Most scientists had once assumed that the massive Ice sheets of Antarctica were largely invulnerable to climate change, but not any more. During the past 25 years, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet has contributed significantly to rising sea levels, mainly caused by climate change. It is estimated if, due to some reason, the Eastern two-thirds of the ice sheet melted, the sea would rise by 52 meters.
A resolution aiming to set up a three-member expert panel to monitor human rights in Ukraine was overwhelmingly approved Friday by the United Nations’ top human rights body. This decision demonstrates the growing unity of the international community in opposition to Russian invasion of Ukraine and Moscow’s increasing isolation internationally Thirty-two of the 47 member
A Danish leader said Wednesday that she does not think the man who has headed both of Denmark’s intelligence agencies will hurt the service’s contacts with foreign partners by being in jail. The man has been accused of “disclosing highly classified information” about the service. In an order handed down Monday, a court lifted a
While the fast-spreading omicron variant has yet to fully spread across the country, Slovakia is easing restrictions on Coronaviruses after a recent decline in new infections. In addition to the changes, the overnight curfew was canceled Monday between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. This means bars and restaurants can remain open throughout the night. Bars,
On friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shortened from at least five months to a month the interval between primary series and boosters of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 and over. The most effective way to prevent most cases of COVID-19, including all the circulating variants, is vaccination. By reducing the
Although anti-vax campaigners are dissuading people from getting COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday the shots would not be made mandatory. Despite his best efforts, Johnson said, there were people who spread misinformation about vaccines, making it hard to convince people to get the vaccines. We will keep an approach that favors
Fort Worth police said that a suspected robber held authorities at bay at a gas station overnight for more than five hours before he was arrested on Saturday morning.The incident did not result in any injuries. Just after 8:30 p.m. Friday, the standoff began at a Shell gas station at 1908 Yucca Avenue just north
According to British analysis of more than a million cases of both types of Coronavirus in recent weeks, the risk of hospitalization from the Omicron variant of Coronavirus is about one-third that of the Delta variant. A third dose of the vaccine between similar unvaccinated individuals and vaccinated individuals had an 81 percent reduction in
It is requested that the El Paso Police Department assist in finding two teenage boys who were robbed of their skateboard and scooter. The suspects are believed to be local, according to the Crime News section in this morning’s paper. A 13-year old boy and a 14-year-old were at Turner Road, in East El Paso
The media remains under attack, with nine journalists killed in the line of duty and 102 imprisoned in china. The report released Thursday by Committee to Protect Journalists found that no region was immune from this violence as Afghanistan saw more than any other country. 365 journalists were behind bars compared to 235 last year,
Russian tanks and snipers are being sent to the Ukraine border in order to “provoke return fire,” according to an accusation by Ukrainian authorities. The fear of a possible invasion comes amid reports that Moscow has buildup troops near its borders with Ukraine. Just hours before the long-awaited video call between US President Joe Biden
At least 29 people, including schoolchildren and parents who were on their way to a religious event in northern Nigeria’s Kano state, have died after the boat carrying them capsized. Most of those killed were children aged 6-12 years old travelling from Islamic schools near the scene of tragedy for an annual festival that never
