The Hong Kong government is on the defensive for its extensive quarantine exemptions that have now been identified as causing much of the current outbreak. More than 1,400 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 this month, more than half of Hong Kong’s total infections in the coronavirus pandemic. The medical …
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NASA plans to launch its last mission to Mars this month, which aims to place the Perseverance rover on the planet’s surface in February 2021. It is the latest attempt to explore a planet that has spanned the popular imagination for centuries. Like the planetary scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson, author …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s soybean imports in June from top supplier Brazil soared to a record high, according to customs data released Sunday, fueled by rising demand for soybeans as China’s herd of pigs recovers after fatal outbreaks of African swine fever. FILE PHOTO: Imported soybeans are transported to a …
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Despite the fact that Big Tech’s day in the antitrust spotlight is delayed, next week will be a great test for the biggest names on Wall Street. Parent company of Google Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, -0.56% GOOG, -0.25% , Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, + 0.74% Apple Inc. AAPL, -0.24% and Facebook Inc. …
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The Vikings had smallpox and may have spread it wherever they ventured, scientists report. That conclusion stems from an examination of 1,400-year-old Viking skeleton teeth that contained extinct strains of smallpox. The researchers found that the genetic makeup of those strains differed from that of the modern smallpox virus eradicated …
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