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

Q: What are the demographics of birth and death? - N. Kabugu in Texas A: Great question, Mr. Kabugu! Unlike much of Europe and East Asia, America hasn’t reached the point at which we have more people dying than we do being born.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. At least not in the long run. We briefly blew past that point in a few winter months at the height of the covid-19 pandemic, according to our analysis of birth-

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A new directive would restrict IDF-issued devices to iPhones for lieutenant colonels, reducing the risk of intrusions for senior officers. The Israel Defense Forces will tighten rules on mobile devices for senior officers and prohibit Android phones on IDF-issued lines, Army Radio reported on Wednesday.

IDF bans Android phones for senior officers, iPhones now mandatory, Army Radio reports

Dark stars are not exactly stars, and they are certainly not dark.

When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe

Vanessa Miller, a survivor of the terror attack at Australia's Bondi Beach, torched the police officers on the scene for "hiding."

Bondi Beach survivor criticizes police for inaction during terror attack

Make sure you wash your hands well before digging in this Thanksgiving; norovirus, known for causing unpleasant stomach symptoms, is on the rise.

Cases of norovirus are on the rise just in time for the holiday season

A whale that was stranded for days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany has swum free from a sandbank overnight after a last-ditch rescue effort.  The whale then swam through it overnight, marine biologist Robert Marc Lehmann said Friday, German news agency dpa reported.  The whale was spotted stuck on an underwater sandbank in Timmendorfer Strand, a popular resort town, on Monday morning.

A whale stranded at a Baltic Sea resort has swum off a sandbank. But it isn't safe yet

The bestselling novelist was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in 2022.

Sophie Kinsella, 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' author, dies at 55 after battle with cancer

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A "system failure" caused a robotaxi outage involving multiple vehicles operated by Baidu's Apollo Go in central ‌China's Wuhan, local police said on Wednesday, re-igniting safety concerns over ‌the fast-growing service.  Police received reports late on Tuesday that numerous Apollo Go cars had ​stopped in the middle of roads in Wuhan and were unable to move, according to an official statement.  Passengers were able to exit the vehicles safely and there were no injuries, police said.

Baidu robotaxi outage in Wuhan caused by 'system failure', police say

In earlier barrages, missile shrapnel struck the facility, causing localized damage and temporary power disruptions, though no casualties were reported. An impact was reported in Haifa during the latest Iranian missile barrage on Israel on Monday, with initial indications pointing to a strike or falling debris in the city’s industrial zone.

Haifa refinery said hit in latest Iranian missile barrage

This is great news for planetary defense.

Mars spacecraft images pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS's path with 10x higher accuracy. This could help us protect Earth someday

Europe's Hera spacecraft has completed a major deep-space maneuver, setting it on course to rendezvous late this year with the asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART mission back in 2022.

Like 'accelerating from stationary to supersonic flight': Europe's Hera probe boosts speed, stays on course for November asteroid rendezvous

The food pyramid released by RFK Jr's USDA looks very different from the one you probably remember. See what's changed.

Old food pyramid vs. RFK Jr.'s new food pyramid. See what's different.

New research shows how identity-driven assumptions can turn common ground into conflict.

Americans generally like wolves − except when we’re reminded of our politics

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Nuno Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, was shot Monday night at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Nuno Loureiro, MIT physicist, fatally shot at home; police investigate

Kimberly Slavens saw the flashing blue lights in her rearview mirror as she neared her Ohio apartment. She knew she was in trouble: She was returning from a bar after drinking about a half-dozen vodka tonics. Slavens was charged with operating a vehicle impaired. She cried for the next few days, worried she would go to jail, get fired from her job and lose custody of her teenage son.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. “I

Every year, she thanks the trooper for the arrest that led to her sobriety

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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