A lightning strike is recorded at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in May 2011. (NASA/Newsflash)

General News / North America And Caribbean / Science

Footage Shows 10 Years Of Lightning Bolts Zapping NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

This NASA clip shows over 10 years of lightning bolts striking the protection system at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida: The US space agency said they decided to share the images after the Kennedy Space Center recently experienced the “most powerful lightning strike” ever recorded.…

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June 15, 2022

Illustrative image: Honeybee harvesting pollen and carrying it to its pollen basket. (Yannis Varouhakis (instagram.com/varouhakis)/Newsflash)

Europe / General News / Science

Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test To Monitor Hive Health

Scientists have developed an innovative method to examine DNA traces in honey which could help with the early identification of health problems in a hive as a deadly new disease variant cuts a swathe through global populations. The new test will be able to help identify potential diseases like the…

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June 6, 2022

An illustrative image of a gorilla. (Newsflash)

Animals / General News / North America And Caribbean

Three Gorillas Test Positive For COVID In Spain

Three gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Spanish zoo. It is not the first case of gorillas being infected, following reports last year that multiple gorillas at a San Diego zoo in the United States had tested positive for COVID-19, but experts are worried about what variant is…

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June 6, 2022

The crew of the Artemis 1 mission to the moon. (DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)/Newsflash)

Europe / General News / Science

NASA To Test Radiation Levels For First Women To Go To The Moon

The German Aerospace Centre has developed two female dummies for the upcoming Artemis I space mission as NASA plans to send the first woman to the moon in the next two years. Researchers at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Cologne have developed two female dummies for the NASA Artemis…

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May 14, 2022

The new Zurich West prison located in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. (Newsflash)

Bizarre / Europe / General News

Volunteers To Be Locked In Slammer To Test New Jailbird Rules And Hundreds Apply Despite No Compo

Officials in Switzerland are looking for volunteers to go behind bars to test procedures at a new prison - and hundreds of citizens have already applied, despite not getting a penny in return. Elena Tankovski, a spokeswoman for the Zurich Canton Department of Juridical Issues and Reintegration, said the authority…

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March 1, 2022

Florence in Italy. (Newsflash)

COVID / Europe / General News

Italian Judge Orders Vaccination Of Boy Aged 13

An Italian judge has ordered that a 13-year-old boy be vaccinated in a first for the country. The incident took place in the Italian city of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, when the unnamed boy, who was 12 when his parents started arguing about the vaccine and initiated legal…

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December 31, 2021

Bochum district court in Germany. (Newsflash)

COVID / Europe / General News

German Media Exposes Scandal With Dozens Of Private Test Centres Billing For COVID Examinations That Never Happened

The first case involving the fraudulent theft of millions from German taxpayers for carrying out coronavirus tests that never took place has been filed by prosecutors after a local media investigation exposed widespread alleged fraud. Germany spent around EUR 3 billion (GBP 2.5 billion) for the quick testing service with…

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October 28, 2021

Pham Minh Hung travels with his dogs to Ca Maua, a city in southern Vietnam, in October, 2021. (Pham Minh Hung/Newsflash)

Animal Rights / Asia / General News

9 Puppies, 7 Dogs And A Cat On A Bike Killed After They Test Positive For COVID

Vietnamese officials kill and burn nine puppies, seven dogs and a cat travelling with a man on a motorbike after their owners tested positive for COVID-19. Many netizens have voiced their outrage at the decision as sources such as the Centres for Disease Control and Protection (CDC)state that the danger…

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October 16, 2021

Adult male African lion Luke at Smithsonian's National Zoo.

Animals / General News / North America And Caribbean

Lions And Tigers Test Positive For COVID 19 At Washington DC Zoo

Lions and tigers have tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 at the National Zoo in Washington DC, in the United States. Final testing results are expected within days. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers are being treated for COVID-19. The National Zoo said in a statement that…

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September 30, 2021

Illustrative photo of Tenerife.

COVID / Europe / General News

British Minor Climbed Out Of COVID 19 Test Centre Window In Tenerife And Tried To Fly Home After Testing Positive

An underaged Brit has been intercepted at the airport in Tenerife after he tested positive for COVID-19, climbed out of the test centre's window and attempted to board a flight back to the UK because he did not want to quarantine in his hotel room. The minor, whose age and…

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September 11, 2021