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The Virus Trap: Hollow Nano-Objects Made of DNA Could Trap Viruses and Render Them Harmless

Lined on the inside with virus-binding molecules, nano-shells made of DNA material bind viruses tightly and thus render them harmless. Credit: Elena-Marie Willner / DietzLab / TUM To date, there are no effective antidotes against...

Watching the Ultrafast Dance Moves of a Hot, Dense Laser Plasma

A two-dimensional Doppler spectrometer captures the motions of a high intensity, femtosecond laser induced hot, dense plasma at different locations on a solid surface. Credit: K. Jana and Amit Lad Great leaps in science and...

Common Antibiotic – Azithromycin – No More Effective Than Placebo for COVID-19

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland....

British city apologizes, pays fine after scrapping ads for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham

Britain's city of Blackpool must apologize for removing ads for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham from public buses; it had to admit the act was discrimination and pay the organizers of a festival 109,000 British pounds (about $150,000), a judge has ruled.

International OSINT taskforce to verify & investigate incidents in Myanmar

A major new initiative to record, verify and investigate incidents in Myanmar has been launched. Myanmar Witness will independently collect, preserve, process, investigate, verify and review incidents of possible interferences with human rights. The...

‘Unshackled’ Palm-Destroying Beetles Could Soon Invade Australia – “We Thought We’d Outsmarted Them”

An adult coconut rhinoceros beetle in hand. Credit: Forest and Kim Starr A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home gardens, plantations, and biodiversity as they surge through...

“Get Out of the Water!” Monster Shark Movies Massacre Shark Conservation Efforts

96% of shark movies overtly portray sharks as a threat to humans. Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the...

An amazing hoard of vintage Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles and parts will be auctioned Aug. 14th in Rutland, Vt.

Bob and Christine “Teenie” Bearor would ride to shows or just for fun on one of Bob’s Harley-Davidsons, often in matching outfits. The couple got married in a 1958 Corvette. 1947 Indian Chief motorcycle, an...

ECOWAS, Civil Society Meet on Strengthening Regional Capacities for Conflict Prevention in West Africa and the Sahel

Download logo Focal Persons of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF) began a two-day consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations (SCOs) on modalities to strengthen regional capacities for conflict prevention in West Africa and the...

UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’ 

There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the highest price, the UN deputy chief told the Security Council on Friday. 

One in three people globally imprisoned without trial, while overcrowding puts prisoners at risk of contracting COVID-19, says UNODC’s first global research on imprisonment

Vienna (Austria), 16 July 2021 - One in every three prisoners worldwide are held without a trial, which means that they have not been found guilty by any court of justice, according to the...

Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action

Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

WHO/Europe shows high rates of COVID-19 vaccination in prisons

Prisons need to be a priority for vaccination roll-out. New data from the WHO Health in Prisons European Database (HIPED) shows that COVID-19 vaccination of people living and working in prisons is increasing. For...

New US Under Secretary of State appointed, expected to be next Tibet coordinator

Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya (Photo/Business Recorder) By –Shyamal Sinha Uzra Zeya worked as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service for 27 years. During the Obama administration, Zeya served as the acting assistant Secretary and principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. She also worked in the Embassy of the United States, […]

The European Emerging Bands Contest @EYE2021 is now open for applications!

Calling all young European Bands! BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, July 16, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- From the 8th and 9th of October 2021, the city of Strasbourg (France) will be filled with thousands of young people from all...

Pope appoints Auxiliary Bishop in Delhi, India – Vatican News

Pope Francis on Friday appointed Father Deepak Valerian Tauro as Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi Archdiocese.

WHO/UNICEF: Childhood vaccinations hindered by Covid-19 pandemic – Vatican News

Shortfalls in global routine vaccination efforts due to the Covid-19 pandemic move international agencies to raise concerns about the growing risk of the resurgence of vaccine-preventable childhood illnesses.

Access to health care is the best way to protect prisons from COVID-19

On Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July, WHO/Europe focuses on how prisons can develop and implement effective COVID-19 vaccination policies as part of quality health-care programmes for both inmates and staff. To support countries,...

Varied impact of COVID-19 on routine immunization in the European Region

The WHO European Region saw a 1% decrease in routine immunization coverage, from 95% in 2019 to 94% in 2020 (the third dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing vaccine (DTP3) is used as a tracer indicator), according...

Slovenian EU Presidency: Churches meet with Ambassador Jarc

Slovenian EU Presidency: Churches meet with Ambassador Jarc   An ecumenical delegation of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) participated in an online meeting on 15 July 2021 with Mr....

Colin Kaepernick Publishing New Children’s Books, ‘I Color Myself Different’

Colin Kaepernick is officially a children's book author --- after signing a multi-book deal with Scholastic! The former star NFL quarterback made the announcement Thursday ... saying he's partnering up with a publishing company and...

‘Deeply negative impact’ of COVID pandemic, reverses SDG progress

Closing a key international development forum on Thursday, the deputy UN chief observed that a year of “immense challenges” has reversed progress on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

UN Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs organizes monthly expert consultation series

 © iStockphoto/Serdarbayraktar 15 July 2021 - To help address the challenges posed by synthetic drugs, UNODC, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, the International Narcotics Control Board and the Universal Postal Union, developed the...

New book “GEN Z 360” by Hana Ben-Shabat is a Comprehensive…

GEN Z 360 Helps Leaders, Business Owners, Retail and More Prepare for the Inevitable Change that Gen Z is Bringing to Culture, Work, and Commerce SUMMIT, N.J. (PRWEB) July 15, 2021 “A great read. Original research....

Author, Alicia Doyle, Featured on ‘I Want To Know Your Story’

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 15, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Leslie Grodin, host and producer of I Want To Know Your Story, has featured Alicia Doyle, three-time award-winning author of Fighting Chance, in episode...
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