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[ad_1] Steve from Minecraft Nintendo There are few more hype-generating events than when Nintendo announces a new Smash Bros. character, and 400,000 people simply tuned in to see the next character arriving at Smash Bros. Ultimate in a very short live stream revealed this morning. This was a big one. …

[ad_1] For the past In a few months, almost every headline that begins with “coronavirus tests” has made my heart sink. Rather than follow the lead of nations like South Korea, which long ago recognized that widespread testing is the cornerstone of an effective pandemic response, Western governments were initially …

[ad_1] Long ago, in southern Europe, modern humans and Neanderthals had at least one encounter that resulted in children. While the flirtations between our two species are now well documented, no one could have foreseen how bleak they would affect our world 60,000 years later. A resulting stretch of Neanderthal …

[ad_1] reviewed by Emily Henderson, Bachelor of ScienceOct 1, 2020 A study of more than half a million people in India who were exposed to the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, suggests that the continued spread of the virus is driven by only a small percentage of those who become …

[ad_1] Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that it would begin replacing the direct messaging service within Instagram with a version of its Messenger app, the first important step in its plan to unite messaging across its suite of apps. The measure allows users of each service to search, send messages …

[ad_1] Thunberg’s name has come up in connection with the peace prize, possibility, most likely with other activists. STOCKHOLM – Press freedom groups and climate activist Greta Thunberg are ringing the Nobel Peace Prize ahead of next week’s award announcements, in a pandemic year that has highlighted the importance of …

[ad_1] Stockholm (AFP) Press freedom groups and climate activist Greta Thunberg are ringing the Nobel Peace Prize ahead of next week’s award announcements, in a pandemic year that has highlighted the importance of science and research. . The Nobel Prizes for Literature and Peace, to be announced on October 8 …

[ad_1] In this file photo taken on August 13, Moderna’s protocol files for COVID-19 vaccines are kept at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida. AFP / Getty Images Moderna Inc.’s potential coronavirus vaccine will not be ready for the U.S. presidential election, the biotech company’s chief executive officer …

[ad_1] reviewed by Emily Henderson, Bachelor of ScienceSeptember 30, 2020 A phase 1 trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection has shown that the vaccine is well tolerated and elicits a strong immune response in older adults. A report published today in the New England Journal of …

[ad_1] The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a new state standard of secondary education, which will come into force in 2022. The decision was made at today’s session of the government. The approved state standard identified 11 core competencies that children should learn in school: fluency in the state …