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While tendering the resignation, Murdoch also cited differences over certain strategic decisions of the company. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2PaCYqi

After US, Brazil comes on the second spot with over 90,000 deaths followed by Mexico (46,688) and the United Kingdom (46,204). from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3gmiJle

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany set it up at a briefing earlier in the day: “Indeed, we’ve done more than five- -- 59 million tests; with India at number two, with just about 14 million tests. So quite a difference there.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3i1ZLRD

Henrietta Lacks's cells are used in experiments in laboratories around the world but were cultivated without her consent. The lessons from her story are more important than ever, says Maninder Ahluwalia from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/39KF75r

Biden’s choice, the most weighty of his political career, has drawn an unusual amount of attention given his age. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2D9q0qb

Xi, according to a statement published in official media on Saturday morning, said the two countries have “…always respected each other, treated each other as equals, enhanced political mutual trust and deepened mutually beneficial cooperation.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2DkMIeS

Overall, 17 out of 20 industrial sectors posted increases in May and both goods-producing and service-producing industries rose. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/311xVhm

State Rep. Gary Knopp, who represented the area, was alone in one of the planes. The other plane was carrying four tourists from South Carolina, a guide from Kansas and a pilot from Soldotna, the troopers said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2BMsv12

The 78-page report, which Trump filed after getting an extension on its due date, provides a partial view of the president’s assets and debts, including revenue from his golf properties, bank accounts and investment transactions. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3k0dZnS

Trump made the announcement to reporters Friday on Air Force One as he returned from Florida. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39JtVpP

The Wall Street Journal Friday night reported that Microsoft, headed by Indian-American Satya Nadella, is in advanced talks to acquire the US operations of TikTok. The deal could run into billions of dollars. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Djmo4N

A total of 46,688 people have died of the coronavirus disease in Mexico, putting it just ahead of the United Kingdom, which has 46,119 recorded deaths, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Xgskmp

Experts say that Japan’s focus on the economy may have been its undoing. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3k0jcMf

The theme for the event was Together Beyond The Pandemic, Sharing Films From The Most Affected Countries. Eight countries were featured in the festival - Canada, India, USA, UK, France, Brazil, Russia, China and Italy. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hSOX88

Under the scheme, diners who eat-in (not applicable to takeaways) will benefit from a 50% discount, up to a maximum of £10 per person, on food and non-alcoholic drinks, any Monday to Wednesday throughout August from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2BRmBfg

Angelmiro Berbesi, director of the Risk Management Office in the municipality of El Zulia, was quoted as saying that the explosion apparently occurred due to the accumulation of gases inside the mine. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2EFWgBV

Trump described on Friday a “favored nations” plan under which his administration would take the country that has the lowest drug prices as the yardstick for what Americans should be charged. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hWwWFU

Graham Ivan Clark, 17, was arrested Friday in Tampa, where the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office will prosecute him as adult. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Xx2uuz

There have been reports of US tech giants and financial firms being interested in buying or investing in TikTok as the Trump administration sets its sights on the app. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/30hAAnW

Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff in several areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since May 5. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2EERyEt

The security forces received a tip-off that eight heavily-armed terrorists were present at Arbi Tibba road in Rajanpur and were planning to attack government installations and law enforcement agencies in the province. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3k1B9dx

Beijing is yet to share information about how the new Covid-19 infection cluster spread in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, which now has 526 cases. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Xfe1yf

Moderna, which is based in Massachusetts and announced its Covid-19 vaccine candidate in January, confirmed it had been in contact with the FBI and was made aware of the suspected “information reconnaissance activities” by a hacking group. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hTX7gx

US is the host country of the United Nations and there is a possibility that Trump could travel to New York to address the General Debate of the 75th session of the Assembly on September 22. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Xd9Umx

India is hopeful that a similar stance will emerge from other nations in the Five Eyes group, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. SFJ has also been active in other European nations like Germany and Italy. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/30giHG5

The six people and three groups hit with sanctions include Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency. EU headquarters blamed them in a statement for the 2017 “WannaCry” ransomware and “NotPetya” malware attacks and the “Cloud Hopper” cyberespionage campaign. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33dv1sK

In an update on its internal investigation, Twitter said the July 15 incident targeted employees using a phone spear phishing attack. By misleading workers and exploiting human vulnerabilities, the hackers were able to obtain credentials and access 130 accounts. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/30geDFP

A said that a very slow and arduous process of testing the Covid-19 vaccine at a low dose in the initial participants has been completed and would now expand the trial to about 300 people from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3gg4wpT

The drugmaker said it had started early-stage human trials in the United States and Belgium and would test its vaccine candidate in more than 1,000 healthy adults aged 18 to 55 years, as well as adults aged 65 years and older. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hTmPlc

AstraZeneca’s vaccine is being widely considered the leading candidate after results from early-stage human trials showed it was safe and produced an immune response. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3gh0rC7

He said he “should have recused” himself from the Cabinet meeting where the decision was taken to give the contract to WE Charity. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jTMDiZ

A new study shows how upcoming technological advances could make wind energy a hot commodity in the Sunshine State. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3k6T2HU

Of the CRISPR-Cas9 tools created to date, base editors have gotten lots of attention because of their seemingly simple editing: they neatly replace one nucleic acid with another, in many cases all that should be needed to fix a genetic disease. Scientists have now determined the structure of the latest base editor as it swaps out nucleic acids, showing why it can go off target but also how it can be improved. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3150TNq

A new report focuses on how agricultural systems are impacted by climate change and offers a list of 20 indicators that provide a broad look at what's happening across the country. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/30bV2qa

Grassroots knowledge from indigenous people can help to map and monitor ecological changes and improve scientific studies, according to new research. The study shows the importance of indigenous and local knowledge for monitoring ecosystem changes and managing ecosystems. The team collected more than 300 indicators developed by indigenous people to monitor ecosystem change, and most revealed negative trends, such as increased invasive species or changes in the health of wild animals. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2D2I9G8

The move is about ensuring a “level playing field” for Australian media companies. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2DiWWfK

US president Donald Trump said he did not want to change the US election date but didn’t want to see a crooked election. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jVA8U1

The US had recently ordered China to close its Consulate General in Houston. In retaliation, China ordered US to close its diplomatic facility in Chengdu. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39JuXSD

From 1995 to 2017, work that was awarded a Nobel Prize in Medicine, Physics, or Chemistry clustered in just a few scientific disciplines. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xcy5Bo

Talks on the relief bill are at a standstill with few reasons for optimism despite sweeping agreement among Washington’s top power players that Congress must pass further relief in coming days and weeks. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2BKP9XD

Last year saw the hottest temperature ever recorded in the UK at 38.7°C. All ten of the warmest years in the UK since records began in 1884 occurred after 2002 from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/3hRw99f

Last year saw the hottest temperature ever recorded in the UK at 38.7°C. All ten of the warmest years in the UK since records began in 1884 occurred after 2002 from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/3hQ351Y

The president fell ill with the novel coronavirus earlier this month, but has subsequently recovered and tested negative. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/30e6guj

The city has been a success story in combating Covid-19 since March and April, when the pandemic swept through its boroughs killing thousands of people. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2DhdR2i

During a meeting in Geneva Wednesday, it agreed to establish a panel of three experts to determine if Japan violated WTO rules when it imposed restrictions on three classes of chemicals used in the production of smart-phone displays, TV screens and semiconductors. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3k03CjZ

The 1-month-old law has chilled pro-democracy protesting as activists along with academics and others wonder if their activities could be targeted. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/339EwsK

A way of shrinking the devices used in quantum sensing systems has now been developed. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P8gbLD

The largest and most complex CRISPR system has been visualized by researchers in a new study. The system may have potential applications in biomedicine and biotechnology, the researchers believe. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3gbQDcl

Alarming results from a 2019 survey of well-known archaeological site Ageröd reveal drastic bone and organic matter deterioration since the site's initial excavations in the 1940s, suggesting action is needed to preserve findings from Ageröd and similar sites, according to a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3fdrQ6m

The largest and most complex CRISPR system has been visualized by researchers in a new study. The system may have potential applications in biomedicine and biotechnology, the researchers believe. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3gbQDcl

Biodiversity's ongoing global decline has prompted policies to protect and restore habitats to minimize animal and plant extinctions. However, biodiversity forecasts used to inform these policies are usually based on assumptions of a simple theoretical model describing how the number of species changes with the amount of habitat. A new study shows that the application of this theoretical model underestimates how many species go locally extinct when habitats are lost. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2X7SEPx

A new study shows that Indigenous territories represent around 45% of all the remaining wilderness areas in the Amazon, comprising an area of three times the surface of Germany. At a time when the Amazon forests face unprecedented pressures, overcoming divergences and aligning the goals of wilderness defenders and Indigenous peoples is paramount to avoid further environmental degradation. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/309MCj1

A recycled blend brings together construction and tire waste, to deliver both environmental and engineering benefits. The material offers a zero-waste solution to a massive environmental challenge - construction, renovation and demolition account for about 50% of the waste produced annually worldwide, while around 1 billion scrap tires are generated globally each year. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3giBINS

Drone footage captured by the Guard showed two missiles blasting out from covered positions in the desert early Wednesday morning, with debris flying up into the air in their wake. The Guard did not identify the location of the launch, nor the missiles involved. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2PkvKjH

In China, 89 cases were reported from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in a record single-day spike. It took the total number of infections in the province to more than 320. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39DObZP

He said mask-wearing would be mandatory across the state, extending the order from just Melbourne. Residents in several regional centers, including Geelong, would not be allowed to have visitors in their homes from midnight. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2ExpO4C

According to a report, the Pakistan government on Wednesday “managed to get two Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-related bills passed by the National Assembly amidst a noisy protest by the opposition.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/312DyM2

A new study using the theory of quantum loop cosmology accounts for two major mysteries about the large-scale structure of our universe. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BKmulC

Scientists have found that a physical property called 'quantum negativity' can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular distances to gravitational waves. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/39Dskle

A team of theoretical physicists has for the first time exactly solved a representative model of the cuprate problem, the 1992 Hatsugai-Kohmoto (HK) model of a doped Mott insulator. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xalrmr

Using a quantum computer to simulate time travel, researchers have demonstrated that, in the quantum realm, there is no 'butterfly effect.' In the research, information--qubits, or quantum bits--'time travel' into the simulated past. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3gpfk5v

Engineers have discovered a way to significantly improve the defrosting of ice and frost on heat exchangers. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EpvJbI

A recycled blend brings together construction and tire waste, to deliver both environmental and engineering benefits. The material offers a zero-waste solution to a massive environmental challenge - construction, renovation and demolition account for about 50% of the waste produced annually worldwide, while around 1 billion scrap tires are generated globally each year. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3giBINS

An international team discovered a previously unrecognized ocean current that transports water to one of the world's largest 'waterfalls' in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Bank Channel Overflow into the deep North Atlantic. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xb9rB5

Maxwell’s lawyer Laura Menninger immediately notified Preska that she will ask the federal appeals court in Manhattan to review the decision. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3340vkV

Last week, Brazil recorded 7,677 deaths from Covid-19, the most fatalities in any week since the pandemic began, defying repeated predictions that the outbreak had peaked. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jP3bJ0

While the hearing was called to focus on whether the companies have abused their dominant positions in the market, it veered quickly into other topics including political bias, privacy, dealings with China and how platforms deal with misinformation. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3fg7rgZ

The worst public health crisis since the 1918 influenza outbreak has wrought economic turmoil across the world and just as the travel industry restarted there are now fears of a second wave of shutdowns after Britain imposed a quarantine on Spain. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jWPcRF

Last week Britain struck deals for 30 million doses of the experimental BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, and a deal in principle for 60 million doses of the Valneva vaccine. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/335lmEg

A faint fuzzy glow around the first black hole image last year baffled astronomers. Now we know what it contains – and it’s more bizarre than we ever imagined from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/3g83j40

A faint fuzzy glow around the first black hole image last year baffled astronomers. Now we know what it contains – and it’s more bizarre than we ever imagined from New Scientist - Physics https://ift.tt/2P748hQ

A faint fuzzy glow around the first black hole image last year baffled astronomers. Now we know what it contains – and it’s more bizarre than we ever imagined from New Scientist - Space https://ift.tt/309PVGU

As Bezos and three other technology magnates prepare to defend their businesses at a Congressional hearing on antitrust worries Wednesday, their fast-growing wealth provides a breathtaking measure of their companies’ economic might. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hLTzNn

Saudi Arabia has dramatically downsized the ritual because of the coronavirus pandemic, with authorities testing pilgrims and cutting their numbers from the usual 2 million to around 1,000. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hMOJiY

Of the 101 new cases, in a record single-day spike, 89 were reported from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2CVqXSU

The move, detailed in a memo from Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, ended a month of uncertainty about how the administration would respond to its Supreme Court defeat in an election year that has President Donald Trump looking for ways to energize his base. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/30ZpdQL

The boy, whose name has not been released because he is a minor, was charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon through the Harris County Juvenile Probation Office. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/334Z0CQ

The House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee has asked the chamber’s administration to develop a secure platform that can be used by MPs to vote remotely. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/332MSSR

Two injections of the vaccine protected against heavy exposure to the virus at two different levels of dosage, Moderna said in findings published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hLz5Et

While not objecting to Maxwell identifying accusers who’ve already come forward, Rossmiller said those who haven’t gone public should have their privacy protected under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/309wpKR

Murthy Renduchintala was one of several key hires from outside Intel, which had been famous in Silicon Valley for developing and promoting talent from within. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2BECcPd

The spectre of the Covid-19 pandemic hung over all aspects of the mourning. In addition to face coverings, which were declared mandatory outdoors by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, yellow dots on the grounds reminded mourners to stand 6 feet (1.8 metres) apart. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/33aO2f0

US President Trump took to Twitter to promote hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2P4YXid

Industry analysts said Pfizer and BioNTech’s $2 billion deal to cover 50 million patients, which is contingent on an approvable product, would likely pressure other manufacturers to set similar prices. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/333gdfT

Fauci, an infectious disease expert who is on Trump’s coronavirus task force, is one of the most trusted people in government and many Americans listen to his advice diligently on how to protect themselves from infection. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2P3MnzN

Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are being reduced by a lack of pollinators, according to new research, the most comprehensive study of its kind to date. Most of the world's crops depend on honeybees and wild bees for pollination, so declines in both managed and wild bee populations raise concerns about food security, notes the study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EtsOPs

The disease is usually diagnosed through tests of memory and thinking skills, but that’s very imprecise and usually involves a referral to a neurologist. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jO6C2D

Two Russians who have held senior roles in Moscow’s military intelligence service known as the GRU have been identified as responsible for a disinformation effort directed at American and Western audiences. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2CY5t7V

Earlier, New Zealand said it will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. Foreign minister Winston Peters said the new law went against commitments China had made to the international community. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jMgl9D

Biden said the Republican president is exacerbating social discord across the country, including by sending federal authorities into major cities under the pretense of addressing crime, and has little interest in addressing the racism . from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2CPX0E2

The Levies Force on Sunday registered the case against Balochistan Minister for Food and Population Welfare Sardar Abdul Rehman Khan Khetiran and his two guards Adam Khan and Nadir Khan on the complaint of the deceased’s brother, the Dawn reported. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2X3fDuX

The US President appears to have pinned his hopes on the swift emergence of a successful vaccine to both contain the country’s still raging epidemic and revive his faltering re-election hopes. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/32ZYt5b

Google had said in May it would begin reopening more offices globally as early as June this year, but most Google employees would likely work from home until the end of this year. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2X2lGQs

The US flag at the consulate was lowered at dawn. A large number of police personnel were deployed around the mission with the roads leading to it cordoned off. The Chinese foreign ministry said the Chengdu consulate closed at 10am local time. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2X2Vfdh

The White House said on Monday O’Brien had displayed “mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3g7BVmT

US President Donald Trump, whose job approval ratings have dropped as many Americans believe he has handled the virus badly, sought for the second week to look in command after setting aside his hands-off approach. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2X2jyIs

WHO’s emergency committee will convene on Thursday, a procedural requirement six months after the agency’s declaration of a public health emergency of international concern, made on January 30 for the coronavirus outbreak. The panel will advise Tedros on the way forward. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hTZe4b

Four UN agencies warned that growing malnutrition would have long-term consequences, transforming individual tragedies into a generational catastrophe. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39vEKeY

Kim told a meeting of veterans marking the anniversary of the end of the Korean War fighting that his country’s “trustworthy and effective” nuclear deterrence would ensure its permanent national safety and future, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Tuesday. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/30PVCt2

The Civil Aviation Administration said the country’s four airlines have added extra flights and larger planes to transport the people, mostly domestic tourists, out of the city as new cases of coronavirus disease emerge. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hGVTVJ

Both Covid-19 vaccine candidates rely on a new technology that allows for faster development and manufacturing than traditional vaccine production methods but does not have an extensive track record. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jK1T1S

The violence comes after months of quiet in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and were an embarrassment to prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who has vowed to meet protester demands by holding early elections and investigating the death of hundreds of protesters. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2CJMP3P

Materials scientists are calling for a collective, global effort to fast-track the mass production of 2D materials like graphene and molybdenum disulfide. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DcdeqR

Scientists have demonstrated a direct relationship between climate warming and carbon loss in a peatland ecosystem. Their study provides a glimpse of potential futures where significant stores of carbon in peat bogs could be released into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3jFm7tL

Income is inextricably linked to access to education in America and it has been for a century, according to a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3jVFrTI

In a new study, researchers found that night- versus day-biting species of mosquitoes are behaviorally attracted and repelled by different colors of light at different times of day. Mosquitoes are among major disease vectors impacting humans and animals around the world and the findings have important implications for using light to control them. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Peev3v

The package was pulled together after days of negotiations between Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump’s emissaries that didn’t completely settle differences within the GOP over the size and scope of additional federal spending in response to the pandemic from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3hF8Z5Z

The NIH plans to conduct the trial at multiple US clinical research sites with the participation of approximately 30,000 adult volunteers who do not have Covid-19. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jJSrM3

Last week the agency issued a warning letter to Mexican manufacturer Eskbiochem SA de CV for marketing sanitiser containing more than 80% methanol and falsely claiming that it was “FDA approved”. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jLTFGA

Lawyers filed a rewritten lawsuit in Manhattan federal court to challenge the subpoena by a state prosecutor on grounds they believe conform with how the U.S. Supreme Court said the subpoena can be contested. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2P3CnGR

Researchers identified a problem that holds the key to whether all encryption can be broken -- as well as a surprising connection to a mathematical concept that aims to define and measure randomness. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2D6y22R

Chemical reactions deep below ground affect water quality, but methods for 'seeing' them are time-consuming, expensive and limited in scope. A research team found that seismic waves can help to identify these reactions under an entire watershed and protect groundwater resources. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3f768Bc

Research shows that one shrub, the brittlebush, is adapting, and showing a remarkable ability to respond to increased temperature and aridity. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3f3fm1m

US ambassador Harry Harris uploaded a video on social media of him getting the moustache shaved off at a traditional Korean barbershop, saying he did so to keep cool in the Seoul summer, while wearing a mask to fight the coronavirus pandemic. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2D8jQ9G

Victoria on Sunday suffered its deadliest day since the pandemic began after reporting 10 deaths, mostly at aged-care facilities. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jSCymC

Artificial intelligence that can recognise individual birds is being developed for biologists studying wild animals, but could also be adapted so that people can identify individual birds in their surroundings from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/3hCHXMA

Artificial intelligence that can recognise individual birds is being developed for biologists studying wild animals, but could also be adapted so that people can identify individual birds in their surroundings from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/302421b

Up to 10,000 people residing in the kingdom will participate in the Muslim ritual, a tiny fraction of the 2.5 million that attended last year, after what many saw as an opaque selection process that left a wave of applicants rejected. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/39CR9Ok

The Category One hurricane had moved north of Maui as of 3:00 pm (0100 GMT Monday) and was about 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of the capital Honolulu, according to the National Hurricane Center. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/30QcxeP