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Brazil to Receive More COVID-19 Vaccines Friday as President Defends Government Effort

Brazil expects to receive 2 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine Friday in its buildup to launching a mass immunization program. The vaccine is due to arrive a day after President Jair Bolsonaro fended off criticism by health officials over whether Brazil has enough vaccine to begin its nationwide immunization program.

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CBS News

These climate activists expect a lot from President Biden and aren't afraid to make that clear

CBS News - 2 days ago

"We are not sitting on our hands waiting for action to be taken," one activist said. "We're not afraid to put public pressure on the administration."

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Daily Express

NASA likely to redo hot-fire test of its Space Launch System core stage

Ars Technica - 4 days ago

Of 23 test objectives, full data was received for 15 of them.

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Deccan Chronicle

Climate change may change rainfall patterns in south India, intensify floods: Study

Deccan Chronicle - 2 days ago

The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, had examined computer simulations from 27 state-of-the-art climate models

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Independent UK

Sewage analysis could provide early warning system for new coronavirus variants, research shows

Independent UK - 5 days ago

New enrichment process boosts signal of virus allowing scientists to distinguish it ‘amidst a whole soup’ of genetic material

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New York Times

COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are lagging. Here's what states are doing to pick up the pace

CBS News - 2 days ago

As the death toll mounts, more states are turning to the National Guard to speed up vaccinations around the country.

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Daily Express

SFU researchers study 'monster burrow' of ancient predatory sand worm in Taiwan

CTV News - 2 days ago

Predatory sand worms up to two-metres long were striking at prey from beneath the ocean floor near Taiwan some 20 million years ago, according to new research from Simon Fraser University.

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Huffington Post

Behind those dancing robots, scientists had to bust a move

CTV News - 3 days ago

A video showing two of Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas research robots doing the twist, the mashed potato and other classic moves took almost a year and half of choreography, simulation, programming and upgrades that were capped by two days of filming.

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