Almanac from late 1800s found under Robert E. Lee statue
An 1875 almanac and other documents were discovered on Wednesday inside a time capsule that was encased in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that…
USSC to tackle vaccine mandate
White House confident in legal authority for new rules The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up disputes over the Biden administration's nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large…
Foreign secretary intent on resuming talks
Trade war looms as UK, EU remain deadlocked over Northern Ireland British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday urged Brussels to "pick up the pace" of talks on post-Brexit trade…
Russian Scientists Come Up With New Way to Improve 5G
Specialists from Saratov State University have created a unique material for 5G networks. According to the scientists involved in the project, the brand new development will increase the efficiency of…
Banking on e-wallet
Cambodia aims hybrid digital currency on blockchain at unbanked When Cambodia's central bank launched a pilot for a digital payment system in July 2019, its aim was to increase financial…
1 dead, 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar on Wednesday killed at least one person and left dozens missing, a member of the rescue team told AFP. The disaster…
US life expectancy sees huge drop
COVID-19 causes steepest fall in nearly eight decades US life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years in 2020, final official figures showed Wednesday, the steepest drop in more than 75 years…
Adverse weather pushes launch of Webb telescope to Christmas Day
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, was again pushed back Tuesday until at least Christmas Day due to…
Scientists discover brain region that responds to clitoris
A new scientific study published Monday has identified the brain region linked to genital touch in women, and found that it was more developed in volunteers who reported having more…
All around: Study finds microplastics in ‘clean’ air
From the highest point in the world to the lowest, microplastics are everywhere - even high in the Earth's troposphere where wind speeds allow them to travel vast distances, a…