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

Factbox-China's crewed lunar programme eyes astronaut landing by 2030

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

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Juan Uribe said he left his job last year to focus his efforts on his son Max.

Dad issues urgent plea to find stem cell donor for his son

It's time for BravoCon 2025! Here's how to tune in and watch everyone spill the tea.

BravoCon 2025: How to watch, full schedule and lineup, where to stream free and more

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

Foot fossil discovery could reshape human evolutionary history

Leading German economic institutes on Wednesday slashed their growth forecast for 2026 by more than half to reflect the expected fallout from soaring energy prices caused by the Iran war. Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by only 0.

German economic institutes cut forecast in half over Iran war

Pizza is one of the most adored food varieties around the world, and the decision of fixing can represent the deciding moment the ideal


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Tiny particles from certain lab gloves look like microplastics, and they can contaminate samples, new study finds.

Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a hospital in the capital on Friday to continue serving a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at his residence in an upscale gated community.  The Supreme Court earlier in the week granted him the right of house imprisonment due to failing health.  Bolsonaro left the hospital DF Star in Brasilia at around 10 a.m. local time and headed to the Jardim Botanico neighborhood, where he lived prior to his conviction with his wife, Michelle Bo

Brazil's Bolsonaro to continue his sentence at home because of poor health

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -A geomagnetic storm on Earth triggered by a large burst of solar radiation has temporarily grounded a Blue Origin rocket carrying twin NASA satellites built to measure space

Geomagnetic storm grounds launch of Mars space weather satellites

Personal growth is an excursion of constant development and improvement that engages people to arrive at their fullest potential. It includes taking


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KILPISJÄRVI, Finland (AP) — As bubbles rippled across the frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerged from a hole carved out of the thick, crackling ice.  The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet) beneath the surface, where sunlight filtered through the Arctic ice and fish swam around a rock formation.  It's a remote place few will ever see, especially in winter, when snow blankets the ice and temperatures on land approach minus 40 degrees in both Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Scientists train to dive beneath polar ice as climate change warms the Arctic and Antarctica

A 30-foot humpback whale has been stranded on Germany's northern coast since March 23 — and its prognosis is looking grim. The whale is stuck in shallow water in the Baltic Sea, but rescuers can't simply forklift the whale back into deeper water without risking serious injury to the animal. ...

It Shouldn’t Be Here: Rescuers Race to Save Whale Stranded in Rare Spot

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Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company’s next Starliner flight and instead perform a trial run with cargo to prove its safety.  Monday’s announcement comes eight months after the first and only Starliner crew returned to Earth aboard SpaceX after a prolonged mission.  Although NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams managed to dock Starliner to the International Space Station in 2024, the capsule had so many problems that NASA ordered it to come back empty, leavi

Boeing's troubled capsule won't carry astronauts on next space station flight

Dubai, known for its extravagant way of life and dazzling design, is likewise a sanctuary for experience sports fans. From the huge


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() -Abbott Laboratories said on Monday it has begun a correction in the United States for certain FreeStyle ​Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus glucose monitoring sensors after ‌internal testing showed some units may report falsely low glucose readings. About 3 million sensors are affected ‌in the U.

Abbott issues US device correction for some glucose monitors over faulty readings risk

These birds are native to South and Southeast Asia

It Looks Like a Tiny, Fluffy Dragon, But It's Really a Bird. Meet the Great Eared Nightjar

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual Arctic report card shows how rapidly and profoundly climate change is warming and altering the region.

Arctic is again the hottest it's been in 125 years, with record-low sea ice, NOAA report says

On top of the extra costs, travelers without a Real ID could also face delays getting through security, the agency said.

Flying without a Real ID? That'll soon cost you $45, TSA says.

NASA's Artemis II mission is underway. The astronauts are scheduled to fly around the moon Monday. Here's what to know about their 10-day journey through space.

NASA's moon mission has begun — here's what's ahead for the Artemis II astronauts

Customers should check with their local restaurant for holiday hours.

Which restaurants and fast food chains will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day?

"Virgil has two personalities, its 'good' side – a typical young galaxy quietly forming stars. But Virgil transforms into the host of a heavily obscured supermassive black hole, pouring out immense quantities of energy."

James Webb Space Telescope watches 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxy shapeshift into a cosmic monster

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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