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U.S. bombers conducted a deterrence flight in the Middle East
The flight Thursday comes on the heels of the assassination last month of Iran's top nuclear scientist, an attack Iran has blamed on Israel with possible US complicity. The official said the recent killing of a top Iranian nuclear scientist may also cause Iran to lash out at the U.S.in the region. Iran has blamed Israel for Fakhrizadeh's assassination outside Tehran, though the Jewish state ha... [Full Article...]
USA is about to sanction Turkey
The measures are expected to be announced on 11 December, Reuters' sources claimed. However, Friday's proposal steps back from an arms embargo, or wider sanctions that would target larger sectors of Turkey's economy, both of which had been under consideration . [Full Article...]
Climate Change Committee release Sixth Carbon Budget
The committee makes the case for meeting as much as possible of the UK's ongoing domestic needs from domestic production, warning of the risk that lower production costs internationally could favor imports . These changes bring striking positive benefits for health and well-being. Land and greenhouse gas removals . Sanjay Neogi, Head of United Kingdom and Europe for Enzen Group, said the repo... [Full Article...]
Biden seeks support for defense chief nominee
Austin, who oversaw the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq in 2011, tried to assuage concerns over his nomination, saying he believed in strong civilian oversight of the military as he stood alongside Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. [Full Article...]
CSL vaccine trial abandoned after HIV false positives
The candidate vaccine, which was still in phase one trials at the University of Queensland, used a small amount of HIV protein as a "molecular clamp" but triggered an antibody response that could interfere with HIV screening, Health Minister Greg Hunt said. [Full Article...]
Kim's sister slams South Korean minister over coronavirus
North Korea's claims are impossible to verify, but experts have said the country is unlikely to have escaped the virus, despite tightening its borders and banning global air travel in late January. It has closed its borders with China and Russian Federation and sent domestic diplomats. The World Health Organisation said the country had identified 8,594 suspected coronavirus cases but not one had t... [Full Article...]
Eric Swalwell’s Dad, Brother No Longer Facebook Friends with Suspected Chinese Spy
Mrs. Pelosi said attempts made by the House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to demand Mr. "The Speaker has full confidence in Congressman Swalwell's service in the Congress and on the Intelligence Committee", Pelosi's spokesman Drew Hammill said in a statement to Fox News Wednesday. [Full Article...]
Qld students lagging behind in maths, science
The Philippines only took part in the Grade 4 assessment. In terms of trends over time, our performance in maths and science has remained stable with average scores in both subjects in 2019 not significantly different from those in 2015. [Full Article...]