SpaceX has announced that its next Starlink launching Falcon 9 payload will mark a new first for reuse, reaching a milestone that reused the 18-month booster in less than a year. Scheduled to take off on Thursday, September 17, before EDT (18:19 UTC) (Net) 2 (19ET UTC), the Starlink-12 (V1.0L12) …
Read More »Europe vague as cases rise and fall down
Tourists wearing surgical face masks by Trevi Fountain in downtown Rome on August 19, 2020. Vincenzo Pinto | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – Europe is seeing a worrying rise in coronavirus cases, with the number of new infections reaching record levels on a daily basis in some countries. The …
Read More »An epidemic broke out: seniors have other ideas about where to live
Some people who have planned to move into senior housing are now choosing to live independently in a communal place. Others wonder if moving to a setting that can get more help might be the right call. These decisions, tough enough in normal times, are now fraught with uncertainty as …
Read More »Indonesians caught without masks were forced to dig graves for Kovid-19 victims
Three middle-aged men and five minors were given a unique sentence on Sept. 9 in the Serme district of Gresic Regency, East Java, officials said. Although wearing a mask is mandatory in public in Indonesia, there has been a vocal segment of the population that is reluctant to wear a …
Read More »As the number of virus cases in India increases, so do the questions on mortality
New Delhi (AP) – When Narayan Mitra died on July 16, a day after he was admitted to hospital for fever and shortness of breath, his name never appeared in the daily official list of people killed by the coronavirus. Exam results later revealed that Mitra was actually infected with …
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