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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a press conference on August 12, 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. Gabriel Kuchta / Getty Images Two events last week underscore just how isolated Donald Trump’s America is in the world. The first was a speech on August 12 in Prague by Secretary …

India left-handed colleague Suresh Raina announced a sudden retirement from international cricket last week. Raina’s announcement came just minutes after former Indian captain MS Dhoni announced his decision to hang up his international boots. Both Raina and Dhoni have posted messages on Instagram to reveal their decisions. Former Indian cricketer …

The sequel to Golf Story has no new date The next sports match of Golf story developer Sidebar Games needs more time. Originally announced for Q2 2020, Sports story has become “rather ambitious”, to the point that the developers “want to take some more time” with it. They are “excited …

The cross section of a glass fiber produced at Rice University contains tens of millions of carbon nanotubes. The lab is continually improving its method of making fibers, which tests show are now stronger than Kevlar. Credit: Pasquali Research Group Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger …

The head of the Russian Institute behind a new COVID-19 vaccine claims that Western research institutes are trying to polish their scientists. Alexander Gintsburg, director of the Gamaleya Institute, claimed that attempts to target veteran researchers who developed something like the world’s first vaccine against coronavirus would fail. “Our researchers …