Indian COVID-19 patients die as ventilators run out of oxygen; infections surge
At least 24 COVID-19 patients in western India died on Wednesday when the oxygen supply to their ventilators ran out, amid a nationwide shortage of
Biden ready to announce U.S. withdrawal, even as peace eludes Afghanistan
President Joe Biden’s planned announcement on Wednesday of a complete U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 aims to close the book on America’s longest
Electrical ‘incident’ hits Iran’s Natanz nuclear site
No casualties reported at the site that was hit by a large explosion last year. Source: Electrical ‘incident’ hits Iran’s Natanz nuclear site
Merkel urges Putin to pull troops back from Ukraine border
German Chancellor calls on the Kremlin to unwind military build-up ‘in order to de-escalate’ the situation in Donbas. Source: Merkel urges Putin to pull troops
Living robots made from frog skin cells can sense their environment | New Scientist
Xenobots, named after the frog species Xenopus laevis that the cells come from, were first described last year. Now the team behind the robots has
Brazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll passes 4,000 for first time
Brazil registered more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours for the first time Tuesday, the health ministry said, as the country reeled from a surge
Satellite images show large Russian military build up in Arctic:
Russia is building up military equipment in the Arctic and testing new weapons there as it looks to assert dominance of the region, Source: Satellite
EU Vaccine Chief Says Vaccine Passports to Be Launched in June, Unveils Document Prototype – SchengenVisaInfo.com
The European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton, who back in February this year, has been put in charge of the new vaccine production task
‘Potential Imminent Crisis’: U.S. Military Warns Of Russian Military Buildup In Eastern Europe
The U.S. military in Europe is on high-alert following a buildup of Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, a situation that has reportedly “escalated sharply in
14 countries raise concern over WHO report on COVID origin
Group including US, Japan and UK say study was delayed and scientists lacked full access to data. A group of 14 countries has raised concerns