‘Uncharted territories’: Biologist warns of high risks of Covid vaccine DNA contamination

‘Uncharted territories’: Biologist warns of high risks of Covid vaccine DNA contamination

Kevin McKernan also discussed the lingering presence of spike protein from the mRNA shots in the body, noting that multiple recent studies have shown it lingers for significantly longer than vaccine manufacturers claimed.

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Hostility between Rwanda, Congo persists as the two cancel talks to end a conflict in eastern DRC

Hostility between Rwanda, Congo persists as the two cancel talks to end a conflict in eastern DRC

M23 is one of about 200 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda, in a conflict that has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. More than 7 million people have been displaced.

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Forced out of school by war some 17m Sudanese children currently rely on aid groups for succour

Forced out of school by war some 17m Sudanese children currently rely on aid groups for succour

International aid groups and UN agencies are providing some education assistance in parts of the country where there has been less fighting. And schools have also reopened in some areas that are fully controlled by the army-aligned government.

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South Korea’s Acting President Han holds talks with US President Biden, calms financial markets

South Korea’s Acting President Han holds talks with US President Biden, calms financial markets

South Korean shares rose for a fourth straight session on Friday on hopes that the political uncertainty would ease after the impeachment vote in parliament, which followed a failed vote a week earlier.

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Study by scientists at Chinese university finds widely used insecticide harms maize soil health

Study by scientists at Chinese university finds widely used insecticide harms maize soil health

Locomotion behaviour, due to basic nervous system functions, for nematodes is assessed through three actions, body bends, head thrashes and pharyngeal pumping. After 24 hours of exposure to imidacloprid, the researchers noted that the frequencies of all three behaviours were suppressed, confirming neurotoxicity to nematode species.

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Fierce fighting intensifies between national army and rebels in eastern Congo ahead of peace talks

Fierce fighting intensifies between national army and rebels in eastern Congo ahead of peace talks

M23 is one of about 200 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda, in a conflict that has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. More than 7 million people have been displaced.

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Police in Brazil turn to forensic technology aids to crack down on illicit Amazon gold trade

Police in Brazil turn to forensic technology aids to crack down on illicit Amazon gold trade

Once dominated by prospectors with gold pans, artisanal mining in Brazil has become an industrial-scale activity with heavy excavating machinery and million-dollar river dredgers. Criminal organisations fly people, equipment and gold into and out of the region with helicopters and planes that land at clandestine airstrips.

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Israeli war crimes: Neutrality principle espoused by aid agencies is deathly complicity in rights abuse

Israeli war crimes: Neutrality principle espoused by aid agencies is deathly complicity in rights abuse

International aid groups must do what their Palestinian colleagues have been doing for a long time, and speak out – in plain language – about Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. If not, history will judge this as moral cowardice or, worse still, complicity.

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South Korea parliament impeaches President Yoon over martial law bid, constitutional court to decide his fate

South Korea parliament impeaches President Yoon over martial law bid, constitutional court to decide his fate

President Yoon shocked the nation late on December 3 when he gave the military sweeping emergency powers in order to root out what he called “anti-state forces” and overcome obstructionist political opponents.

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Africa deserves three permanent UN Security Council seats, say African Union chair candidates

Africa deserves three permanent UN Security Council seats, say African Union chair candidates

Despite the continent’s young population of 1.4 billion that is set to double by 2050, regional trade has faced challenges that were addressed in the Friday debate.

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