Pope: Pull together, avoid pessimism in this coronavirus era

Pope Francis is cautioning against pessimism as many people emerge from coronavirus lockdowns to lament that nothing will ever be the same. During Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark Pentecost Sunday, Francis noted a tendency to say “nothing will return as before.” “In this pandemic, how...

Iran says US talks 'futile', denounces black American's death

Iran's new parliament speaker said Sunday any negotiations with Washington would be "futile" as he denounced the death of a black American that has led to violent protests across the US. Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards' air force, was elected speaker...

Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian's death

The shooting of Iyad Halak, 32, in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday, drew broad condemnations and revived complaints alleging excessive force by Israeli security forces. Benny Gantz, who is also Israel's “alternate” prime minister under a power-sharing deal, made the remarks at the weekly...

‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters US

Another night of unrest in every corner of the country left charred and shattered landscapes in dozens of American cities Sunday as years of festering frustrations over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of police boiled over in expressions of rage met with tear gas and rubber...

Iran suggests up to 225 killed in November protests

Iran's interior minister has suggested that up to 225 people were killed in November protests sparked by a petrol price hike, ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. Officials in Iran have yet to issue an overall death toll for the unrest, while London-based human rights group Amnesty International...

Iran's new parliament speaker says talks with US 'futile'

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said any negotiations with the United States would be "futile" as he delivered his first major speech to the conservative-dominated chamber on Sunday. Ghalibaf, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards' air force, was elected speaker...

Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes

Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, but worshipers have been ordered to follow strict guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as Islam's holiest site in Mecca remained closed to the public. The Al-Aqsa Mosque...

The Latest: Protesters assemble at Phoenix police HQ

Protesters marched the streets of downtown Phoenix and Tucson Saturday after the cities’ leaders implored them to refrain from violence. On Saturday night, however, Phoenix police had to defend the department’s headquarters. Shortly after 10 p.m., Phoenix police said a large group of protesters...

Massive protests raise fears of new waves of virus outbreaks

The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests after the police killing of a black man, has a message for demonstrators: “If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week.” As emergency orders are lifted and beaches and businesses...

The Hawaii navy base fueling Trump's quest for 'super duper' missiles

Kauai has one of the Pentagon’s most valued testing sites. It’s an economic driver, but some residents say the military shouldn’t be on the islands at allHawaii’s “garden island”, Kauai, is known for its breathtaking scenery and laid-back vibe, a place of plunging waterfalls and cliffs cloaked...

Police cars burn, windows shatter as protests roil New York

Street protests spiraled into New York City’s worst day of unrest in decades Saturday, as fires burned, windows got smashed and dangerous confrontations between demonstrators and officers flared amid crowds of thousands decrying police killings. A day that began with mostly peaceful marches...

Los Angeles mayor: National Guard to be deployed overnight

The Los Angeles mayor said National Guard troops were being sent in to the nation's second-largest city after continuing demonstrations Saturday saw protesters torch police cars and vandalize and burglarize stores while clashing with lines of officers. Mayor Eric Garcetti said he asked Gov....

Police make nearly 1,400 arrests as protests continue

Police have arrested nearly 1,400 people in 17 U.S. cities since Thursday as protests continue over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died Monday in Minneapolis after a police officer put his knee on Floyd's neck for more than 8 minutes. The officer, Derrick Chauvin, was arrested on Friday...

Trump says he is postponing G7 summit

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that the Group of Seven summit of world leaders would be postponed until at least September. Russia was ejected from what was then the G8 in 2014 as punishment for the annexation of Crimea. The announcement comes a day after The Associated Press...

Trump says he is postponing G7 summit

The move comes after German Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly declined to participate in an in-person summit in June. source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-says-postponing-g7-summit-020122476.htm...

Trump delays G7 until fall

Earlier Saturday, Angela Merkel said she "cannot confirm" she would be attending amid the coronavirus pandemic. source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-delays-g7-until-fall-012441104.htm...

Officials blame differing groups of 'outsiders' for violence

As protests over the death of George Floyd grow in cities across the U.S., government officials have been warning of the “outsiders” -- groups of organized rioters they say are flooding into major cities not to call for justice but to cause destruction. Police officers across the country were...

Heightened interaction between neolithic migrants and hunter-gatherers in Western Europe

This study reports new genome-wide data for 101 prehistoric individuals from 12 archaeological sites in today's France and Germany, dating from 7000-3000 BCE, and documents levels of admixture between expanding early Neolithic farmers and local hunter-gatherers seen nowhere else in Europ...

US faith leaders wrestle twin traumas in protests, virus

American religious leaders across faiths are grappling with the heavy burden of helping to heal two active traumas: rising civil unrest driven by the police killing of George Floyd and the coronavirus pandemic. Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders have raised their voices to condemn racial...

Squad cars damaged, protesters struck with batons in Chicago

Several police cars were damaged, including at least one set on fire, as protests continued Saturday over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes. Officers struck multiple demonstrators...

Angela Merkel declines Donald Trump’s G7 invite to Camp David

Angela Merkel has reached her own Camp David accord — she’s not going. The German chancellor reportedly has politely rebuffed President Trump’s Group of 7 summit invitation at the Maryland presidential retreat, reported Politico. “The federal chancellor thanks President Trump for this invitation...

Coronavirus in South Africa: Eight lessons for the rest of the continent

What South Africa can teach other African countries gearing up for a spike in infections. source https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-south-africa-eight-lessons-232845384.htm...

This Is What America Looks Like review: Ilhan Omar inspires – and stays fired up

The Minnesota congresswoman has written a fine memoir of her journey from Somalia to AmericaFew things are more unexpected than a genuinely inspirational memoir by a freshman member of Congress. If you’re looking for the perfect antidote to the perpetual tweetstorm of insanity and hatred from...

Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John...

The most common organism in the oceans harbors a virus in its DNA

The most common organism in the oceans, and possibly on the entire planet, is a family of single-celled marine bacteria called SAR11. These drifting organisms look like tiny jelly beans and have evolved to outcompete other bacteria for scarce resources in the oceans. We now know that this...

China home-built aircraft carrier conducting sea trials

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UN extends arms embargo and other sanctions in South Sudan

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Fearful Great Danes provide new insights to genetic causes of fear

The identified genomic region includes several candidate genes associated with brain development and function as well as anxiety, whose further analysis may reveal new neural mechanisms related to fear. For the purposes of the study, carried out by Professor Hannes Lohi's research group...

How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer's disease

Toxic versions of the protein tau are believed to cause death of neurons of the brain in Alzheimer's disease. A new study published in Nature Communications shows that the spread of toxic tau in the human brain in elderly individuals may occur via connected neurons. The researchers...

Anesthesia's effect on consciousness solved, settling century-old scientific debate

Date: May 29, 2020 Source: Scripps Research Institute Summary: How does general anesthesia cause loss of consciousness? Despite its 175-year-history of use by the U.S. medical system, science has been unable to definitively answer that question, until now. The lipid-based answer could open...

Solution to century-old math problem could predict transmission of infectious diseases

Date: May 29, 2020 Source: University of Bristol Summary: An academic has achieved a milestone in statistical/mathematical physics by solving a 100-year-old physics problem -- the discrete diffusion equation in finite space. A Bristol academic has achieved a milestone in statistical/mathematical...

Researchers discover new high-pressure material and solve a periodic table puzzle

Date: May 29, 2020 Source: Universität Bayreuth Summary: In the periodic table of elements there is one golden rule for carbon, oxygen, and other light elements. Under high pressures they have similar structures to heavier elements in the same group of elements. Only nitrogen always seemed...

Merkel a 'no' for Trump's in-person G7 summit: report

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend an in-person summit of G7 leaders that US President Donald Trump has suggested he will host despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Politico website quoted her spokesman as saying Friday. Leaders from the Group of Seven, which the...

UN announces first 2 deaths of UN peacekeepers from COVID-19

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Announced termination of the U.S. relationship with WHO is damaging and dangerous amid global COVID-19 outbreak

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Trump Fears The Minnesota Chaos Makes Him Look Weak

The coronavirus pandemic stole from President Donald Trump his most prized political possession: a booming U.S. economy. Now racial unrest in Minnesota threatens to steal his second-most-prized one: an image of power and stability that he can project to supporters and adversaries alike.Hours...

Germany's Merkel rejects Trump invite to attend G7 summit in Washington- Politico

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Akinwumi Adesina: Why the US is targeting a flamboyant Nigerian banker

The US pushes for new inquiry into allegations of corruption against the African Development Bank boss. source https://news.yahoo.com/akinwumi-adesina-why-us-targeting-231141751.htm...

New method to map cholesterol metabolism in brain

Date: May 29, 2020 Source: Swansea University Summary: Researchers have developed new technology to monitor cholesterol in brain tissue which could uncover its relation to neurodegenerative disease and pave the way for the development of new treatments. A team of researchers led by Swansea...