Some rather alarming headlines recently circulated about the newest members of the omicron family. “Nightmare COVID variant,” read one. “The most immune-evasive COVID variants yet.” Or, as one would-be pandemic…
Continue ReadingSciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials were designed to study the vaccine’s safety and efficacy in preventing symptomatic disease, not transmission. But online publications now misleadingly present the fact…
Continue ReadingThere are the links between the biggest global series of the year – the cost of living crisis, climate change, China, Covid and the war in Ukraine. The BBC’s analysis…
Continue ReadingChina has been accused of crimes against humanity in regards to their treatment of Uyghurs Muslims and other minorities, according to a report by the UN. The report suggests there…
Continue ReadingThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in southern Ukraine arrived in the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, from where they will travel to…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union defence ministers have agreed to start the work necessary for setting up an EU military assistance mission for Ukraine, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s former prime minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday he decided to be secretly sworn in to five key ministries during the pandemic because he felt the responsibility for the…
Continue ReadingMore than four months after journalists discovered civilian corpses in Bucha on April 2, the first evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, the local authorities have started burying the dead…
Continue ReadingKenya’s president-elect William Ruto said public expectations were huge and there was no time to waste, after meeting on Wednesday with elected officials from his alliance. Although his opponent Raila…
Continue ReadingScott Morrison said Wednesday that giving himself extra powers when he was Australia’s prime minister was necessary during the coronavirus crisis, as criticism rose the moves were deceptive and undemocratic.…
Continue ReadingKenya’s president-elect William Ruto said on Wednesday there was no time to waste in tackling an economic crisis, as defeated rival Raila Odinga prepared a legal challenge to overturn his…
Continue ReadingNew artists have joined the bill for the forthcoming tribute gigs for late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, with livestream details also announced. Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on…
Continue ReadingHogan Photos GGG is just four weeks away from his third bout with Canelo, and posted an update from camp. Gennadiy Golovkin is a month away from his trilogy bout…
Continue ReadingDrake has broken a new chart record. This week, on the Billboard Hot 100 dated August 20, 2022, the Canadian rapper officially became the artist with the most top 5s on…
Continue ReadingIn Niger, a Tech entrepreneur is hoping that his innovation in automatic irrigation could be a game changer for rural communities struggling to manage increasingly scarce water supplies. Abdou Maman…
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