Ukraine News
01 Aug: Did Russia deliberately kill Vadatursky, Ukraine’s grain tycoon?
04 Aug: Ukraine war: IAEA says Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant out of control
08 Aug: Russia using Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as army base
08 Aug: Tighter export controls on electronics could hamper Russia’s war effort
08 Aug: Russia halts U.S. inspections of its nuclear arsenals
08 Aug: In a Summer of Feints, Russia and Ukraine Try to Predict Enemy’s Next Move
09 Aug: Blasts rock Russian military airbase in annexed Crimea
10 Aug: Putin is running out of excuses as Ukraine expands the war to Crimea
10 Aug: G7 demands Russia hand over Zaporizhzhia, Russia calls for UN meeting
12 Aug: Satellite imagery confirms destruction of aircraft at Crimea airbase
14 Aug: Ukraine targets Russian soldiers threatening Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
14 Aug: Ukraine says forces have taken out bridge in Kherson impacting Russian supply lines
15 Aug: UK Gov: Military assistance to Ukraine since the Russian invasion
15 Aug: Ukraine claims it has struck base used by Wagner Group paramilitaries
16 Aug: Zelensky warns ‘catastrophe’ at nuclear plant would threaten whole of Europe
16 Aug: Estonia removes Soviet-era monument, citing public order
17 Aug: Ukraine admits it was behind three explosions in Crimea
18 Aug: Ukraine war: Drone pilots mark targets for new offensive
18 Aug: Ukraine Runs Nuclear Disaster Drills In Zaporizhzhia As Tensions Rise At Europe’s Largest Plant
19 Aug: Ukraine war: Bombardments near nuclear plant a concern for all – UN chief
19 Aug: Putin allows UN inspectors to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
19 Aug: Ukraine’s Crimean fightback having ‘psychological impact’ on Russia
21 Aug: Daughter of Putin ally killed in suspected car bomb attack
22 Aug: Thousands swarm to Kyiv’s display of captured Russian tanks
24 Aug: Ukraine’s Independence Day darkened by deadly missile strike
25 Aug: Zelenskiy says radiation accident narrowly avoided at Ukraine nuclear power station
25 Aug: Putin orders Russian military to increase its forces as Ukraine war passes the six-month mark
30 Aug: The EU is sending millions of anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine
31 Aug: Institute of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment
News
02 Aug: Hinkley B: UK’s most productive nuclear power plant closes
02 Aug: National Institute of Virology confirms India’s first monkeypox death in Kerala
02 Aug: Polio Virus Detected in New York Wastewater, But No New Cases Found
02 Aug: It’s raining PFAS: even in Antarctica and on the Tibetan plateau rainwater is unsafe to drink
03 Aug: Parliament shuts down TikTok account over China data security concerns
04 Aug: Russia accuses US of direct role in Ukraine war
04 Aug: Nuclear annihilation just one miscalculation away, UN chief warns
04 Aug: SpaceX capsule confirmed as source of space debris that crashed on farm in Australia
04 Aug: Germany: Fire, explosions at Berlin police munitions facility
04 Aug: China fires missiles near Taiwan in live-fire drills as PLA encircles island
05 Aug: Iran’s new strategy is to flaunt long denied nuclear bomb potential
05 Aug: Monkeypox: Sufferer from Leeds urges education over ‘awful’ virus
05 Aug: China suspends cooperation with US on key issues as relations sour over Nancy Pelosi Taiwan trip
06 Aug: Monkeypox: Can we still stop the outbreak?
06 Aug: Island trip lays bare US-China tussle in the Pacific
08 Aug: China drills show Beijing is developing the ability to strangle Taiwan, experts say
09 Aug: US doctor issues warning of many undiagnosed polio cases
09 Aug: Convicted terrorist back behind bars after ‘hiding finance accounts and car use’
09 Aug: Russia Launches Iranian Satellite, a Sign of Closer Cooperation
10 Aug: UC San Diego Researchers Add Monkeypox to Wastewater Surveillance
10 Aug: US Justice Department charges Iranian with trying to assassinate John Bolton
10 Aug: All children aged 1 to 9 in London to be offered a dose of polio vaccine
10 Aug: Monkeypox: UK will ‘run out of vaccine in 10 to 20 days’
11 Aug: How the crisis over Taiwan will change US-China relations
11 Aug: New ‘Langya’ virus identified in China: what scientists know so far
11 Aug: Germany puts reserve officer on trial over spying for Russia
12 Aug: Taliban cleric killed by attacker’s bomb hidden in fake leg
12 Aug: UK decision not to buy Covid drug Evusheld disappoints charities
12 Aug: WHO: Monkeypox: experts give virus variants new names
14 Aug: Six dead, dozens hurt in firework explosion at Armenian market
15 Aug: UK becomes the first country to approve a dual Covid vaccine targeting Omicron
15 Aug: Nuclear War Would Cause a Global Famine and Kill Billions, Rutgers-Led Study Finds
16 Aug: Covid: Health disaster declared as cases skyrocket in Marshall Islands
16 Aug: U.S. Must Challenge ‘Gorilla’ China Over Taiwan Missile Tests: Official says
17 Aug: Death toll in Kabul mosque bombing rises to 21
18 Aug: UK government blocks Pulsic takeover by Super Orange HK on national security grounds
20 Aug: Somali forces end hotel siege by jihadists after at least 20 believed killed
20 Aug: South Belfast explosion inside car was caused by a gas canister
21 Aug: Boris Johnson approves funding for Sizewell C nuclear plant in ‘dodgy decision by lame duck PM’
22 Aug: Wargaming a North Korean attack
25 Aug: Controlled explosion carried out after Second World War munitions unearthed at village homes site
25 Aug: Strikes Send Clear Message to Iranian-Backed Groups in Syria to Stop Attacks on U.S. Forces
26 Aug: Sewage monitors faulty at seaside spots in England and Wales, data shows
26 Aug: Moderna files patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA Covid-19 vaccines
26 Aug: Hungary approves construction of two Russian-built nuclear reactors
27 Aug: Nato investigates hacker sale of missile firm data
27 Aug: Russia blocks final draft of nuclear disarmament treaty at UN
27 Aug: UK: Man and woman charged after right-wing extremism probe
28 Aug: Taiwan: Two US Navy warships transit through strait amid tensions
30 Aug: Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91
Technology
25 Jul: Hair and libido loss join fatigue and brain fog among wider list of Long Covid symptoms
29 Jul: Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
01 Aug: Nano-sponges with potential for rapid wastewater treatment
01 Aug: US nuclear regulator greenlights its first small modular reactor
02 Aug: The Bacteria Powering a Truly Green Revolution in Personal Electronics
03 Aug: First map of immune system connections reveals new therapeutic opportunities
05 Aug: Monoclonal Antibody Highly Safe and Effective Against Malaria
05 Aug: Hydrogel keeps vaccines alive
08 Aug: Invasion of Ukraine forces Northrop Grumman to seek US rocket alternative
08 Aug: UIC to establish a centre for antiviral development for pandemic-level viruses
08 Aug: Pfizer and Valneva Initiate Phase 3 Study of Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate VLA15
09 Aug: Universal vaccine needed to prevent future COVID-19 waves, study suggests
09 Aug: Most older adults ready to roll up sleeves this fall for updated COVID-19 boosters, U-M poll shows
09 Aug: New paper test may predict Covid-19 immunity
10 Aug: Australian Covid Contact tracing app branded expensive ‘failure’
10 Aug: New method of nasal vaccine delivery could lead to better vaccines for HIV and COVID-19
10 Aug: Presence of Certain Bacteria in Saliva Might Indicate PTSD
10 Aug: New drug candidate fights off more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria
16 Aug: HAWC: Two-for-two: Hypersonic missile passes second consecutive test
18 Aug: Researchers uncover the key to maintaining immunity against chronic infection and cancer
18 Aug: ‘Forever chemicals’ destroyed by simple new method
18 Aug: Lockheed Martin Delivers Integrated Multi-Mission Laser Weapon System To US Navy
23 Aug: U.K. Team Launches First Trial Of Monkeypox Antiviral Drug