Three snow leopards with Covid die at US zoo: ‘Truly heartbreaking’
Three snow leopards have died after contracting Covid-19 at Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska, officials said.
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November 13, 2021 A build-up of Russian troops on Russia’s border with Ukraine has triggered concern among the UK, US and other Western allies about the potential of a military attack.
A British defence source said: “The anxiety is because we don’t know what’s going to happen. It is an unpredictable situation.”
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November 11, 2021 NASA delays moon landings as China becomes ‘aggressive competitor’ in space race
NASA’s administrator Bill Nelson said that the space agency’s planned moon landings will likely take place “no earlier than 2025” but warned about Washington slipping behind Beijing.
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November 9, 2021 NASA-SpaceX crew begins return voyage from International Space Station
(Reuters) – Four astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station in April for a long-duration science mission began their return voyage to Earth on Monday as their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule separated from the orbiting laboratory for a flight home.
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November 7, 2021 Sydney to further ease COVID-19 curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
(Reuters) – Australia’s largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90% of people have got both doses of vaccine, officials said.
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November 6, 2021 Bill Clinton too unwell to attend Colin Powell’s funeral
As presidents, family, service members, and dignitaries gathered for the funeral of General Colin Powell on Friday, former President Bill Clinton remained too unwell to attend, still recuperating after a hospital stay for an infection.
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November 5, 2021 Justice Department sues Texas over restrictive elections bill
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Texas over the state’s recent elections law for violating the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act.
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November 3, 2021 US president lashes out at Russia and China over failure to attend COP26
President Joe Biden has lashed out at both his Chinese and Russian counterparts Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin for their failure to turn up to the COP26 climate summit.
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November 1, 2021 Australia eases international border restrictions for first time in pandemic
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to travel freely and many families to reunite, sparking emotional embraces at airports.
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October 31, 2021 Hindu-Muslim violence crosses border from Bangladesh to India
It was early morning when Achintya Das, a 55-year-old teacher in the city of Cumilla in Bangladesh, was woken by the ringing of his mobile phone. On the other end of the line was a fearful, stricken voice. Come quickly, the local told him, something very grave had happened. A Qur’an had been found in […]
