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German pharmaceutical company Merck is trying to develop two orally administered drugs to fight Covid-19

Merck COVID Pill Gets First Approval In UK

On Thursday, Merck announced that the U.K. was the first to approve its pill to treat COVID.

Lightning Forensics: Researchers Identify Evidence Of Fatal Lightning Strike In Bones

Around 2,500 people die in lightning strikes around India each year

Lightning fatalities cannot typically be attributed if the remains are "skeletonized."

UK Accused Of 'Staggering Hypocrisy' As Political Row Stalks COP26

Boris Johnson's government tore up the rulebook on how parliament polices ethical lapses by its members

UK accused of 'staggering hypocrisy' as political row stalks COP26

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has criticised the world leaders at COP26 for their 'hypocrisy'

Mexican President Slams COP26 'Hypocrisy'

Mexican president slams COP26 'hypocrisy'

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Meal/Food

Eating Alone May Be Harmful To Heart Health: Study

The importance of having a companion during meals has been "overlooked."

About 200 families in El Espave, on banks of the Bahia de Chame, a large bay, work in the production of mangrove charcoal, which they sell to pizzerias and restaurants

Planet Vs People As Panama's Mangroves Are Turned Into Coal

Planet vs people as Panama's mangroves are turned into coal

A sample specimen of a dead Asian Giant Hornet from Japan, also known as a murder hornet, is shown by a pest biologist from the Washington State Department of Agriculture on July 29, 2020 in Bellingham, Washington

'Murder Hornet' Spotted Near US-Canada Border

British Columbia authorities discovered the specimen in October.

Global CO2 emissions caused mainly by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound this year to pre-Covid levels, just shy of the record set in 2019

Climate 'Reality Check': 2021 Global CO2 Emissions Near Record Levels

Climate 'reality check': 2021 global CO2 emissions near record levels

Sudanese anti-coup protesters gather in a street of the capital Khartoum on October 30, 2021

Saudis, UAE Join Western Calls Against Sudan Coup

Saudis, UAE join Western calls against Sudan coup

Suicide

CDC Says Suicide Rates Fell In 2020 But Rates Among Younger Americans Went Up

The number of Americans who committed suicide in 2020 fell overall, ending a two decade rise. However younger Americans, particularly people of color, registered higher rates than they had in 2019.

British Chancellor Rishi Sunak said that COP26 would finally deliver the funds needed by vulnerable nations

Finance Takes Centre Stage At UN Climate Talks

Finance takes centre stage at UN climate talks

Nasheed said he held the cabinet meeting under water to help highlight the serious threat posed by climate change

'We Can't Lose Hope' To Save The Planet Says Ex-Maldives President

'We can't lose hope' to save the planet says ex-Maldives president

Herbal Medicine/Medicinal Plant

Matalafi: This Traditional Samoan Medicinal Plant Is As Effective As Ibuprofen

Matalafi has been used in Samoa to treat inflammations for hundreds of years.

type 1 and type 2 diabetes

'Higher Than Expected': 1 In 20 With Type 2 Diabetes Achieve Remission

A "reasonably large" proportion achieved remission outside trial or bariatric surgery settings, research indicates.

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Alcohol Use: Study Sheds Light On Abstainers' Higher Mortality Rate

Among the alcohol abstainers, many had risk factors associated with early death.

As deforestation and climate change ravage India's UNESCO heritage-listed Western Ghats mountain range, an all-female rainforest force is battling to protect one of the area's last enclaves of biodiversity

The Women Guarding India's Rainforest 'Refugees'

The women guarding India's rainforest 'refugees'

The forest is a treasure of biodiversity and a giant carbon sink

Poland's 'Priceless' Primeval Forest Pits Environmentalists Against State

Poland's 'priceless' primeval forest pits environmentalists against state

All told, the 100 or so nations that signed on to the Global Methane Pledge account for about 40 percent of global emissions of the odourless, invisible gas

Slashing Methane Emissions Key For Keeping Earth Cool

Slashing methane emissions key for keeping Earth cool

Zelensky said he had discussed the conflict with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the COP26 climate conference

Ukraine Denies Russia Border Build-up As Defence Minister Quits

Ukraine denies Russia border build-up as defence minister quits

Almost a quarter of all man-made emissions of carbon dioxide can be attributed to land use activity such as logging, deforestation and farming

Major Methane Deal At Climate Summit -- Without China

Major methane deal at climate summit -- without China

US President Joe Biden addresses a press conference at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow

Biden Says China, Russia Failed To Lead At Climate Summit

Biden says China, Russia failed to lead at climate summit

France had threatened to ban British boats from unloading their catches at French ports

France Defers Reprisals In Post-Brexit Fish Fight

France defers reprisals in post-Brexit fish fight

The Biden administration announced new regulations aimed at 'sharply' reducing methane emissions by the oil and gas industry

US Pledges To 'Sharply' Reduce Methane Emissions

US pledges to 'sharply' reduce methane emissions

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said humanity was losing 5-1 in the fight against climate change, and is pushing for a deal to secure commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees

UK PM 'Cautiously Optimistic' About COP Climate Deal

UK PM 'cautiously optimistic' about COP climate deal

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) and Italian Lega leader Matteo Salvini during a commemoration for Brazilian soldiers fallen during WWII in Pistoia, Italy

Brazil's Bolsonaro Meets Italy Far-right Leader

Brazil's Bolsonaro meets Italy far-right leader

A proposed US tax credit for electric vehicles made by unionized American auto workers has draw a chorus of foreign opposition

Toyota Joins Opposition To Proposed US EV Tax Credit

Toyota joins opposition to proposed US EV tax credit

The incident embarrassed the Glasgow conference hosts

Israeli Minister Joins COP26 After Wheelchair Fiasco

Israeli minister joins COP26 after wheelchair fiasco

The Icelandic plant enterprise sucks carbon dioxide from the air using technology that mimics, in accelerated format, a natural process that can take hundreds of thousands of years.

In Iceland, CO2 Sucked From The Air Is Turned To Rock

In Iceland, CO2 sucked from the air is turned to rock

US President Joe Biden is unusually open with his emotions

Laughing Or Crying, Biden Wears Heart On Sleeve

Laughing or crying, Biden wears heart on sleeve

Barges carry coal on the Grand Canal to the Jiangsu Huadian Yangzhou Power Station at Yangzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province

China Eases Power Crunch With Boost To Coal Production

China eases power crunch with boost to coal production

Liquid iron is tapped into a chute from the blast furnace at steelmaker SSAB in LuleÃ¥, northern Sweden

Reinventing Steelmaking For A Green Revolution

Reinventing steelmaking for a green revolution

Blowing smoke: Companies across of range of industries have been accused of "greenwashing", instead of making real changes to fight climate change

'Greenwashing' Or Genuine?: Behind Big Business' Climate Promises

'Greenwashing' or genuine?: Behind big business' climate promises

The Ministry of Commerce urged 'families to store a certain amount of daily necessities'

'Stock Up', China Says, Amid New Covid Outbreak

'Stock up', China says, amid new Covid outbreak

Depression

Men Just As Emotionally Invested In Relationship Problems As Women: Study

Researchers looked at conversations of relationship help-seekers on Reddit.

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