SpaceX aborts Starship SN8 prototype test launch at last second
SpaceX’s first attempt to launch a Starship prototype on a high-altitude test flight ended with a last-second abort in Texas on Tuesday (Dec. 8).
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People with significant allergies should avoid Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, UK warns
This comes after two National Health Service members developed allergic reactions to the vaccine on Tuesday.
Sahara’s ‘Godzilla’ dust storm may have been triggered by warming in the Arctic
Warmer-than-average conditions and declining sea ice in the Arctic may be linked to the Sahara Desert’s biggest dust storm in recorded history.
The strange story of how nuns uncovered ‘House of Jesus’ in Nazareth
A group of 19th-century sisters excavated and protected the House of Jesus in Nazareth. Here’s their story.
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Saturn and Jupiter to almost ‘kiss’ this winter solstice
From Earth’s perspective, Jupiter and Saturn will appear a moon’s distance apart on Dec. 21.
Archaeologists find vast network of Amazon villages laid out like the cosmos
The remnants of circular and rectangular villages dating to 1300 were discovered in the Amazon rainforest.
As 2020 comes to an end, here’s what we still don’t know about COVID-19
More than 68 million infected with the novel coronavirus and more than 1.5 million dead. 2020 has been a year defined by global sickness...
Angela Merkel says there is ‘still a chance’ for Brexit accord
Author: AFP ID: 1607504137011275300 Wed, 2020-12-09 08:51 BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she still saw a “chance” for a deal with Britain...
World set for 3C warming despite pandemic, pledges: UN
Author: Patrick GALEY | AFP ID: 1607508987041456500 Wed, 2020-12-09 10:03 PARIS: Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the...
Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide 
Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan 
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands 
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent