Written by Adrija Roychowdhury | New Delhi | Updated: August 9, 2020 5:15:09 PM A Spanish flu victim in St. Louis, USA. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) In 1918, when the Americans were busy helping the Allied forces in the First World War that was raging in Europe, they were infected at …
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NASA throws in ‘insensitive’ celestial names in an attempt to tackle systemic discrimination
NASA said “Eskimo Nebula” and “Siamese Twins Galaxy” are the first to go. 9 August 2020, 10:49 p.m. 6 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it will stop using nicknames of culturally insensitive celestial bodies. In a …
Read More »Bath Iron Works and union reach tentative deal to end strike in Maine
Marine shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and production staff have reached a tentative agreement to end a strike that lasted more than a month during the global pandemic, the union announced Saturday. The agreement, which was unanimously signed by union negotiators, will be submitted for approval to the 4,300 members of …
Read More »In an effort to win the global fax race, Russia accelerates production and slows down testing
MOSCOW – Russia has made no secret of its intention to win the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine, claiming it has a viable and effective vaccine ready to be launched in production in the coming weeks. But if Russia manages to mark it first with a vaccine, it will …
Read More »Saudi Aramco’s profits are falling, showing signs of oil market recovery
Todd ‘Bubba’ Horowitz of the Bubba Trading Show shares his stock. DUBAI – State oil giant Saudi Aramco’s profit fell 73% in the second quarter of the year as a drop in energy and price demand hit Coronavirus’s largest oil carrier’s sales the world. But the company stood firm with …
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