reuters) – The war against COVID-19 has changed because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the U.S.
U.S. issues new Cuba sanctions, Biden promises more to come
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its leaders yesterday in response to the Havana government’s crackdown on protesters, and President Joe Biden promised Cuban-American leaders more actions were coming.
With bipartisan vote, U.S. Senate advances Biden’s infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted by a wide margin yesterday to take up a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, as Republicans and Democrats alike advanced President Joe Biden’s top priority of renovating roads and bridges.
In one-two punch to Trump, Justice Dept OK’s release of taxes, memo
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump suffered twin setbacks yesterday when the Justice Department cleared the way to release his tax records and disclosed a memo showing he had urged top officials last year to falsely claim his election defeat was “corrupt.”
Greenland experienced ‘massive’ ice melt this week, scientists say
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – With climate change fueling high temperatures across the Arctic, Greenland lost a massive amount of ice on Wednesday with enough melting to cover the U.S.
Grisly murder of diplomat’s daughter sparks outrage over femicides in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A grisly murder in the heart of Islamabad involving families from the privileged elite of Pakistani society has dominated headlines for the past week, stirring national outrage over femicides in the South Asian nation.
Thousands protest in Guatemala demanding president’s resignation
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets in protest yesterday, lighting fires and blocking roads across the Central American country, to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei after the firing of a well-known anti-corruption prosecutor.
Malta government carries responsibility for journalist’s murder, inquiry finds
VALLETTA, (Reuters) – An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta found on Thursday that the state had to bear responsibility after creating a “culture of impunity”.
New York judge finds Cuba Gooding Jr liable in rape accuser’s civil lawsuit
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday found Cuba Gooding Jr liable in a civil lawsuit by a woman who accused the Oscar-winning actor of raping her twice in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, after Gooding failed to respond to the accusations in court.
Biden sets broad new vaccine, mask guidelines for millions of federal workers
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Federal workers and onsite contractors will have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or wear masks, practice social distancing and submit to regular testing under sweeping new guidelines the White House announced today.
Malta government carries responsibility for journalist’s murder, inquiry finds
VALLETTA, (Reuters) – An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia found today that the state had to bear responsibility after creating a “culture of impunity”.
U.S. Senate advances roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure investment bill advanced in the U.S.
Peru’s Castillo, in first speech as president, pledges to heal colonial wounds
LIMA, (Reuters) – Pedro Castillo yesterday said Peru’s colonial wounds still ran deep and he would seek to heal them, while promising economic stability in his inaugural speech as president.
Russia’s Abramovich denies buying Chelsea for Putin, court hears
LONDON, (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin’s “cashier” nor did he buy Chelsea FC as a vehicle to corrupt the West, his lawyer told England’s High Court in a defamation hearing over a book about Putin’s Russia.
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