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COP15 UN summit on biodiversity relocated from China to Canada.

In October of last year, the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference opened with virtual, online discussions. Major United Nations discussions aimed at securing a pact to protect nature have been relocated from China to Canada. In April, negotiations were scheduled to resume in Kunming, China, but this was constantly postponed due to...

Blue spirals of light have been spotted in the sky above New Zealand.

The appearance of an extraordinary spiral of blue light in the sky above New Zealand has inspired awe among stargazers, as well as speculations ranging from extraterrestrials to black holes. "As I stood there staring up at it, I thought it was either aliens or a black hole that was...

The clothing line of Dame Deborah James raises £1 million for her Bowel Babe fund.

Through sales of her clothing line with In The Style, Dame Deborah James has raised £1,000,000 for cancer research. The 40-year-old podcaster, known online as BowelBabe, posted a photo of herself posing with the brand's founder Adam Frisby and his business partner Jamie Corbett next to a large check. The collection,...

According to experts, the government must “save the lives of babies” and ensure the Group B Strep trial proceeds.

Experts are urging the government to "save the lives of babies" by approving a clinical trial to test pregnant women for Group B Strep (GBS) infection. GBS is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborns, and the trial will examine whether testing pregnant women for it reduces the...

Why is my fever so severe? How “super pollen” could be aggravating your allergies right now

A "pollen bomb" over the United Kingdom is causing hay fever sufferers to have more severe symptoms than usual. As temperatures climb, the Met Office has issued a pollen alert for most of England and Wales this week. Grass species are currently releasing pollen into the air, following the release of...

Coronavirus research suggests that the risk of protracted COVID is lower with the Omicron variant than with the Delta form.

According to the study from King's College London, 4.4% of Omicron cases were long COVID, whereas 10.8% of Delta patients displayed evidence of long COVID. New research reveals that the Omicron variation of coronavirus is less likely to produce protracted COVID than the Delta strain. Depending on age and duration of...

NASA is preparing to deactivate the Voyager spacecraft after more than 44 years.

At some point, it is inevitable that the plutonium fueling the probes would degrade beyond its capacity to keep them operational. Some think that this might occur as early as 2025, while others believe it could occur later. Both Voyagers were launched from Cape Canaveral in 1977, with Voyager 2...

According to researchers, the origins of the Black Death have been deciphered, resolving the enigma surrounding the disease’

In the 1300s, a jump in the number of burials in Kyrgyzstan's cemeteries is linked by an international team to the beginning of a plague outbreak. Researchers believe they have answered the nearly 700-year-old enigma surrounding the origins of the Black Death, the most lethal pandemic in recorded history, which...

WHO will change the name of the monkeypox virus to avoid discrimination.

As the virus spreads, there is an urgent effort to alter its name after scientists deemed it misleading and stigmatizing. The World Health Organization has announced that it will rename monkeypox to prevent discrimination and stigmatization as the virus continues to spread over the world in an unprecedented epidemic. The WHO's...

Along the HS2 route, a ‘stunning’ Anglo-Saxon burial mound was discovered.

Archaeologists working on the HS2 corridor have unearthed an Anglo-Saxon burial site containing the remains of more than 140 people together with some of their most prized possessions, including jewelry, knives, and even a personal grooming kit. More than 140 skeletons were discovered at a site in Buckinghamshire, along with...

The appearance of a Nasa rover reignites concerns about human space trash

The Nasa scientists decided that the object is a piece of trash discarded by the robotic craft during its February 2021 touchdown. The object on Mars was believed to be a thermal blanket from when Perseverance landed on the planet. Typically, Nasa's Perseverance rover transmits photographs of desolate, dusty landscapes, reddish...

Instagram introduces updated parental controls

Instagram has introduced new parental controls in the United Kingdom, allowing parents to set a daily time limit and break intervals. Parents and guardians of users under the age of 18 can now set a daily time limit, schedule breaks, and view who their children follow and who follows them. The...

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Many arrested in US campuses during pro-Palestine protests

Police have cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia (UVA) and arrested at least twenty-five pro-Palestinian demonstrators, as campuses across the United States prepare for additional unrest during commencement ceremonies.  At UVA's campus in Charlottesville, where demonstrations had been predominantly nonviolent until Saturday morning, when footage captured police officers in riot gear circling an encampment on the lawn, cuffing some protesters with zip ties, and allegedly spraying chemical spray, tensions escalated.

Has the West End found its golden age for creative musicals?

Following a string of triumphs for musicals featuring original soundtracks, West End actors, authors, and producers are convinced that audiences are now "willing to undertake risks." While jukebox musicals currently predominate in London's West End, certain stars of the theatre contend that the triumph of original productions serves as evidence that "audiences are willing to take a chance."

If I sell bitcoin without cashing out, do I pay capital gains tax?

How does the IRS handle capital gains from Bitcoin investments?   Is the tax liability incurred upon asset sale or the return of the benefit to your fiat bank account?  Since making a small investment in Bitcoin during the peak of the previous bull market (2020), I have incurred investment losses for the majority of that period. I am once again in the black and am uncertain of my next steps regarding the sale.

A post office attorney has been charged with “big fat lying”

Former senior Post Office attorney Jarnail Singh has denied knowledge of vulnerabilities in the Horizon system during the three-year prosecution of sub-postmasters. Jason Beer, the Horizon inquiry's chief counsel, condemned Mr. Singh as having "blown a colossal lie." On the eve of the 2010 trial of Seema Misra, a sub-postmistress who was incarcerated during her pregnancy, an email was transmitted to Mr. Singh.