The effectiveness of Pfizer vaccine for delta strain was 42%, Moderna – 76%
A vaccine from Moderna was more effective against the delta strain of coronavirus than Pfizer, according to a study published on the MedRxiv website.
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Bloomberg: almost several hundred Americans died because of the abnormal heat wave
In the U.S. because of the abnormal heat hundreds of people died or are in serious condition, the authorities are trying to mitigate the deadly effects of global warming, reports Bloomberg.
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The remains of a “flying dragon”, 110 million years old, were found in Australia
Scientists at the University of Queensland have discovered a new species of pterosaur named Thapunngaka shawi.
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U.S. Senate appropriates $3.5 trillion to fight poverty and climate change
Such large-scale spending was approved mainly by the votes of Democrats, to whom U.S. President Joe Biden belongs.
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Trying to eat a burger put a woman in the hospital
A resident of the American city of Portsmouth survived five surgeries after she decided to try a chicken burger from a popular fast-food chain.
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One man dead and five injured after club shooting in Texas
A shooting at a nightclub in the U.S. state of Texas resulted in five injuries and one fatality, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonasles said.
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Google scientists claim to have created a time crystal inside a quantum computer
At Google’s quantum computing lab comes word of a successful experiment to create a physical paradox known as a “time crystal.”
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The U.S. team won the medal standings at the Tokyo Olympics
Team USA won the medal standings at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Worming remedy proved effective against COVID-19
A cure for parasites may become a successful drug in the fight against the spread of coronavirus, said experts from the Scripps Institute (USA).
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Britney Spears’ father wants to put the singer in a psychiatric hospital again
Britney Spears’ father said he had discussed with the singer’s manager Jodi Montgomery the possibility of putting his daughter back into a mental institution, Page Six reported.
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