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Scientists slam German tabloid's pandemic coverage
BERLIN (AP) ??" A group representing Germany's main scientific organizations has accused the country's biggest-selling newspaper of contributing to public hostility against scientists during the coronavirus pandemic.In a statement Monday, the Alliance of Scientific Organization criticized a recent report by the Bild tabloid for singling out three researchers who had called for tougher restrictions to reduce COVID-19 infections in Germany.
The paper published pictures of the three scientists Saturday with the headline "Trio of experts give us frustration for the... Read More
NASA's 10 new astronauts: pilots, doctor, physicist, cyclist
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ??" NASA selected 10 new astronauts Monday, half of them military pilots, as it looks ahead to the moon and Mars.The space agency introduced the six men and four women during a ceremony in Houston, home to Mission Control and the astronaut corps.
More than 12,000 applied for the coveted spots. The 10 selected are in their 30s and 40s, and face two years of training before becoming eligible for spaceflight.
Besides the combat and test pilots, the astronaut candidates include a medical physicist, drilling specialist, maritime... Read More
Nobel Prizes awarded in pandemic-curtailed local ceremonies
LONDON (AP) ??" Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes began receiving their awards on Monday in scaled-down local ceremonies adapted for pandemic times with three of them warning that climate change is the biggest threat the world faces yet they remain optimistic.For a second year, COVID-19 has scuttled the traditional formal banquet in Stockholm attended by winners of the prizes in chemistry, physics, medicine, literature and economics, which were announced in October. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded separately in Oslo, Norway.
Literature laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah was... Read More
How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant?
How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant?The same way you guard against COVID-19 caused by any other variant: Get vaccinated if you haven't yet, get a booster if you're eligible and step up other precautions you may have relaxed, like wearing a mask and avoiding crowds.
For all the attention omicron is getting, the overwhelming cause of infections and deaths in many places remains the extra-contagious delta variant.
"Delta is the real risk right now. Omicron is an uncertain threat," Dr. Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Institutes... Read More
Death toll rises to 13 in Indonesia volcano eruption
LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AP) ??" The death toll following the eruption of the highest volcano on Indonesia's most densely populated island of Java has risen to 13, with seven people still missing, officials said Sunday as smoldering debris and thick mud hampered search efforts.Mount Semeru in Lumajang district in East Java province spewed thick columns of ash more than 12,000 meters (40,000 feet) into the sky, and searing gas and lava flowed down its slopes after a sudden eruption Saturday triggered by heavy rains. Several villages were blanketed with falling ash.
A... Read More
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