Eight people, all passengers and crew members on board, are believed to have died after two planes collided in midair and crashed into a lake in Idaho on Sunday afternoon, police said. “There are currently believed to be no survivors,” Lt. Ryan Higgins of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said …
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A new study involving more than 92,000 COVID-19 patients in Brazil shows that the odds of serious illness, ventilatory support requirement, and death are reduced with a trivalent recent flu shot. This seems to indicate that these vaccines should be used as widely as possible to reduce the risk of …
Read More »Asian markets increase, with positive economic data outweighing fears of coronavirus
Asian stock markets rose on Monday as investors looked for data they hope will support optimism about a global economic recovery. Nikkei 225 NIK from Japan, + 1.82% up 1.4% and the Hong Kong Hang Seng HSI Index, + 4.10% gained 3%. The SHCOMP composed of Shanghai, + 5.71% increased …
Read More »Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is in the air, ask WHO to review recommendations: NYT
(Reuters) – Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the new, smaller particulate coronavirus in the air can infect people and are asking the World Health Organization to review the recommendations, the New York Times reported Saturday. . The WHO has said that coronavirus disease spreads mainly from person …
Read More »The massive black hole is eating one sun a day as it continues to grow
Christopher Nolan tackled black holes in the hit sci-fi triller Interstellar. And before that, Disney delivered a somewhat corny, but no less endearing, space adventure. The black hole. But there is still a lot we don’t know about them. A new report from Australia’s National University has news of an …
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