Considering the Chinese app, a national security threat, a dozen of US senators have introduced a bill seeking to ban TikTok. The new legislation will give the commerce department the power to impose restrictions on apps and technologies that pose national security to the US.
As carbon dioxide continues to explode, scientists are worried about the future of life on earth. Scientists are improvising to come up with innovative ways to convert CO2 to something that can help reduce its effect on the environment. Professor Andrew Bruce Bocarsly said we can convert CO2 to energy, but doing it is a big challenge.
Germany’s government announced new foreign policy objectives based on feminist guidelines. Germany’s left-wing government introduced its new foreign policy agenda on the principles of feminism and equal representation of both genders. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock along with Development Minister Svenja Schulze presented the new foreign policy guidelines.
Tomatoes flow to the market has been restricted amid a decrease in its production across Europe. Britain’s favorite vegetable will not be readily available because of national shortages. The soaring tomato prices have caused a Pizza crisis forcing Pizza chefs to increase pizza prices.
Care Flight operated plane crashed in northern Nevada carrying 5 passengers. The passengers included a plane’s pilot, flight paramedic, flight nurse, patient, and one of his family members. The PC 12 fixed-wing aircraft crashed near Stagecoach, 25 miles southeast of Reno.
Firefighting is one of the most dangerous professions around the world. The chances of firefighter injuries are high as they act in lethal circumstances during their missions. Researchers from Spanish universities namely Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid have developed a robot that can assist firefighters in indoor emergencies reducing chances of injury.
South Africa, Russia, and China are holding joint naval exercises off the coast of South Africa. The 10-day military drills were criticized by the US as it shows indirect support to US rivals. Russia sent one of its best ships, Admiral Gorshkov, equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles.
The World Health Organization has confirmed the outbreak of a new deadly virus called ‘Marburg virus’ in Equatorial Guinea. At Least nine people died because of the Ebola like virus, according to WHO. In 2014, the Ebola virus killed 11,310 people in two years in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Researchers have been increasingly focusing on the adverse effects of air pollution to human cognition and overall brain. A latest study has unearthed a link between air pollution and depression in the adult population. 1.5 million out of total 8.9 million participants were diagnosed with depression, the study mentioned.
Turkey has restricted the access of twitter for its citizens after the two massive earthquakes that devastated a large portion of Turkey’s infrastructure. The restriction came into play after the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, imposed a national emergency amid chaos. So far 12,000 people have been killed in the two bordering countries, Turkey & Syria.
China has threatened to respond after the US shot down the second Chinese spy balloon. The US recently shot down the second Chinese balloon that was spotted over Latin America. US officials advised not to shoot down the first balloon as it could hurt the civilian population. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken also cancelled the two-day visit to China that was due to take place on Sunday.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has decided to make his twitter account private for a day. The tech billionaire informed his followers that he will be making his account private to see if there is any change in his account’s reach.
