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Russia slams US provocation ahead of Lavrov-Blinken talks
The Russian Ministry in a commentary on Saturday called the sheet "an overt provocation" by Washington to publish the "Fact vs. Fiction: Russian Disinformation on Ukraine" just a day before Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Geneva on Friday.
Iran rules out likelihood of "interim deal" in Vienna talks: source
Iran does not consider an interim deal in ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna aimed to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, a source close to the Iranian negotiating team told Tasnim News Agency. "The Iranian team seeks to achieve a lasting and credible agreement," the source was quoted as saying on Saturday.
NASA offers $1mn for innovative ideas to feed astronauts
Giving future explorers the technology to produce nutritious, tasty, and satisfying meals on long-duration space missions will give them the energy required to uncover the great unknown. In coordination with the Canadian Space Agency, NASA has launched the 'Deep Space Food Challenge' that calls on teams to design, build, and demonstrate prototypes of food production technologies that provide tangible nutritional products -- or food.
Texas gun permit applications hit 5-yr low in 2021
In June 2020, nearly 39,000 Texans applied for a gun permit for the first time, but that number fell to just under 5,000 by November 2021, Xinhua news agency reported citing the data. The dramatic swings mirror political and social turbulence over the past two years, a report from The Houston Chronicle said.
UK classifies new form of Omicron as 'variant under investigation'
In total, 40 countries have uploaded 8,040 BA.2 sequences to the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) since November 17, 2021, and at this point, it is not possible to determine where the sub-lineage may have originated
Texas judge blocks Biden's vax mandate for federal employees
The US Department of Justice immediately filed an appeal and case could be heard by the Supreme Court, reports Xinhua news agency. On Friday, Judge Jeffrey Brown, appointed to the District Court for the Southern District of Texas by former President Donald Trump, issued a nationwide injunction ruling that the mandate exceeded Biden's authority.
Death toll of airstrike on Houthi-controlled jail in Yemen reaches 77
A statement released by the Houthi-controlled Ministry of Health said that "146 wounded have been transported by ambulances to the hospitals of Saada so far", reports Xinhua news agency
3 doses of mRNA Covid vaccines very effective against Omicron, Delta: Study
Three doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, are effective in protecting against emergency department visits (ED) and hospitalizations associated with Omicron and Delta variations of the virus, claims a new study.
Congress members urge Biden to overhaul counterterrorism policy
48,000 civilians in seven countries have been killed by the US strikes over the past two decades and at least 14,000 airstrikes have been conducted by unmanned aircraft since 2002 killing as many as 2,200 civilians.
World Economic Forum's annual meeting rescheduled to May 22-26
Under the theme, 'Working Together, restoring Trust', the Annual Meeting 2022 will be the first global in-person leadership event since the start of the pandemic.
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