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LIVE: US experts forecast 300,000 coronavirus deaths by December August 7, 2020
Health experts at University of Washington say nearly 300,000 people could die from COVID-19 in the US by December 1.
LIVE: Protests as Lebanon detains 16 over Beirut explosion August 7, 2020
Protesters in Beirut call for government's resignation as authorities arrest 16 as part of probe into deadly blast.
LIVE: WHO says 'vaccine nationalism' cannot beat the coronavirus August 7, 2020
'For the world to recover fast, it has to recover together': UN health agency urges states to share potential vaccine.
US Iran envoy Brian Hook steps down as UN arms embargo vote looms August 6, 2020
Hook's surprise departure comes as Washington lobbies the United Nations to extend an arms embargo on Iran.

New science behind algae-based flip-flops August 6, 2020
Sustainable flip-flops: A team of researchers has formulated polyurethane foams made from algae oil to meet commercial specifications for midsole shoes and the foot-bed of flip-flops.
Study finds high levels of toxic pollutants in stranded dolphins and whales August 6, 2020
Researchers examined toxins in tissue concentrations and pathology data from 83 stranded dolphins and whales from 2012 to 2018. They looked at 11 different animal species to test for 17 different substances. The study is the first to report on concentrations in blubber tissues of stranded cetaceans of atrazine, DEP, NPE and triclosan. It also […]
Mix of contaminants in Fukushima wastewater, risks of ocean dumping August 6, 2020
Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power, radiation levels have fallen to safe levels in all but the waters closest to the shuttered power plant. A new article looks at the many radioactive elements contained in the tanks and suggests that more needs to be done to […]
DNA from an ancient, unidentified ancestor was passed down to humans living today August 6, 2020
A new analysis of ancient genomes suggests that different branches of the human family tree interbred multiple times, and that some humans carry DNA from an archaic, unknown ancestor.
New insight into the evolution of complex life on Earth August 6, 2020
A novel connection between primordial organisms and complex life has been discovered, as new evidence sheds light on the evolutionary origins of the cell division process that is fundamental to complex life on Earth.

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Egypt To Withdraw From Renaissance Dam Agreement With Ethiopia

Egypt To Withdraw From Renaissance Dam Agreement With Ethiopia

By Cowry News on August 5, 2020

Egypt has threatened to withdraw from latest Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks with Ethiopia, saying that the latest proposal violates agreements from the last round of negotiations. Ethiopia has been…

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