March 13th 2021 T.He vaguely The vapor trail in the clear sky is a clear indication that commercial aviation has been severely affected by the Covid-19. For the makers of jet engines that make those momentary streaks – fewer planes sold, fewer flying hours and older aircraft retiring as early …
Read More »A year later, the WHO is still struggling to manage the epidemic response
GENEVA (AP) – When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a year ago on Thursday, it resisted the term and made the highly contagious virus preventable only weeks later. A year later, the UN agency is still struggling to keep the evolving science of COVID-19 at the top, …
Read More »A Texas police officer has been charged with murder in a shooting that sparked a protest
A Texas police officer has been charged with murder Thursday morning in connection with a deadly shooting that sparked protests in the Texas capital last year. A spokesman for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office said the officer, Christopher Taylor, was taken into custody after a grand jury convicted him of …
Read More »Will the coronavirus ever go away?
Will the coronavirus ever go away? No one knows for sure. Scientists believe that the virus that causes COVID-19 may be with us for decades or more, but that does not mean it will pose the same threat. The virus emerged in late 2019 and it is difficult to predict …
Read More »Scientists want to create a semen bank on the moon
Scientists have started plans for re-population, starting with the Semen Bank – on the moon. In what they call the “modern global insurance policy”, mechanical engineers have proposed that humans establish a repository of sperm and ova-reproductive cells from the earth’s 7.7 million species. And the proposed bank, or “ship”, …
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