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Polish priests defy bishop amid pedophilia scandal | Priests in the Polish diocese of Kalisz refused to sign letters of loyalty to their bishop after a child abuse cover-up. More and more Catholics in Poland are calling on the Church to properly investigate such crimes. https://ift.tt/2Xg3FP9 https://ift.tt/3exk5Zd https://ift.tt/3exk5Zd https://ift.tt/2Xfn3f0

https://ift.tt/3exk5Zd Submitted May 30, 2020 at 08:50PM by SetMau92 https://ift.tt/2Xfn3f0 SetMau92

Around 500 climate activists gathered outside the new Datteln 4 coal power plant in Germany's Ruhr region, to protest against its opening. Fridays for Futures, Greenpeace, as well as German groups Ende Gelände and the German Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) were represented https://ift.tt/2Mi3A72 https://ift.tt/3cgTONo https://ift.tt/3cgTONo https://ift.tt/3dm9twe

https://ift.tt/3cgTONo Submitted May 30, 2020 at 06:42PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3dm9twe DoremusJessup

Germany, France, UK slam Mike Pompeo's Iran sanctions move: Washington says it plans to revoke sanction waivers for firms from the three European countries operating in Iran. Their foreign ministries say the joint projects ensure the Islamic Republic's nuclear program is safe https://ift.tt/2B9GkWD https://ift.tt/3cgkCNB https://ift.tt/3cgkCNB https://ift.tt/3dkMscR

https://ift.tt/3cgkCNB Submitted May 30, 2020 at 06:44PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3dkMscR DoremusJessup

India's farmers told to scare locusts away by beating drums, using loudspeakers. Farmers are being asked to make as much of a racket as possible, using drums, tin containers, utensils and even hiring mobile disc jockeys, in an attempt to scare away locust swarms that are attacking India. https://ift.tt/2ZOP12Y https://ift.tt/3ew7tl1 https://ift.tt/3ew7tl1 https://ift.tt/36JAl6T

https://ift.tt/3ew7tl1 Submitted May 29, 2020 at 08:25PM by poleco1 https://ift.tt/36JAl6T poleco1

Inside Brazil's slums where COVID-19 is at risk of spreading like wildfire: That is despite the central government and its president, Jair Bolsonaro, continuing to play down the spread and effect of the disease. https://ift.tt/3cboIXh https://ift.tt/2XaDzwL https://ift.tt/2XaDzwL https://ift.tt/2zFDjgs

https://ift.tt/2XaDzwL Submitted May 28, 2020 at 07:24PM by AngelofDeath2020 https://ift.tt/2zFDjgs AngelofDeath2020

Trump directs AG to boost enforcement of state laws on social media companies: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is directing Atty. Gen. William Barr to work with states to enforce their own laws against what he described as deceptive business practices by social media companies. https://ift.tt/3dco4dj https://ift.tt/2X9J52U https://ift.tt/2X9J52U https://ift.tt/3dfCAkD

https://ift.tt/2X9J52U Submitted May 28, 2020 at 07:27PM by AngelofDeath2020 https://ift.tt/3dfCAkD AngelofDeath2020

These women say they had miscarriages. Now they're in jail for abortion. "Seven months pregnant, Manuela... said she miscarried ... in rural El Salvador. But the police, and a judge, didn't believe her. They charged and convicted her for aggravated homicide, sentencing her to 30 years in prison." https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/36DD2a3 https://ift.tt/36DD2a3 https://ift.tt/2Xy0zoo

https://ift.tt/36DD2a3 Submitted May 28, 2020 at 07:44PM by TheCocksmith https://ift.tt/2Xy0zoo TheCocksmith

India faces its worst locust swarm in nearly 30 years. The pests have destroyed over 50,000 hectares of cropland, putting further strain on the food supply in India as authorities battle to contain the coronavirus. https://ift.tt/2TM0bBH https://ift.tt/2zFr8jN https://ift.tt/2zFr8jN https://ift.tt/36DxUlW

https://ift.tt/2zFr8jN Submitted May 27, 2020 at 08:22PM by appstools232323 https://ift.tt/36DxUlW appstools232323

Oscar-winning Mexican film director Alfonso Cuaron on Tuesday backed calls to ensure thousands of domestic workers laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be paid. "It is our responsibility as employers to pay their wages in this time of uncertainty" https://ift.tt/3en58J2 https://ift.tt/3eq7maP https://ift.tt/3eq7maP https://ift.tt/3c47Y4m

https://ift.tt/3eq7maP Submitted May 26, 2020 at 06:34PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3c47Y4m DoremusJessup

Australia China trade war: Beijing seizes on Mike Pompeo’s ‘disconnection’ comment. China’s state media has issued a fresh warning for Australia, after a TV appearance by the US Secretary of State sparked a diplomatic storm. https://ift.tt/3ekfiKG https://ift.tt/3efJkz2 https://ift.tt/3efJkz2 https://ift.tt/2ZDjLnl

https://ift.tt/3efJkz2 Submitted May 25, 2020 at 09:23PM by poleco1 https://ift.tt/2ZDjLnl poleco1

Since the beginning of the year, the real has lost 30% in value against the dollar—an aversion to the Brazilian currency not seen in almost 20 years. Foreign banks are now classifying the national currency as a "toxic asset" https://ift.tt/2XywHs2 https://ift.tt/3gmCh9F https://ift.tt/3gmCh9F https://ift.tt/2TDPUri

https://ift.tt/3gmCh9F Submitted May 25, 2020 at 09:23PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2TDPUri DoremusJessup

Demonstrators defied coronavirus restrictions to march in cities across Ecuador in protest against the country's drastic economic measures to tackle the crisis. Trade unions say workers are paying a disproportionate price compared to Ecuador's elite https://ift.tt/2ZD3ZJs https://ift.tt/2X0WkTf https://ift.tt/2X0WkTf https://ift.tt/2XuTcy7

https://ift.tt/2X0WkTf Submitted May 25, 2020 at 08:14PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2XuTcy7 DoremusJessup

Experts: Flush pipes in buildings that have been vacant - “Utilities need to be moving water through their system, and building owners need to be moving water through their systems,” Andrew Whelton, an associate professor of civil, environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University https://ift.tt/36x4HJn https://ift.tt/2TCyqvi https://ift.tt/2TCyqvi https://ift.tt/36vFDCT

https://ift.tt/2TCyqvi Submitted May 25, 2020 at 07:34PM by StcStasi https://ift.tt/36vFDCT StcStasi

Six women were killed by alleged gang members at a women's prison near the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa. The killers broke through gates and the roof of a building at the women's prison "to go to the gymnasium where six prisoners were staying and murdered them" https://ift.tt/3d01HYD https://ift.tt/2XoeBcp https://ift.tt/2XoeBcp https://ift.tt/3eh7adS

https://ift.tt/2XoeBcp Submitted May 24, 2020 at 06:36PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3eh7adS DoremusJessup

Consortium launched amid coronavirus to make Aussies eat their fruit and vegetables. A national body has been launched to improve Australians' fruit and vegetable consumption. Government data shows only 7 per cent of adults and 5 per cent of children eat sufficient serves of vegetables. https://ift.tt/3bUHB0F https://ift.tt/3eiikz3 https://ift.tt/3eiikz3 https://ift.tt/2Xnp1cd

https://ift.tt/3eiikz3 Submitted May 23, 2020 at 09:07PM by poleco1 https://ift.tt/2Xnp1cd poleco1

Part of Earth's magnetic field is getting weaker in "vigorously" developing anomaly, scientists say. Satellites may need more protection in the future as increased radiation as a result of a weaker magnetic field may lead to more technical malfunctions. https://ift.tt/2Xpvzqz https://ift.tt/3eczRZ8 https://ift.tt/3eczRZ8 https://ift.tt/3cXdvuz

https://ift.tt/3eczRZ8 Submitted May 22, 2020 at 07:28PM by poleco1 https://ift.tt/3cXdvuz poleco1

Indonesia probes breach of data on more than two million voters - Indonesia’s election commission is investigating the release of 2.3 million voters’ private information on a hacker website along with a threat to release of the data of about 200 million people, the agency said on Friday. https://ift.tt/2zdRBov https://ift.tt/2APTvff https://ift.tt/2APTvff https://ift.tt/2zn9XDs

https://ift.tt/2APTvff Submitted May 22, 2020 at 07:39PM by poleco1 https://ift.tt/2zn9XDs poleco1

Africa has now recorded more than 100,000 infections of the novel coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. More than 3,100 people have died from COVID-19 as the continent of some 1.3 billion people struggles to curb the outbreak https://ift.tt/3bSzNfT https://ift.tt/2XnKVMh https://ift.tt/2XnKVMh https://ift.tt/3bWIFBd

https://ift.tt/2XnKVMh Submitted May 22, 2020 at 07:51PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3bWIFBd DoremusJessup

In Stunning Reversal, Turkey Emerges as Libya Kingmaker: With a succession of quick victories, Turkish-supported forces in Libya have rolled back the gains of a would-be strongman whose allies, Russia and the United Arab Emirates, now face tough choices https://ift.tt/2TnGEaH https://ift.tt/2ZtBYUq https://ift.tt/2ZtBYUq https://ift.tt/2LOGbtV

https://ift.tt/2ZtBYUq Submitted May 21, 2020 at 07:17PM by DoctorExplosion https://ift.tt/2LOGbtV DoctorExplosion

Carbon emissions dropped 17 percent globally amid coronavirus | “Globally, we haven’t seen a drop this big ever, and at the yearly level, you would have to go back to World War II to see such a big drop in emissions." https://ift.tt/2AOFXkj https://ift.tt/2LFGmHI https://ift.tt/2LFGmHI https://ift.tt/2ANPTKR

https://ift.tt/2LFGmHI Submitted May 20, 2020 at 08:50PM by mepper https://ift.tt/2ANPTKR mepper

Europe is abandoning Trump on the world stage as it turns away from the US toward China - New polling published in Germany this week found that an overwhelming majority of Germans said they had a worse opinion of the US because of the pandemic https://ift.tt/38hnokc https://ift.tt/3bPFURQ https://ift.tt/3bPFURQ https://ift.tt/2Xhbm6w

https://ift.tt/3bPFURQ Submitted May 20, 2020 at 07:44PM by beehive4 https://ift.tt/2Xhbm6w beehive4

Coronavirus cases soared in Chile as soldiers were deployed to back up riot police in Santiago following clashes with demonstrators angry about food shortages and job losses. Soldiers in armored vehicles and wielding automatic weapons were deployed to the working class neighborhood of El Bosque https://ift.tt/2TiDNQc https://ift.tt/2WJTamM https://ift.tt/2WJTamM https://ift.tt/2AC2ZKX

https://ift.tt/2WJTamM Submitted May 19, 2020 at 07:44PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2AC2ZKX DoremusJessup

A man who was kidnapped as a child has finally been reunited with his parents after 32 years, bringing to an end one of China’s most notorious abduction cases. Mao Yin went missing in the northwestern city of Xian in 1988 but his parents never gave up their quest to find him. https://ift.tt/2ZuVvnJ https://ift.tt/36aOn0V https://ift.tt/36aOn0V https://ift.tt/36deSmx

https://ift.tt/36aOn0V Submitted May 19, 2020 at 07:01PM by Hex_of_Void https://ift.tt/36deSmx Hex_of_Void

South Korea to donate 100 million dollars to countries with vulnerable public health systems. "Korea will collaborate across borders to ensure that vaccines are distributed equally among all countries as a public good" https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Xbow4O https://ift.tt/2Xbow4O https://ift.tt/2LHw229

https://ift.tt/2Xbow4O Submitted May 18, 2020 at 08:42PM by HeftyArt4 https://ift.tt/2LHw229 HeftyArt4

Cyclone Amphan to turn extremely severe in 24 hours in Bay of Bengal https://tbsnews.net/sites/default/files/styles/social_share/public/images/2020/05/17/odisha_braces_for_cyclone_amphan_as_met_office_issues_storm_warning_india_news_hindustan_times.png?itok=KLwVTMgI https://ift.tt/2X4ql3E https://ift.tt/2X4ql3E https://ift.tt/3g2KuQm

https://ift.tt/2X4ql3E Submitted May 17, 2020 at 07:31PM by Basicalibysharier https://ift.tt/3g2KuQm Basicalibysharier

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Saturday night declared a state of emergency to extend coronavirus measures without approval by congress, touching off a torrent of criticism that the move had been unconstitutional. https://ift.tt/3686SDb https://ift.tt/2X54fxP https://ift.tt/2X54fxP https://ift.tt/36aWDhf

https://ift.tt/2X54fxP Submitted May 17, 2020 at 07:39PM by polymute https://ift.tt/36aWDhf polymute

Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data Monday, with the world's third-largest economy contracting by 0.9 percent in the first quarter as it wrestles with the fallout from the coronavirus https://ift.tt/2AxH0os https://ift.tt/3fSUsUh https://ift.tt/3fSUsUh https://ift.tt/3g1mGvS

https://ift.tt/3fSUsUh Submitted May 17, 2020 at 07:54PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3g1mGvS DoremusJessup

Erosion from surging seas threatens roads, homes and beaches: Surging seas have battered beaches and rattled communities along Victoria’s 2500 kilometre coastline since Easter, raising confronting questions about how to respond to rising oceans and rapid erosion. https://ift.tt/3692pA4 https://ift.tt/2TeZIb0 https://ift.tt/2TeZIb0 https://ift.tt/3bFAeKc

https://ift.tt/2TeZIb0 Submitted May 17, 2020 at 07:03PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/3bFAeKc madazzahatter

Climate change, not early humans, was likely responsible for the extinction of Australia’s megafauna. Over decade of excavation at fossil site in Queensland has thrown giant creatures that crawled and loped across area more than 60,000 years ago into sharp focus. https://ift.tt/2Zg2Tmy https://ift.tt/2WI4aBo https://ift.tt/2WI4aBo https://ift.tt/2ZeDLwG

https://ift.tt/2WI4aBo Submitted May 17, 2020 at 07:06PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2ZeDLwG madazzahatter

Zimbabwean opposition activists and a member of parliament have described torture, humiliation and repeated sexual assaults after being abducted by suspected state security services. Three badly injured and traumatised women found on roadside 60 miles from Harare. https://ift.tt/2X8pnmG https://ift.tt/2LxCs3R https://ift.tt/2LxCs3R https://ift.tt/2WFLu56

https://ift.tt/2LxCs3R Submitted May 17, 2020 at 07:12PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2WFLu56 madazzahatter

'Significant' milestone: NZ's population hits 5 million. It took just 17 years to add one million people after hitting 4 million in 2003. About half that million came from natural increase (births minus deaths) with the other half coming from net migration. https://ift.tt/2DvwCx2 https://ift.tt/2zHofP3 https://ift.tt/2zHofP3 https://ift.tt/2LCsSg2

https://ift.tt/2zHofP3 Submitted May 17, 2020 at 07:16PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2LCsSg2 madazzahatter

The Workers' Party (PT) of Brazil will present a formal petition to initiate an impeachment against the far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for his mismanagement in the face of the health crisis that the country is going through due to COVID-19. https://ift.tt/2X72oss https://ift.tt/3g4RITZ https://ift.tt/3g4RITZ https://ift.tt/3fYFETZ

https://ift.tt/3g4RITZ Submitted May 17, 2020 at 07:21PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/3fYFETZ madazzahatter

Japan government decided to ban reselling of disinfectant ahead of reopening economy across country amid pandemic. Resale of high-proof alcohol and sanitizing wipes that contain alcohol will also be banned. https://ift.tt/2Z8vFWi https://ift.tt/2ybChYN https://ift.tt/2ybChYN https://ift.tt/36cIT5J

https://ift.tt/2ybChYN Submitted May 17, 2020 at 06:50PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/36cIT5J madazzahatter

1 dead, 1 injured after Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet crashes | One member of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds team is dead after a Snowbirds jet crashed and burst into flames in the front yard of a house in B.C. - flyover was part of Operation Inspiration, a salute to Canadians and front-line workers https://ift.tt/3g0yYoz https://ift.tt/2zOAWYd https://ift.tt/2zOAWYd https://ift.tt/3g4PaoT

https://ift.tt/2zOAWYd Submitted May 17, 2020 at 06:51PM by BattlemechJohnBrown https://ift.tt/3g4PaoT BattlemechJohnBrown

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines: “Because if we can’t do it, we have no business being a Republic. You might as well choose. We can be a territory of the Americans, or we can be a province of China, if we can't do it." https://ift.tt/2Zc6NN9 https://ift.tt/2LyJu8n https://ift.tt/2LyJu8n https://ift.tt/2LBkayE

https://ift.tt/2LyJu8n Submitted May 16, 2020 at 07:52PM by nogarapotatoes https://ift.tt/2LBkayE nogarapotatoes

Evidence mounts Canada's worst-ever mass shooter was woman-hater and misogyny fuelled his killing spree that left 22 dead: Former neighbor of gunman said she reported his violence against women and possession of illegal firearms to police years ago but was ignored. https://ift.tt/3dTxoTy https://ift.tt/3fNHdnE https://ift.tt/3fNHdnE https://ift.tt/2X6pNKz

https://ift.tt/3fNHdnE Submitted May 16, 2020 at 06:28PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2X6pNKz madazzahatter

Fire partially destroyed 19th-century north-east England landmark thought to be Europe’s largest timber structure being investigated as arson...mammoth bridge-like structure originally built in 1893 so coal dug from area's mines could be dropped direct from trains onto ships on the River Tyne. https://ift.tt/3byYdKZ https://ift.tt/2T9u7Yo https://ift.tt/2T9u7Yo https://ift.tt/2WDqQmj

https://ift.tt/2T9u7Yo Submitted May 16, 2020 at 06:37PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2WDqQmj madazzahatter

Wet markets are not the problem – focus on the billion-dollar international trade in wild animals, experts say: Global wildlife sales not only carry risk of infectious diseases but threaten nearly 9,000 species with extinction. https://ift.tt/368pPW9 https://ift.tt/361ghfT https://ift.tt/361ghfT https://ift.tt/2zJLoR3

https://ift.tt/361ghfT Submitted May 16, 2020 at 06:41PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2zJLoR3 madazzahatter

Trump threatens Apple; derails Modi's plan to lure companies away from China to Make in India - In what can be a major setback for India’s ambitious plan to woo companies away from China to make in India, US President has threatened companies such as Apple with tax deterrent if they do so. https://ift.tt/2Lu1BfE https://ift.tt/2Z84mvi https://ift.tt/2Z84mvi https://ift.tt/2X1NjIv

https://ift.tt/2Z84mvi Submitted May 15, 2020 at 09:59PM by eldarandia https://ift.tt/2X1NjIv eldarandia

Europe and the United States have seen a surge of a severe immune disorder in children linked to COVID-19. At least five children -- three in New York, and one each in France and Britain -- have died from the syndrome, and at least two other deaths are suspect. https://ift.tt/2WyWBww https://ift.tt/3dTE2sZ https://ift.tt/3dTE2sZ https://ift.tt/2X4mP9c

https://ift.tt/3dTE2sZ Submitted May 15, 2020 at 03:40PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2X4mP9c DoremusJessup

Global report: Trump threat to cut trade ties over Covid-19 branded 'lunacy' by Chinese media - President says he doesn’t want to speak to counterpart Xi; Brazil passes 200,000 infections; Baltic travel ‘bubble’ begins https://ift.tt/2X0RZhF https://ift.tt/3fP4kyj https://ift.tt/3fP4kyj https://ift.tt/2y3hp5Y

https://ift.tt/3fP4kyj Submitted May 15, 2020 at 01:26AM by OldFashionedJizz https://ift.tt/2y3hp5Y OldFashionedJizz

Philippines riding out typhoon after virus slows evacuations: More than 150,000 people were riding out a weakening typhoon in emergency shelters in the Philippines on Friday after a mass evacuation that was complicated and slowed by the coronavirus. https://ift.tt/3dMfuBX https://ift.tt/2yQXZBU https://ift.tt/2yQXZBU https://ift.tt/3bsDjNK

https://ift.tt/2yQXZBU Submitted May 15, 2020 at 01:16AM by AngelofDeath2020 https://ift.tt/3bsDjNK AngelofDeath2020

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has riled Paris by saying the US would be first in line to receive any COVID-19 vaccine. But Edouard Philippe, France's prime minister, said on Thursday that "equal access for everyone to the vaccine is not negotiable". https://ift.tt/2WzZHk1 https://ift.tt/3cIzGV6 https://ift.tt/3cIzGV6 https://ift.tt/2T54qb6

https://ift.tt/3cIzGV6 Submitted May 15, 2020 at 12:41AM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2T54qb6 DoremusJessup

Fake cops doing traffic stops in southwestern Ontario, police warn | People in southwestern Ontario are posing as officers and making fake vehicle stops, police say, in some cases asking drivers to prove whether or not they are essential workers https://ift.tt/3bwPw42 https://ift.tt/2y3JXMM https://ift.tt/2y3JXMM https://ift.tt/3cxZIdN

https://ift.tt/2y3JXMM Submitted May 13, 2020 at 09:37PM by BattlemechJohnBrown https://ift.tt/3cxZIdN BattlemechJohnBrown

Germany's Merkel is 'outraged' by Russian hack but struggling to respond | Russia, she said, was pursuing "a strategy of hybrid warfare." But asked how Berlin intended to deal with recent revelations implicating the Russians, Mrs Merkel was less forthcoming. https://ift.tt/2yU8vIs https://ift.tt/3cByNxW https://ift.tt/3cByNxW https://ift.tt/2zD7PXO

https://ift.tt/3cByNxW Submitted May 13, 2020 at 08:04PM by poleco1 https://ift.tt/2zD7PXO poleco1

Bangladesh: Mass Arrests Over Cartoons, Posts — “It is only an insecure and authoritarian government that uses a pandemic to arrest cartoonists, journalists, and activists,” said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. https://ift.tt/3crLc7f https://ift.tt/2YISu2p https://ift.tt/2YISu2p https://ift.tt/3dzbyV4

https://ift.tt/2YISu2p Submitted May 12, 2020 at 08:05PM by wrapityup https://ift.tt/3dzbyV4 wrapityup

Experts warn UK losing battle to eradicate giant hogweed, invasive species described as country’s most dangerous plant. Despite longstanding efforts to eradicate pernicious “beast”, it gained foothold across nation, with horticulturists cautioning flooding and warm weather aided its proliferation. https://ift.tt/2AoP9LZ https://ift.tt/2WmPZkO https://ift.tt/2WmPZkO https://ift.tt/2T1Vgw2

https://ift.tt/2WmPZkO Submitted May 12, 2020 at 07:09PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2T1Vgw2 madazzahatter

Police in Siberia cited two teenagers for breaking coronavirus stay-at-home orders after they reported they were raped on street...unnamed 17- and 18-year-old victims reported crime to patrol officer in Krasnoyarsk when they themselves were accused of violating stay-home orders. https://ift.tt/2LtKpXv https://ift.tt/35SgB0h https://ift.tt/35SgB0h https://ift.tt/2LmXFgT

https://ift.tt/35SgB0h Submitted May 12, 2020 at 07:21PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2LmXFgT madazzahatter

An opposition party leader rapped Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Katsunobu Kato for stating he wasn't aware of the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in Tokyo having been revised from 19 to 171, during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session on May 11. https://ift.tt/2WplvP6 https://ift.tt/2AkM13K https://ift.tt/2AkM13K https://ift.tt/2Afzj6b

https://ift.tt/2AkM13K Submitted May 12, 2020 at 07:26PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Afzj6b madazzahatter

Scientists concerned that coronavirus is adapting to humans: Analysis of 5,300 coronavirus genomes from 62 countries shows that while the virus is fairly stable, some have gained mutations, including two genetic changes that alter the critical “spike protein” the virus uses to infect human cells. https://ift.tt/2Lh7eh5 https://ift.tt/2STvUAz https://ift.tt/2STvUAz https://ift.tt/2WiMXhv

https://ift.tt/2STvUAz Submitted May 10, 2020 at 10:06PM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2WiMXhv maxwellhill

WHO denies report that China asked it to hold off public alert on human to human transmission in Jan 21 phone call, noting that China confirmed human to human transmission on Jan 20, and on Jan 22, the WHO relayed the alert to the global public. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3bjerI4 https://ift.tt/3bjerI4 https://ift.tt/35KWP6I

https://ift.tt/3bjerI4 Submitted May 10, 2020 at 07:36AM by green_flash https://ift.tt/35KWP6I green_flash

Scientists have discovered that Mars was once home to an ancient network of rivers, raising hopes it could support life. The red planet’s rugged landscape was likely carved by the series of free-flowing gullies some 3.7 billion years ago. https://ift.tt/3cnHxY4 https://ift.tt/3foOkCJ https://ift.tt/3foOkCJ https://ift.tt/2Wj9oDd

https://ift.tt/3foOkCJ Submitted May 10, 2020 at 08:18AM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2Wj9oDd maxwellhill