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Leaders spar at UN General Assembly amid global crisis
World leaders gathered virtually Tuesday for this week’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with the UN’s historic 75th anniversary overshadowed by strongmen leaders, fraying relations and a sense of intensifying international crisis. The summit was forced online this year due to the pandemic and the 14-day quarantine regulations in New York City. Covid-19 loomed heavily…… MORE
This bird tells rivals like it is by using its feathers to make a chirping noise
Birds can chirp, birds can fly and now scientists have new evidence that birds can communicate with each other using sound made with their feathers. A species called the fork-tailed flycatcher, or Tyrannus savanna, vibrate their feathers very quickly to produce a sound, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Integrative and Comparative…… MORE
What you need to know about coronavirus on Tuesday, September 22
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly dropped new guidance from its website about airborne transmission of the coronavirus yesterday, just days after publishing it. The agency said a draft version was posted in error, before it had gone through the normal review process, and reverted to its previous guidance, which does not…… MORE
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Americans think the UN is doing a good job. Japanese people disagree
As the United Nations turns 75, a majority of people in 14 developed nations approve of the international body’s work in eight key areas, including fighting coronavirus, promoting action on climate change and building peace. And despite years of UN-bashing by American politicians and pundits, it’s Japan, not the United States, that has the lowest…… MORE
What you need to know about coronavirus on Monday, September 21
“Airborne viruses, including COVID-19, are among the most contagious and easily spread,” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says in an updated guidance page on its website. Scientists have noted the likelihood of the transmission of coronavirus through viral particles in the air for months, pushing health agencies to acknowledge it. The…… MORE
Nebra sky disc: Prehistoric star map’s Bronze Age pedigree in question — by 1,000 years
The Nebra sky disc, one of Germany’s most heralded prehistoric artifacts, is often considered the world’s oldest depiction of the cosmos. For a relatively small object — the gold-speckled disc is only 12 inches wide — it has produced a large amount of controversy. In fact, the Nebra sky disc’s sordid history reads like a…… MORE
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What to expect at the UN General Assembly in the time of Covid-19
What if the world’s most powerful people threw a gigantic international party and no one showed up? This week is the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) — normally the Super Bowl of international diplomacy. But thanks to a global pandemic, make that “digital diplomacy” without star players in the corridors at UN headquarters in New…… MORE
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