A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults.

Kids may be more likely to get the new ‘Cicada’ variant of Covid-19, scientists say. Here’s what to know about BA.3.2

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on

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The deepening energy crisis triggered by the US-Israel war with Iran has thrust energy security back onto the political stage in European countries.

Energy security rifts widen in Europe

Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates emphasized the "urgent need to refrain from measures" that risk further inflaming tensions on the ground. Eight Muslim-majority countries "strongly condemned" Israel's move to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinian terrorists convicted in military courts, a joint statement released by Pakistan said on Thursday.

Eight Muslim nations condemn Israel's 'dangerous' new death penalty law

From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in 2025.

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Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the US these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.

Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages

Save over 60% and settle in for season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Taylor Swift's docuseries on The Eras Tour.

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Volkswagen has opened presales in China for the ID. ERA 9X, its first range extended EV and one of its clearest market specific bets yet. The big three row SUV shows how far VW is adapting its China strategy around local tastes and technology.

Volkswagen Just Revealed a Massive Range-Extended SUV for China, and America Isn’t Getting It

A massive X1.4 solar flare won't endanger NASA's four Artemis 2 astronauts on their way to the moon.

Huge solar flare no threat to Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon, NASA says

Catch all of the 'Yellowstone' spin-offs, 'Landman,' 'Tulsa King,' and more at a serious discount on Cyber Monday.

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The stand-up comedian and actress, who received a Golden Globe nomination herself last year, became the first woman to host the awards show solo in 2025.

Nikki Glaser returns as host of the 2026 Golden Globes: Everything the comedian has said about the upcoming awards show

The car scene is seeing a critical shift towards smaller hybrids, and driving this charge is the Hyundai Kona SUV.


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Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world.  Before little Ryu was born, he developed outside his mom’s womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovarian cyst — a dangerous situation so rare that his doctors plan to write about the case for a medical journal.  Just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus, and those that make it to full term “are essentially unheard of — far, far less than 1 in a million,” said Dr. John Oz

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An alleged Palestine Action member has told jury the group "didn't want any harm" during a break-in.

Violence 'never part' of break-in plan, court told

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned that ships passing through the narrow Strait will be targeted, after the US and Israel launched strikes on the country on February 28. The Iran war has threatened Gulf ports and disrupted global trade through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes.

How many ships have been attacked in the Gulf since start of Iran war?

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Assuming Google does manage to launch a prototype in 2027, will it simply be a high-stakes technical experiment – or the dawning of a new era?

Data centers in space: Will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?

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The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter.  Despite little to no daylight — plus months of frigid temperatures — people who live in northern Europe and above the Arctic Circle have learned how to cope mentally and physically with the annual onset of the winter blues, which can begin as early as October and last into April for some.  The winter solstice will occur Dec. 21, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Nordic people know how to beat the winter blues. Here's how to find light in the darkest months

The deadline is Friday. But loopholes could limit what comes out.

When will the Epstein files be released — and will they reveal anything new?

The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.

How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language

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A humpback whale stranded for days off Germany's Baltic coast has freed itself late on Saturday after getting stuck on another sandbank, a spokesman for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Ministry of the Environment said. The whale was being accompanied by the water police, who are trying to follow it, Claus Tantzen said, adding that, since the waters in the area are very shallow, the animal may get stuck again.

Whale stranded off Germany for days free again

Nearly 10% of adults smoked cigarettes in 2024, the report found.

Smoking rate among US adults drops to record low as vape use rises, CDC report finds

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Is paying for child care easier outside of the U.S.? We asked parents in three countries to find out.

3 moms, 3 countries, 1 very familiar problem: Why child care costs still don't add up for families

The Israeli military said on Thursday it has killed more than 40 members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon in the last 24 hours. Sources within Hezbollah also reported that dozens of fighters had been killed in close combat with Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.

Israel says 40 Hezbollah members killed as forces advance in Lebanon

Li Xiong, 41, the former chairman of Huione Group and a core member of what Chinese authorities call the Chen Zhi criminal syndicate, was escorted off a China Southern Airlines flight in Beijing on April 1 – shaven-headed, handcuffed, flanked by officers from China’s Ministry of Public Security. The real ...

Alleged Huione Group Money Laundering Boss Extradited to China

Germany is setting up a council to oversee the return of cultural property and human remains taken from former colonies.View on euronews

Germany to create restitution council to return colonia-era acquired cultural artefacts

Several Muslim countries have strongly criticized Israel's new death penalty law passed by parliament earlier this week. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates strongly condemn "the imposition of the death penalty in the occupied West Bank and its de facto application against Palestinians," according to a joint statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Thursday.

Muslim nations condemn new Israeli death penalty law

While writing "Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online," Fortesa Latifi learned a lot about parent and child influencers. Like, a lot.

$1,000 bribes, Mormon momfluencer mixers and making content to get plastic surgery: The wildest things I learned reporting my book

Human Rights Watch says Capt Traoré, other military leaders and jihadists "may be liable" for the killings.

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