Month: December 2020
‘Nothing Left In The World Except These Bones’: Yazidis Search For Mothers’ Remains
Investigators have discovered 17 mass graves containing bodies of some of the 3,000 Yazidis killed by ISIS. For survivors, a grave with remains of older and pregnant women prompts a special anguish. (Image credit: Andrea DiCenzo for NPR)
Read MoreChina’s space ambitions include a robot on Mars and a human on the moon
China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is planning to put humans back on
Read MoreChina’s space ambitions include a robot on Mars and a human on the moon
China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is planning to put humans back on
Read MoreIsraeli lawmakers take a step toward new national elections
Israel has taken a major step toward plunging into its fourth national election in under two years.
Read MoreIsraeli lawmakers take a step toward new national elections
Israel has taken a major step toward plunging into its fourth national election in under two years.
Read MoreUS official says Israel was behind assassination of Iranian scientist – CNN
US official says Israel was behind assassination of Iranian scientist CNN Killer Robot? Assassination of Iranian Scientist Feeds Conflicting Accounts The New York Times Where does Iran’s nuclear weapons program stand now? Fox News The Guardian view on an Iranian nuclear scientist’s assassination:
Read MoreThe UK is the first country to grant emergency approval to Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
The UK has granted temporary approval to a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Most of the doses will be shipped from Pfizer’s facility in Puurs, Belgium, seen here. | Christophe Guillaume/Getty Images The first doses may begin rolling
Read MoreThe UK is the first country to grant emergency approval to Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
The UK has granted temporary approval to a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Most of the doses will be shipped from Pfizer’s facility in Puurs, Belgium, seen here. | Christophe Guillaume/Getty Images The first doses may begin rolling
Read MoreWhat Donald Trump Can — And Can’t — Do with the Pardon Power
Donald Trump has less than 50 days left in his presidency. The transition process has formally begun for President-elect Joe Biden, and Trump has retreated from the public eye and largely stepped back from presidential duties since Election Day as
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: House Financial Services holds hearing on pandemic response by Treasury and the Fed
A surge of new COVID-19 cases around the country has raised questions about what additional COVID-19 precautions may be needed, and how they will affect the business community.
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