An epidemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020 By the Associated Press December 16, 2020 GMT https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-brazil-israel-india-coronavirus-pandemic-c1ba685119fd12108dd6d89f2fb89702 Almost no place is spared – and no one. The virus, which first appeared in Wuhan, China, a year ago, spread worldwide in 2020 and caused a stir. An epidemic …
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By JXA December 15, 2020 Japan’s mission to Hibusa 2 planetary planet. Credit: JXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JXA) Confirmed that the gas collected from the sample container inside the re-entry capsule of the asteroid Explorer Hibusa 2 is a gas sample emitted from the asteroid Ryugu. The results of …
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LAGOS, Nigeria – Boko Haram militants on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of boys from a school in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina, one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the area. . More than 30 …
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The sample was taken to Earth by capsule on December 6 in South Australia. JXA teams were able to retrieve the capsule from where it came from before sending it to Japan and perform some initial tests of the gas in the capsule. The gas was the first step in …
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