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Unilever announces €1 billion climate fund, targets net zero emissions
Alan Jope, Unilever CEO, said,"Climate change, nature degradation, biodiversity decline, water scarcity - all these issues are interconnected, and we must address them all simultaneously", adding that in doing so, we must also recognise that the climate crisis is not only an environmental emergency; it also has a bad impact on lives and livelihoods. [Full Article...]
Star Wars Celebration 2020 Cancelled; 2022 Set For California
The news was made that the Star Wars confab has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic and will return in 2022. As of Monday, there have reportedly been 2.14M confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States leading to the deaths of 117K people. [Full Article...]
FWC Officer Julian Keen Fatally Shot In LaBelle
Florida police on Monday said they arrested a suspect in the shooting death of an off-duty Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioner officer . Authorities said Keen was assisting at the scene of a hit-and-run. "It was the fact that he was a friend. and everyone that has ever worked with him came out to pay their respects to their family and of course, the community". [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Government has been stockpiling life-saving steroid drug
Mr Hancock further said that from Tuesday afternoon dexamethasone will form part of the NHS standard treatment for Covid-19. "This is an extremely welcome result". So far, the only other drug proven to benefit Covid patients is remdesivir, which has been used for Ebola. The scientists working on the trial are looking to publish their results shortly and are already sharing their findings with ... [Full Article...]
Solar eclipse next week to be visible in Vietnam
Sky lovers in the city are expected to catch glimpses of a partial solar eclipse on June 21, provided clouds do not play spoilsport. In Gwadar, the maximum magnitude of the eclipse will be 97.8, which will begin at 09:20 PST, reaches to maximum at 10:48 and will end at 12:32 PST. [Full Article...]
Aurora-like phenomenon spotted on Mars for the first time
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On Earth , this happens in the form of clocks at the poles of the planet, but this is the first time this kind of glow has been seen around another planet. What's triggering the glow is that carbon dioxide gets separated from carbon monoxide and oxygen when solar radiation hits the atmosphere of Mars. This is different from the type of aurora we know as the Northern Lights. [Full Article...]
Qatar sky to witness partial solar eclipse next week
Considering the earth as a whole, the partial phase of the eclipse will begin at 9:16 am and the annular phase will begin at 10:19 am. First, there is a total solar eclipse - which is only visible from a small area on earth. The solar eclipse will be seen as a partial eclipse over Qatar sky, starting over at 7:13am Doha local time, while reaching a maximum phase of eclipse at 8:30am, where Moon ... [Full Article...]
Sushant Singh Rajput’s mortal remains taken to crematorium
Rajput had allegedly killed himself by hanging at his Bandra residence in Mumbai on Sunday. According to the police, no suicide note has been recovered from his house. It has been reported that he was suffering from depression for the last five months and was under medication. Sushant was cremated at the Pawan Hans crematorium in the presence of family members and close friends from the film... [Full Article...]