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NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is obviously the star of the Mars 2020 mission. The rover is designed to be the most capable piece of hardware ever sent to the Red Planet and will have the ability to take samples from the Martian soil, look for evidence of ancient life and …

“Danger!” Host Alex Trebek shared a health update on video on Thursday, saying his treatment for pancreatic cancer has been “paying off.” “I’m fine. I continued with my treatment and it was worth it, although that is very tiring for me,” Trebek said. “My numbers are good. I feel great.” …

The transmitter, whose real name is Herschel “Guy” Beahm, was one of the largest on the platform with more than 4 million followers. In May, it had 4 million hours of viewing, ranking it on the 20 most viewed channels that month, according to SullyGnome, a Twitch analytics website. Twitch, …

Oromia, one of the ethnically constituted regions of Ethiopia and the most populous region in the country, is also the political constituency of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Unfortunately, the region is the country’s biggest security challenge. Ahmed’s efforts to tackle the simmering ethnic conflict in Ethiopia have been largely successful. …

Temperatures in Siberia have been above average since the start of the year, with the Russian city of Verkhoyansk registering a temperature of 38 degrees C (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in June, a record temperature for the Arctic. Heat in the vast Russian region sparked widespread forest fires in June, associated …