Dangerous winter storm blankets Midwest in snow, ice
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Fauci backs ‘double-masking’ in coronavirus fight, says ‘likely more effective’
Experts recently told Fox News there is little to no evidence behind ‘double masking’. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser on COVID-19, said two face masks are likely more effective than one against the novel coronavirus, despite significant uncertainty on the subject. “If you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on it just makes…
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At least 96 killed, nearly 70,000 displaced as quake, floods hit Indonesia
The quakes have forced about 28,000 people to take shelter in 25 evacuation centres in the city of Mamuju.PHOTO: AFP JAKARTA (XINHUA, AFP) – The death toll from a strong earthquake and floods in the central parts of Indonesia has risen to 96, with nearly 70,000 people forced to flee home and take shelter, the…
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Hundreds evacuated as wildfires tear through Western Australia
A bus stop damaged by a fire is seen in Kwinana, Australia, on Monday. Western Australian fire authorities issued emergency warnings for out-of-control bushfires across the state. Photo by Richard Wainwright/EPA-EFE Jan. 5 (UPI) — Hundreds of residents in Western Australia were forced to flee from their homes Tuesday as a series of out-of-control wildfires ripped…
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WORLDStrong earthquake hits lake in northern Mongolia
The epicenter (Credit: Google) A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck a lake along the Russia-Mongolia border, seismologists say. Only few details are currently available. The earthquake, which struck at 5:33 a.m. local time on Tuesday, was centered in Lake Khövsgöl in northern Mongolia, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from the…
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Top 30 Cities of India Shall Have No Water, Says Rishi Raj Agarwal
India only has 4% of the world’s freshwater resources despite a population of over 1.3 billion people. SaveWaterSaveCity.com and an NGO initiated by Rishi Raj Agarwal has taken an uphill task to create awareness among all people the importance of water in human life. India only has 4% of the world’s freshwater resources despite a…
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Disease X to haunt 2021? Alarm bells in medical world after ‘patient zero’ with new zoonotic virus found in Congo
The fears of a new lethal disease have increased after the woman tested negative for a range of tests including Ebola making scientists nervous about the spread of a new lethal virus. The novel Coronavirus is also believed to have originated in one of the wildlife markets in the Wuhan city of China. Even as…
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Water scarcity
Water use has been growing globally at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century, and an increasing number of regions are reaching the limit at which water services can be sustainably delivered. Essentially, demographic growth and economic development are putting unprecedented pressure on renewable, but finite water resources, especially in arid…
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World Food Programme Chief Warns of “Catastrophic” Humanitarian Crisis in 2021
In Yemen, at least eight civilians were killed and 13 others injured Thursday in an artillery attack on an industrial compound in the port of Hodeidah. Yemen’s Saudi-backed government blamed Houthi rebels for the deaths. The latest fighting in Yemen has exacerbated the world’s worst humanitarian crisis — where the United Nations warns about 80%…
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Hundreds evacuated as wildfires tear through Western Australia
Jan. 5 (UPI) — Hundreds of residents in Western Australia were forced to flee from their homes Tuesday as a series of out-of-control wildfires ripped through the state amid scorching temperatures. Gusty winds combined with temperatures of almost 100 degrees in some parts of the state hampered firefighters as they contended with uncontained fires, including one near…