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New Finding: Giant Circle of Shafts Discovered Close to Stonehenge
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Archaeologist Dr. Richard Bates explains. "Clearly sophisticated practices demonstrate that the people were so in tune with natural events to an extent that we can barely conceive in the modern world we live in today". "Astonishing" giant circle of pits found near Stoneheng. "Key researchers on Stonehenge and its landscape have been taken aback by the scale of the structure and the fact that it ... [Full Article...]
Biden will accept presidential nomination during mostly virtual convention
Republicans, in contrast, plan to hold a largely in-person event in Jacksonville, Florida, in August, intending to have President Donald Trump accept his nomination on Aug. "That's exactly what we've done with our convention". The in-person Democratic National Convention will be scaled down significantly as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with the Milwaukee event now relying he... [Full Article...]
Aussie judge quits S'pore court over sexual harassment probe in Australia
The High Court was advised a year ago of allegations of sexual harassment against Mr Heydon and moved swiftly to commission an independent investigation led by Vivienne Thom, the former Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security. "That's not the way these things should be handled", he added. Among the allegations reported by the Herald , Mr Heydon inappropriately touched women at functions ... [Full Article...]
3 men charged with murder in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Arbery was shot and killed by Travis McMichael on February 23 in an incident that involved McMichael's father, Gregory, a retired police officer, and family friend William Bryan. Attorneys for Arbery's mother and father issued statements applauding the indictment and stressing their desire to see the three men convicted and sentenced for his death. [Full Article...]
Trump asks what the '19' in COVID-19 stands for
Surgeon General Jerome Adams and other health officials have cautioned that people of color are impacted more severely by coronavirus . Mr Trump said earlier on Tuesday he was not joking when he made that remark, despite comments to the contrary from the White House. [Full Article...]
India reports biggest single day spike with 15968 new COVID-19 cases
In one of the biggest single-day jumps in Covid-19 infections, India added more than 17,000 new cases of the virus on Wednesday - the highest so far - and almost 1,500 more than the previous peak of 15,689 recorded the previous day. Fatalities also rose sharply in Karnataka, where 14 deaths were reported. 443 new cases were reported on June 22. So far, over 4.71 lakh people have died due to corona... [Full Article...]
Human Trial Of Imperial College London's Candidate COVID-19 Vaccine Begins
It is already in human trials, with preliminary trials on pigs and monkeys showing some encouraging signs for the experimental vaccine, which is also known as AZD1222, in giving protection against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus . [Full Article...]
Russia, US hold new nuclear arms talks, but without China
US President Donald Trump has insisted China should be involved in the talks, but Beijing has shown no interest in taking part. American and Russian negotiators on Tuesday concluded a round of nuclear arms control talks in Vienna, aimed at producing a new agreement to replace the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) that expires in February - the last remaining pact constraining t... [Full Article...]