South Africa to give up to 500,000 health workers Johnson & Johnson Covid jab amid AstraZeneca efficacy concerns
Between 350,000 and 500,000 health workers in South Africa are to be given the Johnson…More
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Asteroid bigger than Statue of Liberty set for Earth flyby, but BIG ONE of 2021 to come in March, NASA warns
NASA is warning of a slew of asteroids headed Earth’s way in the coming days…More
Sri Lanka u-turns over Covid-19 Muslim burial row after international backlash
The prime minister of Sri Lanka has announced in parliament that the country will reverse…More
‘God willing, we are going to the moon’: Turkish President Erdogan announces country’s 1st lunar mission in 2023
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Turkey’s new highly ambitious 10-year space program including lunar missions,…More
New Zealand issues tsunami activity warning after 7.7 magnitude earthquake in South Pacific
A tsunami activity advisory has been issued in New Zealand after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake…More
Israeli military ombudsman slams IDF for poor response to coronavirus pandemic
Israel Defense Forces soldiers have complained of their commanders’ inability to effectively curb Covid-19 outbreaks…More
Tianwen-1 probe successfully enters Mars orbit in China’s first independent mission to Red Planet
Chinese space probe Tianwen-1 has successfully reached Mars and entered a stable orbit around the…More
India’s row with Twitter escalates after social media site refuses to block more than 1,000 accounts
Twitter has refused to follow an order from Prime Minister Modi’s administration to permanently suspend…More
‘We are not where we wanted to be’: European Commission boss admits Covid-19 vaccination shortcomings
The European Commission president has defended Brussels’ decision to lead a collective, EU-wide approach to…More
Soda pressing: All coronavirus particles in the world would fit inside a can, says British mathematician
Bath University mathematician Kit Yates has made the rather fanta-stical claim that all of the…More