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Have a Case of a Covid Variant? No One Is Going to Tell You

Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly spreading across the U.S., but there’s one big problem: Lab officials say they can’t tell patients or their doctors whether someone has been infected by a ...

Global study into public attitudes to women in leadership roles shows high levels of acceptance of women in science

The FINANCIAL -- The UK and Canada lead the world in attitudes towards equality in leadership in ...

New and exclusive features for electric driving pleasure: The MINI Electric Collection for the MINI Cooper SE.

The FINANCIAL -- Edition vehicle for the launch of the new edition of the purely electrically powered MINI with modified exterior including Multitone Roof, specific design features, stylishly refined ...

UNESCO research shows women career scientists still face gender bias

The FINANCIAL -- Despite a shortage of skills in most of the technological fields driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution, women still account for only 28% of engineering graduates and 40% of ...

Air pollution poses risk to thinking skills in later life

The FINANCIAL -- Exposure to air pollution in childhood is linked to a decline in thinking skills in later life, a recent study ...

Georgia: EU report highlights the need for political compromise to continue the reform momentum

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia remains committed to the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement, despite the COVID-19 related challenges. Further efforts are however needed, notably in the ...

Tiny earthquakes turn groundwater acidic according to new research

The FINANCIAL --- Tiny earthquakes, too small to be felt on the Earth’s surface, create chemical changes which turn groundwater acidic, according to newly published ...

6 ways to manage coronavirus depression

The FINANCIAL -- Depression is increasing in the United States, in no small part due to COVID-19. According to recent reports, depressive symptoms are at least three times higher than they were ...

Coronavirus can survive on healthcare uniforms for three days, study

The FINANCIAL -- Research shows coronavirus can survive on healthcare uniforms for three daysResearch shows coronavirus can survive on healthcare uniforms for three ...

City council to pay a teenager £7,200 after it left her without a school place for nearly 14 months

Leicestershire County Council has agreed to apologise and pay a teenager £7,200 after it left her without a school place for nearly 14 months at a critical time in her ...

Organ Transplant Patient Dies After Receiving Covid-Infected Lungs

Doctors say a woman in Michigan contracted covid-19 and died last fall two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who turned out to harbor the virus that causes the ...

How Evex Clinics Have Responded to COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges

By Gela Megeneishvili As the largest chain of clinics and serving around 500 000 Georgian patients in 2020 alone, Evex Clinics has held an especially crucial role amid the ongoing pandemic. To ...

EU doubles contribution to COVAX to €1 billion to ensure safe and effective vaccines for low and middle-income countries

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union has announced today an additional €500 million for the COVAX Facility, doubling its contribution to date for the global initiative that is leading efforts to ...

The One and Only Solution to the Political Crisis in Georgia

As a way out from the political crisis in Georgia, opposition parties are asking for early elections, what new can happen if we schedule early elections? ...

Artificial intelligence can boost disaster management

The FINANCIAL -- The World Meteorological Organization is participating in a new interdisciplinary Focus Group to contend with the increasing prevalence and severity of natural hazards with the help ...

WHO launches new tools to help countries build effective childhood cancer programmes

The FINANCIAL -- A suite of tools to help countries improve diagnosis and treatment of cancer among children is being released today by the World Health Organization, on International Childhood ...

Man-made borders threaten wildlife as climate changes

The FINANCIAL -- Walls and fences designed to secure national borders could make it difficult for almost 700 mammal species to adapt to climate change, according to new ...