Brazil has suffered a record 68,000 new cases of coronavirus, while South Africa experienced its largest daily increase in deaths as the crisis continues to escalate in two of the most affected countries in the world. In Brazil, the 67,860 new cases announced last night break the previous record of …
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Rocket report: Astra sets launch date, SpaceX reaches record valuation
Enlarge / / A representation of the Spectrum rocket proposed by Isar Aerospace. Welcome to Edition 3.09 of the Rocket Report! This week, two missions, built by the UAE and China, were successfully launched towards Mars. Last but not least, for this year’s Martian launch window comes NASA with Mars …
Read More »Pacers Final Score: Pacers outscore Blazers 91-88 in scrimmage start
The Indiana Pacers are back! Although the quality of the player was somewhere between the Summer League and a preseason opener, it was still exciting to see the Pacers, in a modified home court environment, take the field and come out with a late victory over the Portland. Trail Blazers. …
Read More »Global stocks fall back on Sino-US tensions
LONDON / SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global stocks slid further from the five-month spikes on Friday, as a pickup in European trading activity did little to ease concerns surrounding Sino-US tensions, while gold it approached a record high. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City …
Read More »23andMe DNA Study Traces Violent History of American Slavery
In the new study, Dr. Micheletti’s team compared this genetic database to a historical one, Slave Voyages, which contains an enormous amount of information on slavery, such as ports of embarkation and disembarkation, and the number of men, women and enslaved children. The researchers also consulted with some historians to …
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