source https://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-media-tycoon-court-053102915.ht...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed after bail revoked
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Spain and UK reach draft deal on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar
source https://news.yahoo.com/spain-uk-reach-draft-deal-135722121.ht...
Britain strikes last-minute deal to keep Gibraltar border open
source https://news.yahoo.com/britain-strikes-last-minute-deal-133939432.ht...
Jordan sentences protest leaders of teachers union to prison
source https://news.yahoo.com/jordan-sentences-protest-leaders-teachers-133012694.ht...
Middle Eastern Space Markets Report 2020: Small Satellite Technology Driving The Industry - Microsatellite, Nanosatellite, and Cube Satellite Systems
source https://news.yahoo.com/middle-eastern-space-markets-report-132800534.ht...
The daily business briefing: December 31, 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/daily-business-briefing-december-31-130000025.ht...
Telegraph readers on Brexit Eve: ‘It's the start of a new era’
source https://news.yahoo.com/telegraph-readers-brexit-eve-start-114947614.ht...
2020 finally ending, but New Year's revelries muted by virus
source https://news.yahoo.com/2020-finally-ending-years-revelries-050222883.ht...
China gives first coronavirus vaccine approval to Sinopharm
source https://news.yahoo.com/china-gives-first-coronavirus-vaccine-040605047.ht...
10 things you need to know today: December 31, 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-december-124500774.ht...
Poisoner, Hacker, Meddler, Spy: How Russian Agents Ran Wild in 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/poisoner-hacker-meddler-spy-russian-094851122.ht...
China's new food waste law hard to stomach for binge-eating internet stars, who could face fines of US$15,000 for promoting overeating
source https://news.yahoo.com/chinas-food-waste-law-hard-093000187.ht...
Increased testing needed as Africa sees rise in virus cases
source https://news.yahoo.com/increased-testing-needed-africa-sees-080306494.ht...
Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexits-choice-eu-uk-firm-072450431.ht...
From Sarah Cooper to Fiona Hill: the ‘stars’ of the Trump era who emerged from obscurity
source https://news.yahoo.com/sarah-cooper-fiona-hill-stars-070034864.ht...
Boris Johnson Has No One Else to Blame Now
source https://news.yahoo.com/boris-johnson-no-one-else-070018397.ht...
2020 finally ending, but New Year's revelries muted by virus
source https://news.yahoo.com/2020-finally-ending-years-revelries-050222883.ht...
Divided United Kingdom exits EU's orbit, enters Brexit unknown
source https://news.yahoo.com/divided-united-kingdom-exits-eus-041005901.ht...
Fintech Focus For December 31, 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/fintech-focus-december-31-2020-234845331.ht...
Africa's year in pictures 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/africas-pictures-2020-013101901.ht...
Man called most prolific serial killer in US history dies
source https://news.yahoo.com/most-prolific-serial-killer-us-012112041.ht...
Well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia
source https://news.yahoo.com/well-preserved-ice-age-woolly-173520878.ht...
Georgia governor pushes back on Trump's call for resignation
source https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-county-absentee-ballot-envelope-145835740.ht...
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Global Single-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-single-negative-pressure-wound-105900641.ht...
Dried Figs Market Report 2020-2025: Consumption Analysis and Market Value - Iran to Dominate the Global Dried Figs Market
source https://news.yahoo.com/dried-figs-market-report-2020-104400370.ht...
The Top Ten Public Speaking Coaches
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After a year like this, expect a strange New Year's Eve
source https://news.yahoo.com/expect-strange-years-eve-091843699.ht...
Trump leaves mark on immigration policy, some of it lasting
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-leaves-mark-immigration-policy-052701530.ht...
COVID cluckers: Pandemic feeds demand for backyard chickens
source https://news.yahoo.com/covid-cluckers-pandemic-feeds-demand-051742302.ht...
European Commission seeks support for its 'good and solid' investment deal with China
source https://news.yahoo.com/european-commission-seeks-support-good-093000880.ht...
EU looks to new chapter in relations with Britain as Brexit deal is signed
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-looks-chapter-relations-britain-092924213.ht...
EU officials formally sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-officials-sign-post-brexit-083702716.ht...
Syrian army says Israeli strike near Damascus kills soldier
source https://news.yahoo.com/syrian-army-says-israeli-strike-073123465.ht...
UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
source https://news.yahoo.com/uk-approves-2nd-covid-19-071129704.ht...
Could Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party Be His Achilles’ Heel?
source https://news.yahoo.com/could-benjamin-netanyahu-likud-party-063019993.ht...
Germany and U.K. Show the Dangers of “She-cession”
source https://news.yahoo.com/pandemic-doesn-t-hurt-women-060019607.ht...
Convicted US spy Pollard arrives in Israel
source https://news.yahoo.com/reports-convicted-us-spy-pollard-034423775.ht...
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
source https://news.yahoo.com/china-clamps-down-hidden-hunt-053924033.ht...
Chopper's Politics: Bill Cash and Mark Francois to carry on fighting for Brexit despite trade deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/choppers-politics-bill-cash-mark-203149311.ht...
Reports: Convicted US spy Pollard arrives in Israel
source https://news.yahoo.com/reports-convicted-us-spy-pollard-034423775.ht...
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19
source https://news.yahoo.com/louisiana-congressman-luke-letlow-dead-030127113.ht...
How Germany's Cuxhaven port is navigating Brexit
source https://news.yahoo.com/germanys-cuxhaven-port-navigating-brexit-021157400.ht...
N Korea's Kim reviews agenda for congress in early January
source https://news.yahoo.com/n-koreas-kim-reviews-agenda-020932137.ht...
Fintech Focus For December 30, 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/fintech-focus-december-30-2020-231417062.ht...
Officers connected to Taylor's death could face dismissal
source https://news.yahoo.com/officer-sought-warrant-taylor-home-235724989.ht...
Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case
source https://news.yahoo.com/feds-decline-charges-against-officers-220255322.ht...
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Global Snow Chain Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-snow-chain-industry-122300634.ht...
Iranian women's group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
source https://news.yahoo.com/iranian-womens-group-empowers-amid-121028635.ht...
Record shows US sold ambassador's home in Israel for $67M
source https://news.yahoo.com/record-shows-us-sold-ambassadors-112126584.ht...
Nashville bomber left hints of trouble, but motive elusive
source https://news.yahoo.com/nashville-bomber-left-hints-trouble-060256756.ht...
Surveys identify relationship between waves, coastal cliff erosion
Researchers have always known that waves were an important part of the cliff erosion process, but they haven't been able to separate the influence of waves and rain before. After decades of debate over the differing roles that both play, new findings provide an opportunity to improve forecasts.
source...
Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots
Researchers have shown that Chiari 1 malformation can be caused by variations in two genes linked to brain development, and that children with large heads are at increased risk of developing the condition.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201228165816.h...
Targeted killings of journalists surged in 2020, group says
source https://news.yahoo.com/targeted-killings-journalists-surged-2020-113624055.ht...
Gaza militants fire rockets out to sea in military drill
source https://news.yahoo.com/gaza-militants-fire-rockets-sea-112907784.ht...
Global Solar Pumps Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-solar-pumps-industry-111800524.ht...
Global Spatial Light Modulators Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-spatial-light-modulators-industry-110300134.ht...
Global Spine Biologics Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-spine-biologics-industry-104800340.ht...
Global Spiral Classifier Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-spiral-classifier-industry-103800695.ht...
Daily Beast Readers Share Their Defining Moments of 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/daily-beast-readers-share-defining-095749389.ht...
Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine
source https://news.yahoo.com/iran-begins-first-human-trial-085900976.ht...
The advanced rocket and missile propulsion systems market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 9.65% based on market value during the forecast period 2020-2025
source https://news.yahoo.com/advanced-rocket-missile-propulsion-systems-085700457.ht...
Investment in Genomics, Advanced Therapies, and Precision Health Offers New Opportunities for the UK MedTech Market
source https://news.yahoo.com/investment-genomics-advanced-therapies-precision-082800771.ht...
EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons' right to live and work in EU
source https://news.yahoo.com/explainer-brexit-ends-britons-live-072817088.ht...
2020 Saw the Return of the State Leviathan. We Must Be Wary
source https://news.yahoo.com/2020-saw-return-state-leviathan-060021584.ht...
Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies
source https://news.yahoo.com/child-labor-palm-oil-industry-050448809.ht...
FAA outlines new rules for drones and their operators
source https://news.yahoo.com/faa-outlines-rules-drones-operators-235922457.ht...
From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/zoom-quibi-tech-winners-losers-145845223.ht...
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Dec 29
source https://news.yahoo.com/press-digest-financial-times-dec-003826380.ht...
Pregnant at 13 and able to attend school
source https://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-13-able-attend-school-002637128.ht...
Monday, 28 December 2020
Global Surgical Microscopes Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-surgical-microscopes-industry-115800696.ht...
Global Tactile Printing Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-tactile-printing-industry-111800260.ht...
UK: Brexit break from EU faces 'bumpy moments' despite deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/uk-brexit-break-eu-faces-110431734.ht...
Small Satellite Technology Driving The Middle Eastern Space Market, 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/small-satellite-technology-driving-middle-103800500.ht...
Global Thermoelectric Generators Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-thermoelectric-generators-industry-101300397.ht...
Global Thick Film Devices Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-thick-film-devices-industry-100800837.ht...
Kim Yo Jong Is Ready to Become the First Woman Dictator in Modern History
source https://news.yahoo.com/kim-yo-jong-ready-become-100251454.ht...
Russian-Linked Disinfo Is Scaring Africans Away From U.S. COVID Vaccine
source https://news.yahoo.com/russian-linked-disinfo-scaring-africans-100223358.ht...
Global Tissue Ablation Technologies Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-tissue-ablation-technologies-industry-094300370.ht...
Coronavirus latest news: Oxford vaccine could see herd immunity by the summer, Sage expert says
source https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-news-covid-vaccine-oxford-013350738.ht...
In-betweenland: As 2020 slips away, an American snapshot
source https://news.yahoo.com/betweenland-2020-slips-away-american-080436725.ht...
Britain’s Brexit Ordeal Has Barely Even Started
source https://news.yahoo.com/britain-brexit-ordeal-barely-even-080019498.ht...
Most UK businesses have prepared for end of Brexit transition - minister
source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-uk-businesses-prepared-end-074833056.ht...
The Kremlin’s New Man Will Keep Us Guessing
source https://news.yahoo.com/kremlin-man-keep-us-guessing-070515852.ht...
Gibraltar’s border with Spain still in doubt after Brexit
source https://news.yahoo.com/gibraltar-border-spain-still-doubt-073608336.ht...
Each year 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam
source https://news.yahoo.com/1-000-pakistani-girls-forcibly-072801185.ht...
'I would never go back': Horrors grow in Ethiopia's conflict
source https://news.yahoo.com/never-back-horrors-grow-ethiopias-070528435.ht...
Mired in crises, North Korea's Kim to open big party meeting
source https://news.yahoo.com/mired-crises-north-koreas-kim-052728462.ht...
Tigray crisis: Eritrea's role in Ethiopian conflict
source https://news.yahoo.com/tigray-crisis-eritreas-role-ethiopian-004318330.ht...
With just days to go, Britain urges business to prepare for end of Brexit transition
source https://news.yahoo.com/just-days-britain-urges-business-000100295.ht...
Covid: South Africa passes one million infections as cases surge
source https://news.yahoo.com/covid-south-africa-passes-one-231635736.ht...
2020 Should Teach These Democracies Humility
source https://news.yahoo.com/2020-teach-democracies-humility-220019863.ht...
The Latest: Central, S. Calif. lockdown likely to continue
source https://news.yahoo.com/latest-oman-starts-vaccinations-1st-063941280.ht...
Sunday, 27 December 2020
At least 11 climbers dead in blizzards and avalanche on Iranian mountain
source https://news.yahoo.com/least-11-climbers-dead-blizzards-171720991.ht...
South Africa confirms more than 1 million cases of COVID-19
source https://news.yahoo.com/near-1-million-virus-cases-170403831.ht...
Egypt delegation visits Libyan capital, meets Tripoli gov't
source https://news.yahoo.com/egypt-delegation-visits-libyan-capital-165415186.ht...
She Chronicled China's Crisis. Now She Is Accused of Spreading Lies
source https://news.yahoo.com/she-chronicled-chinas-crisis-now-163305085.ht...
Infamous British Double Agent George Blake Dies at 98
source https://news.yahoo.com/infamous-british-double-agent-george-162918094.ht...
'Clock still ticking' for settlement over Gibraltar despite Brexit deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/clock-still-ticking-settlement-over-153410915.ht...
Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus
source https://news.yahoo.com/tribes-try-shield-elders-knowledge-145601496.ht...
London can be 'most attractive place in the world' to list a company after Brexit deal, Rishi Sunak says
source https://news.yahoo.com/city-london-become-most-attractive-143311246.ht...
Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff
source https://news.yahoo.com/warnock-loeffler-consolidate-voters-runoff-135250514.ht...
Sudan says provincial governor killed in car crash
source https://news.yahoo.com/sudan-says-provincial-governor-killed-133539078.ht...
Iraq at risk of power shortages after Iran slashes gas supply –Iraq ministry
source https://news.yahoo.com/iraq-risk-power-shortages-iran-132138023.ht...
A 12-Step Guide to Staying Sane During the Plague Year
source https://news.yahoo.com/12-step-guide-staying-sane-130024560.ht...
Central African Republic votes amid fears of unrest
source https://news.yahoo.com/polls-open-central-african-republic-105606793.ht...
Sudanese man's death draws attention to paramilitary force
source https://news.yahoo.com/sudanese-mans-death-draws-attention-122337901.ht...
Syrian refugee camp burnt to ground in northern Lebanon
source https://news.yahoo.com/syrian-refugee-camp-burnt-ground-112133520.ht...
Mobile roaming: What will happen to charges after Brexit?
source https://news.yahoo.com/mobile-roaming-happen-charges-brexit-174748267.ht...
Central African Republic election: Polls open amid fears of more violence
source https://news.yahoo.com/central-african-republic-election-polls-083839582.ht...
Avalanches kill 10 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital
source https://news.yahoo.com/avalanches-kill-10-mountainous-area-061909133.ht...
Asia Today: Japan halts all foreign arrivals over UK variant
source https://news.yahoo.com/asia-today-japan-halts-foreign-023330036.ht...
Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages
source https://news.yahoo.com/unemployment-benefits-expire-millions-trump-052557384.ht...
EU launches vaccine rollout, historic day in virus fight
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-launches-vaccine-rollout-historic-050258698.ht...
Shooting at Illinois bowling alley leaves 3 dead, 3 injured
source https://news.yahoo.com/3-dead-3-injured-shooting-024254110.ht...
How Ugandan Nasa scientist Catherine Nakalembe uses satellites to boost farming
source https://news.yahoo.com/ugandan-nasa-scientist-catherine-nakalembe-010408807.ht...
Astrocytes eat connections to maintain plasticity in adult brains
Developing brains constantly sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they learn and remember. Important connections -- the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger -- are nurtured and reinforced, while connections deemed unnecessary are pruned away. Adult...
Weedy Seadragon genomics reveal highly distinct populations
To describe weedy seadragons as unique is an understatement. With a fused, elongated jaw, body armor, leafy appendages and no pelvic fins, these fish are like no other. Found only along Australia's temperate coast, numbers have been declining. Now a landmark study using genomics reveals four...
Turning the heat down: Catalyzing ammonia formation at lower temperatures with ruthenium
Scientists report that the metal ruthenium, supported with lanthanide oxyhydrides, can efficiently catalyze the synthesis of ammonia at a much lower temperature than the traditional approach. In their new study, they highlight the advantages of the oxyhydride support and its potential in becoming...
Widespread outages continue in Tennessee following blast
source https://news.yahoo.com/widespread-outages-continue-tennessee-following-160708081.ht...
Saturday, 26 December 2020
Hundreds of migrants freezing in heavy snow in Bosnia camp
source https://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-migrants-freezing-heavy-snow-143828789.ht...
French investigators to question Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon
source https://news.yahoo.com/french-investigators-carlos-ghosn-lebanon-161352143.ht...
Prominent pro-Brexit U.K. minister touts new 'special relationship' with EU
source https://news.yahoo.com/prominent-pro-brexit-u-k-155300964.ht...
Macron and Merkel Get the Least Bad Brexit Option
source https://news.yahoo.com/macron-merkel-least-bad-brexit-151519159.ht...
10 things you need to know today: December 26, 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-december-145200771.ht...
Three UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic
source https://news.yahoo.com/three-un-peacekeepers-killed-central-144208500.ht...
Three UN peacekeepers killed in C.Africa ahead of national polls
source https://news.yahoo.com/three-un-peacekeepers-killed-c-041500790.ht...
How Biden’s Iran Policy Can Have a Chance to Succeed
source https://news.yahoo.com/biden-iran-policy-chance-succeed-130019078.ht...
Virus, other problems threaten to throw off homeless census
source https://news.yahoo.com/virus-other-problems-threaten-throw-132804408.ht...
Brexit trade deal start of a 'moment of national renewal,' says Lord Frost
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexit-trade-deal-start-moment-130249192.ht...
British double agent George Blake dies in Russia at 98
source https://news.yahoo.com/british-double-agent-george-blake-125009635.ht...
COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive across EU before rollout
source https://news.yahoo.com/covid-19-vaccine-shipments-arrive-120419418.ht...
Fire at Egyptian hospital kills 7 coronavirus patients
source https://news.yahoo.com/fire-egyptian-hospital-kills-7-114417448.ht...
UN: Libya’s rivals swap prisoners, part of cease-fire deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/un-libya-rivals-swap-prisoners-100339723.ht...
UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic on eve of election
source https://news.yahoo.com/un-peacekeepers-killed-central-african-083738176.ht...
After early success, S. Korea sleepwalks into virus crisis
source https://news.yahoo.com/early-success-korea-sleepwalks-virus-014846598.ht...
Russian historian jailed for murdering and dismembering young lover
source https://news.yahoo.com/russian-historian-jailed-murdering-dismembering-025010865.ht...
Letter from Africa: Somalia's Christmas birthdays and lost memories
source https://news.yahoo.com/letter-africa-somalias-christmas-birthdays-021407654.ht...
UK security deal with EU will aid crime-fighting with shared data, says Priti Patel
source https://news.yahoo.com/uk-security-deal-eu-aid-202210681.ht...
Police: Suspicious blast wounds 3 in Nashville on Christmas
source https://news.yahoo.com/reports-explosion-rocks-downtown-nashville-134415213.ht...
Friday, 25 December 2020
Saudi TV: Houthi sea mine strikes cargo ship in Red Sea
source https://news.yahoo.com/saudi-tv-houthi-sea-mine-173603474.ht...
Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack
source https://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-kill-villagers-christmas-172143214.ht...
Morocco acquires 65 million vaccine doses from China, UK
source https://news.yahoo.com/morocco-acquires-65-million-vaccine-171556268.ht...
Iranian hackers target Israeli defence firm in bid for ransom
source https://news.yahoo.com/iranian-hackers-target-israeli-defence-161131323.ht...
British army helps clear backlog of virus-stranded drivers
source https://news.yahoo.com/british-army-helps-clear-backlog-115524151.ht...
No time to rest: EU nations assess Brexit trade deal with UK
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-nations-start-assessing-post-091024348.ht...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sends MPs face masks made in Iranian detention
source https://news.yahoo.com/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-sends-mps-134912949.ht...
For a Defeated President, Pardons as an Expression of Grievance
source https://news.yahoo.com/defeated-president-pardons-expression-grievance-130735214.ht...
If nothing else, the U.K.-E.U. trade deal might mean Brits can stop talking about Brexit
source https://news.yahoo.com/nothing-else-u-k-e-130407806.ht...
Britain and the EU's historic Brexit trade deal leaves the fishing industry in the dark, and the service sector in limbo, experts warn
source https://news.yahoo.com/britain-eus-historic-brexit-trade-124157145.ht...
Navalny's ally faces charges for ringing doorbell of alleged intelligence agent
source https://news.yahoo.com/navalnys-ally-faces-charges-ringing-122413712.ht...
No cafes, no tourists: Virus empties streets of old Athens
source https://news.yahoo.com/no-cafes-no-tourists-virus-073058849.ht...
A pandemic Christmas: Churches shut, borders complicated
source https://news.yahoo.com/pandemic-christmas-churches-shut-borders-105600300.ht...
Mayor of major French fishing port warns of Brexit deal uncertainties
source https://news.yahoo.com/mayor-major-french-fishing-port-100840854.ht...
EU nations start assessing post-Brexit trade deal with UK
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-nations-start-assessing-post-091024348.ht...
Explosion hits gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai, no casualties
source https://news.yahoo.com/explosion-hits-gas-pipeline-egypts-090311116.ht...
Brexit latest news: Michel Barnier to brief EU ambassadors on content of trade deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexit-latest-news-michel-barnier-001021298.ht...
Artists lead efforts to restore, preserve Gaza's old houses
source https://news.yahoo.com/artists-lead-efforts-restore-preserve-062308707.ht...
One Good Thing: Hong Kong street refrigerator keeps giving
source https://news.yahoo.com/one-good-thing-hong-kong-051809403.ht...
What Brexit deal means for me: Six bosses tell all
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Israeli jets fly over Beirut, explosions reported in Syria
source https://news.yahoo.com/israeli-jets-fly-over-beirut-234942520.ht...
British Industry Bodies Give Thumbs Up to Knife-Edge U.K.-EU Trade Deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/british-industry-bodies-thumbs-knife-223208199.ht...
Thursday, 24 December 2020
Global Truck Mounted Crane Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-truck-mounted-crane-industry-112800971.ht...
Global Tubular Membranes Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-tubular-membranes-industry-112300731.ht...
Global Two-Wheeler Catalytic Converter Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-two-wheeler-catalytic-converter-105300098.ht...
In a northern town brutalized by IS, Iraq tests its power
source https://news.yahoo.com/northern-town-brutalized-iraq-tests-060623052.ht...
Global Two-Wheeler Spark Plugs Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-two-wheeler-spark-plugs-104800806.ht...
Global Two-wheeler Upside-down Forks Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-two-wheeler-upside-down-104300991.ht...
Global Ultra-Pure Sulfuric Acid Industry
source https://news.yahoo.com/global-ultra-pure-sulfuric-acid-102300960.ht...
Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing
source https://news.yahoo.com/court-orders-release-man-charged-083847732.ht...
Brexiteer Farage says UK will be too closely aligned to EU
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexiteer-farage-says-uk-too-095511925.ht...
Sterling awaits Brexit deal confirmation, approaches 2-1/2-year high
source https://news.yahoo.com/sterling-awaits-brexit-deal-confirmation-084947163.ht...
MORNING BID-All I want for Xmas is a Brexit deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/morning-bid-want-xmas-brexit-080206752.ht...
UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last
source https://news.yahoo.com/uk-eu-cusp-striking-brexit-065907655.ht...
Iraq’s Economic Woes Hit Harder Than U.S. Injustice
source https://news.yahoo.com/iraq-economic-woes-hit-harder-063019473.ht...
Nurses fear what's to come: 'Walk down our unit for a day'
source https://news.yahoo.com/nurses-fear-whats-come-walk-050848530.ht...
Sterling, equities rise as Brexit talks reach endgame
source https://news.yahoo.com/sterling-equities-rise-brexit-talks-031023981.ht...
Why Brexit deal stalled at last minute: 'Can’t they just shut up as long as there isn’t a deal?'
source https://news.yahoo.com/why-brexit-deal-stalled-last-225206315.ht...
Brexit latest news: Trade deal expected to be announced after Boris Johnson's late-night call with Cabinet
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexit-latest-news-trade-deal-224858355.ht...
President pardons Stone, Manafort and Kushner’s father, after vetoing defence bill
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-news-live-president-issues-091437575.ht...
Pardons in killings of Iraqi civilians stir angry response
source https://news.yahoo.com/pardons-killings-iraqi-civilians-stir-213349717.ht...
Quantum wave in helium dimer filmed for the first time
For the first time, an international team of scientists has succeeded in filming quantum physical effects on a helium dimer as it breaks apart. The film shows the superposition of matter waves from two simultaneous events that occur with different probability: The survival and the disintegration...
Scientists develop new gene therapy for deafness
A new study presents an innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner ear. The genetic material 'replaces' the genetic defect and enables the cells to continue functioning normally. They maintain that this novel therapy could lead...
Sir Keir Starmer to urge his shadow cabinet to back a Brexit trade deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/sir-keir-starmer-urge-shadow-200224137.ht...
With time running out, EU and UK near post-Brexit trade deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/5-midnight-brexit-talks-no-111223562.ht...
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
California's 1st Latino US senator brings cheers, anger
source https://news.yahoo.com/californias-1st-latino-us-senator-050152528.ht...
Far from the capital, Iran struggles to bury virus victims
source https://news.yahoo.com/far-capital-iran-struggles-bury-050033667.ht...
Fintech Focus For December 23, 2020
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Fintech Focus For December 23, 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/fintech-focus-december-23-2020-002028953.ht...
Model predicts where ticks, Lyme disease will appear next in Midwest states
By drawing from decades of studies, scientists created a timeline marking the arrival of black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, in hundreds of counties across 10 Midwestern states. They used these data - along with an analysis of county-level landscape features associated with the spread...
Birds: Competition for mates leads to a deeper voice than expected based on size
Competition for mates leads to a deeper voice than expected based on size.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201222192957.h...
Mouse-controlled mouse helps researchers understand intentional control
Researchers have devised a brain machine interface (BMI) that allows mice to learn to guide a cursor using only their brain activity. By monitoring this mouse-controlled mouse moving to a target location to receive a reward, the researchers were able to study how the brain represents intentional...
Chemists synthesize 'flat' silicon compounds
Chemists have synthesized extremely unusual compounds. Their central building block is a silicon atom. Different from usual, however, is the arrangement of the four bonding partners of the atom, which are not in the form of a tetrahedron around it, but flat like a trapezoid. This arrangement...
In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed
The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn from their mistakes. On a positive note, overly anxious and depressed people's judgment can improve if they focus on what they get right, instead of what they...
Fluvial mapping of Mars
It took fifteen years of imaging and nearly three years of stitching the pieces together to create the largest image ever made, the 8-trillion-pixel mosaic of Mars' surface. Now, the first study to utilize the image in its entirety provides unprecedented insight into the ancient river systems...
A powerful computational tool for efficient analysis of cell division 4D image data
A research team has developed a novel computational tool that can reconstruct and visualize three-dimensional (3D) shapes and temporal changes of cells, speeding up the analyzing process from hundreds of hours by hand to a few hours by the computer. Revolutionizing the way biologists analyze...
Extracting energy from manure to meet peak heating demands
Cornell University is developing a system to extract energy from cattle manure to meet the campus's peak demands for heat in the winter months. Scientists involved with the project give a detailed analysis of the issues required to make this work, including scientific, economic, and energy...
How a large protein complex assembles in a cell
A team of researchers has developed a method that allows them to study the assembly process for large protein complexes in detail for the first time. As their case study, the biologists chose one of the largest cellular complexes: the nuclear pore complex in yeast cells.
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Scientists invent glue activated by magnetic field
Scientists have developed a new way to cure adhesives using a magnetic field.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201222132024.h...
Droughts, viruses and road networks: Trends that will impact our forests
A new study assembled an array of experts to highlight major trends that will impact the world's forests, and the people living around them, in the decade ahead. These trends include drought, viral outbreaks and vast infrastructure expansions across the globe. According to the researchers,...
Brain gene expression patterns predict behavior of individual honey bees
An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey bees in six queenless bee hives and analyzing gene expression in their brains offers new insights into how gene regulation contributes to social behavior.
source https://www.sciencedaily....
Japanese art technique inspires new engineering technique
A team of engineers is using ideas taken from paper-folding practices to create a sophisticated alternative to 3D printing.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201222132015.h...
Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-pardons-15-including-republican-002303901.ht...
Trump pardons security contractors in deadly Iraq shooting
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-pardons-security-contractors-deadly-010437884.ht...
Dominion worker sues Trump campaign and conservative media
source https://news.yahoo.com/dominion-worker-sues-trump-campaign-004048112.ht...
The Nigerian blogger scouring the past to inform the future
source https://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-blogger-scouring-past-inform-003108630.ht...
UK car output down 1.4% for November, Brexit deal needed - SMMT
source https://news.yahoo.com/uk-car-output-down-1-000100539.ht...
Biden: Reversing Trump border policies will take months
source https://news.yahoo.com/biden-reversing-trump-immigration-policies-232301819.ht...
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
German consumer morale falls further as lockdown pushes up savings rate
source https://news.yahoo.com/german-consumer-morale-falls-further-070001056.ht...
Israel on cusp of fourth national elections in two years
source https://news.yahoo.com/israel-cusp-fourth-national-elections-065845905.ht...
California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors
source https://news.yahoo.com/california-desperately-searches-more-nurses-050155026.ht...
Senator: Treasury Dept. email accounts compromised in hack
source https://news.yahoo.com/senator-treasury-dept-email-accounts-015553034.ht...
Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-house-lawmakers-plot-futile-033823965.ht...
Melody of an Alpine summit falling apart
The summit of the 2592 meters high Hochvogel is sliced by dangerous fracture which continues to open. It is difficult to judge when the summit might crack. Researchers are developing a new monitoring method. Seismic sensors measure the summit's natural vibration. The pitch of the mountain...
Scientists complete yearlong pulsar timing study after reviving dormant radio telescopes
While the scientific community grapples with the loss of the Arecibo radio telescope, astronomers who revived a long-dormant radio telescope array in Argentina hope it can help compensate for the work Arecibo did in pulsar timing. Last year, scientists began a pulsar timing study using two...
Ecosystem dynamics: Topological phases in biological systems
Physicists have shown that topological phases could exist in biology, and in so doing they have identified a link between solid-state physics and biophysics.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221134153.h...
CRISPR helps researchers uncover how corals adjust to warming oceans
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system can help scientists understand, and possibly improve, how corals respond to the environmental stresses of climate change. New work details how the revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winning technology can be deployed to guide conservation efforts for fragile reef...
Citizens versus the internet: Confronting digital challenges with cognitive tools
Researchers recommend ways that psychological and behavioral sciences can help decrease the negative consequences of Internet use. These recommendations emphasize helping people gain greater control over their digital environments.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201...
New phase for synthetic aperture microscopy
Although SAM is undoubtedly a promising approach, current implementations lack in both spatial resolution and frame rate to be useful for emerging applications.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221134139.h...
Gene pathway linked to schizophrenia identified through stem cell engineering
Using human-induced pluripotent stem cells engineered from a single family's blood samples, a gene signaling pathway linked to a higher risk for developing schizophrenia was discovered.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221134136.h...
New model reveals previously unrecognized complexity of oceanic earthquake zones
Researchers constructed a state-of-the-art model based on seismic data from the January 2020 Caribbean earthquake. The model revealed considerable complexity in rupture speed and direction, related to a bend in the fault that triggered several rupture episodes. The analysis revealed previously...
Fungal RNA viruses: Unexpected complexity affecting more than your breakfast omelet
Traditional approaches for studying fungal RNA viruses have relied upon sequence similarity, resulting in an underestimation of RNA viral genome diversity. Researchers have now used an advanced technological approach called Fragmented and Primer Ligated Double Stranded RNA sequencing, or FLDS,...
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Dec 22
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Light signal emitted during photosynthesis used to quickly screen crops
Researchers have revealed a new approach to estimate the photosynthetic capacity of crops to pinpoint their top-performing traits and speed up the plant screening process, according to a new study.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221173119.h...
Antigen tests -- are self-collected nasal swabs a reliable option?
Under certain conditions, antigen testing using self-collected swabs from the anterior nose may constitute a reliable alternative to antigen testing using nasopharyngeal swabs collected by health professionals.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221121739.h...
New energy conversion layer for biosolar cells
A research team has produced a semi-artificial electrode that could convert light energy into other forms of energy in biosolar cells. The technique is based on the photosynthesis protein Photosystem I from cyanobacteria. The group showed that they could couple their system with an enzyme...
Fox, Newsmax shoot down their own aired claims on election
source https://news.yahoo.com/fox-newsmax-shoot-down-own-233532416.ht...
Biotech cotton key to eliminating devastating pest from US and Mexico
A collaboration between the University of Arizona, cotton growers, and government and industry partners eradicated the pink bollworm -- one of the world's most damaging crop pests -- from the United States and Mexico.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221173140.h...
Air Force: Blacks are more likely investigated, disciplined
source https://news.yahoo.com/air-force-blacks-more-likely-211948828.ht...
When light and atoms share a common vibe
Scientists demonstrate a state of vibration that exists simultaneously at two different times. They evidence this quantum superposition by measuring the strongest class of quantum correlations between light beams that interact with the vibration.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...
New Muni Route to Serve Bayview and Hunters Point Neighborhoods
New Muni Route to Serve Bayview and Hunters Point Neighborhoods
By Enrique Aguilar
Starting in early 2021, Muni’s new 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express line will improve Downtown access, reduce commute times and add transit capacity for residents...
Monday, 21 December 2020
Report: U.S. to announce new criminal charges in Pan Am Flight 103 bombing
source https://news.yahoo.com/report-u-announce-criminal-charges-010000984.ht...
Federal advisory panel recommends essential workers, people over 75 receive vaccines next
source https://news.yahoo.com/federal-advisory-panel-recommends-essential-001100238.ht...
EU infighting breaks out over ratification of Brexit trade deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-infighting-breaks-over-ratification-122004150.ht...
10 things you need to know today: December 21, 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-december-120200640.ht...
Putin publicly praises Russian intelligence agency implicated in massive U.S. government hack
source https://news.yahoo.com/putin-publicly-praises-russian-intelligence-112622611.ht...
Trump's legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last?
source https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-legacy-changed-presidency-last-053809037.ht...
Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines
source https://news.yahoo.com/biden-receive-covid-vaccine-trump-053654645.ht...
Report: Social media manipulation affects even US senators
source https://news.yahoo.com/report-social-media-manipulation-affects-214141261.ht...
Iran urged not to squander chance to salvage nuclear deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/iran-urged-not-squander-chance-115617946.ht...
EU-UK trade talks slog on past another Brexit deadline
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-uk-trade-talks-slog-110431452.ht...
Egypt reports bird flu outbreaks in rural area
source https://news.yahoo.com/egypt-reports-bird-flu-outbreaks-103852813.ht...
Germany to Iran: Don't waste chance for rapprochement with U.S.
source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/germany-iran-dont-waste-chance-102031430.ht...
Major Donor to Britain’s Conservative Party Linked to Russian Corruption Scandal
source https://news.yahoo.com/major-donor-britain-conservative-party-100420488.ht...
Rwanda bolsters force in CAR as rebels 'held back'
source https://news.yahoo.com/rwanda-bolsters-force-car-rebels-095800797.ht...
International conference: digital security calls for greater global cooperation
source https://news.yahoo.com/international-conference-digital-security-calls-095000942.ht...
UK to hold virus crisis talks after France closes border
source https://news.yahoo.com/uk-hold-virus-crisis-talks-090813178.ht...
Israeli woman found dead near West Bank settlement
source https://news.yahoo.com/israeli-woman-found-dead-near-082713913.ht...
Pakistan warns India against 'false flag' attacks in Kashmir
source https://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-warns-india-against-false-060918431.ht...
It’s a Good Time to Be an Elite Banker
source https://news.yahoo.com/good-time-elite-banker-060019190.ht...
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad damaged in rocket attack
source https://news.yahoo.com/u-embassy-baghdad-damaged-rocket-053800776.ht...
Japan Cabinet OKs more defense funds amid potential threats
source https://news.yahoo.com/japan-cabinet-oks-more-defense-050851728.ht...
Sudan-Israel deal fuels migrants' fears
source https://news.yahoo.com/sudan-israel-deal-fuels-migrants-000509202.ht...
Here's What You Need To Know About Cyberattack Against US
source https://news.yahoo.com/heres-know-cyberattack-against-us-214338882.ht...
Sunday, 20 December 2020
Corruption Cuts Both Ways in Russia’s Surveillance State
source https://news.yahoo.com/corruption-cuts-both-ways-russia-130019681.ht...
Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-downplays-russia-first-comments-054555482.ht...
The Latest: Italy joins other EU nations to ban UK flights
source https://news.yahoo.com/latest-cases-surge-thailand-sydneys-053946674.ht...
King of the Cave: New centipede on top of the food chain in the sulphurous-soaked Movile
A new species of endemic, troglobiont centipede was discovered by an international team of scientists in the Romanian cave Movile: a unique underground ecosystem, isolated several millions years ago during the Neogene, whose animal life only exists because of the chemosynthetic bacteria. As...
New class of cobalt-free cathodes could enhance energy density of next-gen lithium-ion batteries
Researchers have developed a new family of cathodes with the potential to replace the costly cobalt-based cathodes typically found in today's lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles and consumer electronics.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201218165108.h...
The incredible, variable bacteria living in your mouth
Researchers have examined the human oral microbiome and discovered tremendous variability in bacterial subpopulations living in certain areas of the mouth. In many cases, the team was able to identify a handful of genes that might explain a particular bacterial group's habitat specificity.
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Low-income preschoolers exposed to nurturing care have with higher IQ scores later on
Preschoolers living in impoverished communities who have access to a nurturing home environment have significantly higher intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in adolescence compared to those raised without nurturing care.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201218152721.h...
Shifting gears toward chemical machines
Researchers have utilized a catalytic reaction that causes a two-dimensional, chemically-coated sheet to spontaneously 'morph' into a three-dimensional gear that performs sustained work.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201218133708.h...
Living environment affects the microbiota and health of both dogs and their owners
In urban environments, allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners compared to those living in rural areas. Simultaneous allergic traits appear to be associated with the microbes found in the environment, but microbes relevant to health differ between dogs and humans.
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Britain insists EU should move in Brexit trade talks
source https://news.yahoo.com/britain-insists-eu-move-brexit-122433085.ht...
Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections next spring
source https://news.yahoo.com/nepal-president-dissolves-parliament-elections-092928421.ht...
EU-UK trade talks floundering over fish as cutoff day nears
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-uk-trade-talks-floundering-104121110.ht...
China strikes triumphal note over economic recovery as it looks to cut reliance on US technology
source https://news.yahoo.com/china-strikes-triumphal-note-over-093000984.ht...
Bosnian city of Mostar holds 1st local election in 12 years
source https://news.yahoo.com/bosnian-city-mostar-holds-1st-091159783.ht...
EU must shift to open way for Brexit trade deal, says UK minister
source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-must-shift-open-way-090102370.ht...
Brexit latest news: Talks resume as midnight deadline looms
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexit-latest-news-talks-resume-020812871.ht...
Israel begins virus inoculation drive as infections surge
source https://news.yahoo.com/israel-begins-virus-inoculation-drive-062644861.ht...
AP PHOTOS: Beirut blast led litany of Mideast crises in 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-beirut-blast-led-054538470.ht...
NKorea vows to redevelop mountain tour site despite pandemic
source https://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-vows-redevelop-mountain-tour-035137410.ht...
Home workers who 'built up savings' must go on spending spree when pandemic ends, Rishi Sunak says
source https://news.yahoo.com/home-workers-built-savings-must-204845470.ht...
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
source https://news.yahoo.com/concern-among-muslims-over-halal-050136077.ht...
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'How we survived when Mekelle was shelled'
source https://news.yahoo.com/ethiopias-tigray-crisis-survived-mekelle-000218449.ht...
Growing numbers of critically endangered sawfish in Miami waters
A new collaborative study found evidence of growing numbers of critically endangered smalltooth sawfish within coastal waters off Miami, Florida, an area where the regular presence of this rare species had gone largely undocumented, until now.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...
Saturday, 19 December 2020
Iraq's central bank devalues dinar by 22% amid public anger
source https://news.yahoo.com/iraqs-central-bank-devalues-dinar-161134404.ht...
François Bozizé: CAR accuses former president of 'attempted coup'
source https://news.yahoo.com/fran-ois-boziz-car-accuses-150922112.ht...
CAPTUREing Whole-Body 3D movements
Neuroscientists have made major advances in their quest to study the brain; however, there are no tools to precisely measure the brain's principal output -- behavior -- in freely moving animals. Researchers present CAPTURE, a new method for long-term continuous three-dimension motion tracking...
New way to deliver DNA-based therapies for diseases
Researchers have created a new polymer to deliver DNA and RNA-based therapies for diseases. For the first time in the industry, the researchers were able to see exactly how polymers interact with human cells when delivering medicines into the body. This discovery opens the door for more widespread...
Researchers monitor bees by 'dressing' them in high visibility retro-reflective vests
A team have been trialing new, low-cost ways to monitor bee species in the UK, by dressing bees in high visibility retro-reflective vests.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201218112521.h...
AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms
A pioneering new eye test may predict wet AMD, a leading cause of severe sight loss, three years before symptoms develop, finds a new study.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201218112519.h...
President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options
source https://news.yahoo.com/president-pews-dc-churches-offer-144109418.ht...
In FBI probe, Texas AG faces aggressive, ethical prosecutor
source https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-probe-texas-ag-faces-140140553.ht...
Italy joins Europe's Christmas coronavirus lockdown list
source https://news.yahoo.com/italy-pm-conte-announces-lockdown-094353839.ht...
Sudanese protesters mark anniversary of anti-Bashir uprising
source https://news.yahoo.com/sudanese-protesters-mark-anniversary-anti-125726933.ht...
EXPLAINER: Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to vaccines
source https://news.yahoo.com/explainer-iran-despite-sanctions-routes-103126872.ht...
Joe Biden will face an inbox of complex foreign policy problems from the start
source https://news.yahoo.com/joe-biden-face-inbox-complex-100046065.ht...
Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid
source https://news.yahoo.com/congress-averts-shutdown-fight-continues-052307012.ht...
Analysis: For Republicans, profanity is suddenly scandalous
source https://news.yahoo.com/analysis-republicans-profanity-suddenly-scandalous-051357887.ht...
Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report
source https://news.yahoo.com/emails-warned-fallout-over-yanked-072200194.ht...
Donald Trump plans to shut two remaining US consulates in Russia
source https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-plans-shut-two-030357307.ht...
Huawei CFO's alleged actions had 'no genuine connection' to U.S., her lawyers say
source https://news.yahoo.com/huawei-cfos-alleged-actions-had-235940817.ht...
Kidnapping dissidents abroad, Iran is sending a message at home
source https://news.yahoo.com/kidnapping-dissidents-abroad-iran-sending-172851643.ht...
Coronavirus in South Africa: Unravelling the mystery
source https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-south-africa-unravelling-mystery-000506325.ht...
Lorry queues stretch 20 miles at Dover as business leaders warn firms not prepared for no-deal in January
source https://news.yahoo.com/lorry-queues-stretch-20-miles-173635823.ht...
Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys freed, local authorities say
source https://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-boys-freed-boko-haram-202633214.ht...
By the numbers: Protecting Operator and Customer Health and Safety
By the numbers: Protecting Operator and Customer Health and Safety
By Emily Stefiuk
The SFMTA has responded to COVID-19 by working to minimize the risk of transmission and protect the health and safety of our employees and the public. Health and safety is SFMTA’s...
VIRUS TODAY: 1 in 5 prisoners tests positive for COVID-19
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Friday, 18 December 2020
1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died
source https://news.yahoo.com/1-5-prisoners-us-had-111739361.ht...
Footage shows long queues of HGVs heading for British ports as companies rush to stockpile for Brexit
source https://news.yahoo.com/footage-shows-long-queues-hgvs-105723330.ht...
Nigeria school attack: Was it really Boko Haram?
source https://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-school-attack-really-boko-105338300.ht...
Brussels wants to hit UK with tariffs if it shuts EU fishermen out of British waters after Brexit
source https://news.yahoo.com/brussels-wants-hit-uk-tariffs-094531434.ht...
UN head stresses need of virus vaccine for all nations
source https://news.yahoo.com/un-head-stresses-virus-vaccine-095035552.ht...
Egypt officials: Bombs kill 3 security forces in Sinai
source https://news.yahoo.com/egypt-officials-bombs-kill-3-091715639.ht...
EU says EU-UK trade talks face 'last attempt' to fix fish
source https://news.yahoo.com/eu-says-eu-uk-trade-090729024.ht...
No post-Brexit chaos if customs paperwork done properly, says Calais port chief
source https://news.yahoo.com/no-post-brexit-chaos-customs-090023551.ht...
Mozambique's Islamist insurgency: UN warns of rising violence in Cabo Delgado
source https://news.yahoo.com/mozambiques-islamist-insurgency-un-warns-080058504.ht...
MORNING BID-Black eye Friday reality check
source https://news.yahoo.com/morning-bid-black-eye-friday-075425185.ht...
Friday morning news briefing: Final two hurdles to Brexit trade deal
source https://news.yahoo.com/friday-morning-news-briefing-final-072101086.ht...
brexit news latest no deal boris johnson talks eu update
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexit-news-latest-no-deal-201421618.ht...
Iran rejects IAEA chief's call that new agreement needed after Biden takes office -tweet
source https://news.yahoo.com/iran-rejects-iaea-chiefs-call-064146281.ht...
Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions
source https://news.yahoo.com/iran-builds-underground-nuclear-facility-063931348.ht...
Trump stays on sidelines as vaccine injections begin
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-stays-sidelines-vaccine-injections-053529533.ht...
The Fish Fight Reveals Ultimate Brexit Truths
source https://news.yahoo.com/fish-fight-reveals-ultimate-brexit-050020165.ht...
FOCUS-Pandemic tests Rolls-Royce resilience after prolonged engine trouble
source https://news.yahoo.com/focus-pandemic-tests-rolls-royce-060000182.ht...
With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-silent-reprisals-hacks-may-055437801.ht...
Facing crisis, LA's Garcetti ends talk of Biden Cabinet post
source https://news.yahoo.com/facing-crisis-las-garcetti-ends-050228010.ht...
British man jailed for breaching Iran embargo in US
source https://news.yahoo.com/british-man-jailed-breaching-iran-005403768.ht...
In historic pick, Biden taps Haaland as interior secretary
source https://news.yahoo.com/ap-sources-biden-pick-rep-194110859.ht...
Biden picks Regan for EPA nominee, Haaland for interior head
source https://news.yahoo.com/biden-picks-regulator-michael-regan-175927938.ht...
Africa's week in pictures: 11 - 17 December 2020
source https://news.yahoo.com/africas-week-pictures-11-17-001250381.ht...
Thursday, 17 December 2020
Italians Are Starting to Like the Germans
source https://news.yahoo.com/italians-starting-germans-060020253.ht...
Asian markets mostly rise on hopes for US stimulus, Brexit talks
source https://news.yahoo.com/asian-markets-drift-dealers-track-032108337.ht...
Brexit: EU has 'completely unreasonable demands' of Britain, says Mark Higgie
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexit-eu-completely-unreasonable-demands-202840470.ht...
Snow continues to fall on Northeast US, with vaccines in tow
source https://news.yahoo.com/snow-continues-fall-northeast-us-060545160.ht...
US plans new charges in 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing
source https://news.yahoo.com/us-plans-charges-1988-lockerbie-054435302.ht...
WHO: Vaccination in Asia-Pacific expected mid or late 2021
source https://news.yahoo.com/vaccination-asia-pacific-expected-mid-051509126.ht...
As Brexit looms, British hauliers fear bumps in the road
source https://news.yahoo.com/brexit-looms-british-hauliers-fear-040229008.ht...
US plans new charges in 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing
source https://news.yahoo.com/us-announce-charges-1988-lockerbie-202245587.ht...
US angling to secure more of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine
source https://news.yahoo.com/us-angling-secure-more-pfizers-190533988.ht...
Biden picks deal-makers, fighters for climate, energy team
source https://news.yahoo.com/biden-picks-deal-makers-fighters-224819509.ht...
Senate hearing elevates baseless claims of election fraud
source https://news.yahoo.com/senate-hearing-elevates-baseless-claims-201101903.ht...
Tigray crisis: How Ethiopian doctors fled militia attacks
source https://news.yahoo.com/tigray-crisis-ethiopian-doctors-fled-001932240.ht...
Vaccinations reach nursing homes as California faces crisis
source https://news.yahoo.com/vaccinations-reach-nursing-homes-california-184752267.ht...
Senate report: Opioid industry has paid advocacy groups $65M
source https://news.yahoo.com/senate-report-opioid-industry-paid-182109262.ht...
Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'
source https://news.yahoo.com/biden-set-introduce-buttigieg-transportation-154533510.ht...
Potential treatment approach kills lymphoma while sparing healthy cells
Scientists at Scripps Research have demonstrated a promising new strategy for treating lymphomas, a group of cancers that begin in infection-fighting cells of the immune system called lymphocytes.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201216183707.h...
Experimental vaccine can counter dangerous effects of synthetic cannabinoids
Made in clandestine laboratories and sold widely across the United States, the diverse class of drugs known as synthetic cannabinoids presents a growing public health threat. In a new study, scientists have devised a way to deactivate these designer drugs after they've been administered --...
How the spread of the internet is changing migration
The spread of the Internet is shaping migration in profound ways. A new study of over 150 countries links Internet penetration with migration intentions and behaviors, suggesting that digital connectivity plays a key role in migration decisions and actively supports the migration process.
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Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope watched a mysterious dark vortex on Neptune abruptly steer away from a likely death on the giant blue planet.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201216183649.h...
Researchers identify neurons that control nausea-like responses in mice
Researchers have identified neurons that regulate nausea-like responses in mice. When these neurons are experimentally turned on, nausea-like responses can be activated regardless of exposure to nausea-triggering substances. Without these neurons, nausea-like responses to poisons are lost....
Driving force behind cellular 'protein factories' identified
Researchers have identified the driving force behind a cellular process linked to neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and motor neuron disease.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201216155213.h...
Pet owners must get health certificates to take animals to EU countries from January
source https://news.yahoo.com/pet-owners-must-health-certificates-231207018.ht...
Tenderloin Streets Transform During COVID-19
Tenderloin Streets Transform During COVID-19
By Kimberly Leung
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people who live and work in the Tenderloin. As a result, the SFMTA has been working closely with District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney’s office, other city departments, the Tenderloin Traffic...
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Trump voters accept Biden victory 'with reservations'
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-voters-accept-biden-victory-051954094.ht...
A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel's religious rifts
source https://news.yahoo.com/pandemic-atlas-virus-widens-israels-050809062.ht...
Sovereignty Means Free Will, Not a Free Lunch
source https://news.yahoo.com/sovereignty-means-free-not-free-050020573.ht...
A pandemic atlas: No longer in viral denial, Iran struggles
source https://news.yahoo.com/pandemic-atlas-no-longer-viral-050221248.ht...
AP Interview: Flattening curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand
source https://news.yahoo.com/ap-interview-flattening-curve-wasn-042440447.ht...
Technology beats humans at growing strawberries in Pinduoduo smart agriculture competition
source https://news.yahoo.com/technology-beats-humans-growing-strawberries-040000601.ht...
An avocado a day keeps your gut microbes happy, study shows
Eating avocado as part of your daily diet can help improve gut health, a new study shows. Avocados are a healthy food that is high in dietary fiber and monounsaturated fat. However, it was not clear how avocados impact the microbes in the gastrointestinal system or 'gut.'
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Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden
source https://news.yahoo.com/trump-asking-special-prosecutor-hunter-014113138.ht...
Ex-Houston officer accused of assault in bogus fraud claim
source https://news.yahoo.com/ex-houston-officer-accused-assault-235733344.ht...
Hack may have exposed deep US secrets; damage yet unknown
source https://news.yahoo.com/hack-may-exposed-deep-us-233348674.ht...
EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes
source https://news.yahoo.com/explainer-congress-count-electoral-college-231341539.ht...
US regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs
source https://news.yahoo.com/us-regulators-ok-genetically-modified-212645957.ht...
Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy
source https://news.yahoo.com/ap-sources-biden-picks-buttigieg-190933303.ht...
Birth on a riverbank: Woman's ordeal shows risks at border
source https://news.yahoo.com/birth-riverbank-womans-ordeal-shows-173837245.ht...
Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green light
source https://news.yahoo.com/fda-allows-over-counter-home-171119175.ht...
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges
source https://news.yahoo.com/fashion-mogul-peter-nygard-arrested-170348937.ht...
Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly
source https://news.yahoo.com/feds-delay-seeking-legal-protection-163754648.ht...
Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases
source https://news.yahoo.com/hopeful-sign-midwestern-states-see-203545132.ht...
27 Bryant Returns to Serve Communities in Mission, SOMA and Tenderloin
27 Bryant Returns to Serve Communities in Mission, SOMA and Tenderloin
By Enrique Aguilar
Beginning on Saturday, January 23, the 27 Bryant will return to service with a route realignment that will improve service reliability by using temporary emergency transit lanes.
The...
