European stocks fell on Wednesday, with earnings news surging due to investor concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in the region and stimulus progress in the US, and Wall Street equity futures also slipped into the red. In favor of the third straight losing session, Stokesx Europe 600 …
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The death toll from weeks of flooding and landslides in central Vietnam has risen to 111, with 22 people still missing, Reuters reported Wednesday. “This catastrophic flood is the worst we’ve seen in decades,” Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, president of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, said in a statement on …
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Tensions rose in Providence, RI, late Tuesday night, according to reports of a police cruiser attacking a moped rider. At least 19 rioters were arrested as hundreds of people took to the streets against local law enforcement. Firecrackers were exploded in the overnight demonstration and objects, including glass bottles and …
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Blood collection specialist Nelo Jantune removed IV from recovered coronavirus patient Monica Jacobs as she flooded the Central Plant of Blood Works Northwest in Seattle, Washington, September 2, 2020 during a global outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). . Lindsay Wasson | Reuters The new study identifies key factors that make …
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The green barn owl demonstrates wing-morphing to combat gusts in flight. Credit: Cheney et al 2020 Scientists at the University of Bristol and the Royal Veterinary College Ledge have discovered how birds can fly in glorious conditions – findings that could inform the development of bio-induced small-scale aircraft. “Birds regularly …
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