More than 1.2 million people are dying every year directly from bacterial infections that are resistant to several antibiotics, according to a new study, making multiresistant bacteria far deadlier than HIV/AIDS or malaria. A further 4.95 million death…
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Hands of ‘Doomsday Clock’ Stay Fixed at 100 Seconds to Midnight
It remains 100 seconds to midnight on the “Doomsday Clock,” the famous annual announcement for how close humanity is to extinction.The Chicago-based non-profit Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists kept the analog hands at the same time for a second year i…
Read moreUS Government to Distribute 400 Million High-Quality Face Masks
U.S. news outlets said Wednesday that the Biden administration will distribute 400 million high-quality face masks free of charge to the American people beginning next week.A White House official, speaking anonymously, said the N95 masks will be shippe…
Read moreBiden: ‘Not There Yet’ on Easing of Tariffs on Chinese Goods
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that it was too soon to make commitments on lifting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, but that his chief trade negotiator, Katherine Tai, was working on the issue.”I’d like to be able to be in a position where I could…
Read moreAmericans Begin Ordering Free At-Home COVID Tests
The U.S. government quietly conducted a soft launch Tuesday of its website where Americans can request free rapid coronavirus tests — a day ahead of the scheduled rollout.Covidtests.gov quickly became the most accessed federal government website as mil…
Read moreLarge Asteroid to Pass Near Earth Tuesday
A large asteroid is expected to pass within 1.93 million kilometers of Earth on Tuesday, according to NASA.The asteroid known as 7482 (1994 PC1), which was discovered in 1994, is about one kilometer wide or “bridge size” as NASA called it.NASA says the…
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