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Chinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Yellowknife
31 Jan 09:13 • 5 articles
Chinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Yellowknife
Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and more than 200 deaths in China.
31 Jan 09:13 • CTVNews • 2422791599105259810.htmlChinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Yellowknife
Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass qua
31 Jan 09:00 • iNFOnews.ca • 6669504244974394058.htmlNew coronavirus outbreak affects tourism in Canada
Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and 170 deaths in China.
31 Jan 10:23 • CP24 • 1887544295303126848.htmlChinese tourists cancelling
Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and more than 200 deaths in China.
31 Jan 13:19 • Castanet • 616068602016627574.htmlChinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Yellowknife
Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and more than 200 deaths in China.
31 Jan 17:59 • KitchenerToday.com • 52741010825264172.htmlStudy links vegetarian diet to fewer UTIs
31 Jan 08:03 • 4 articles
Study links vegetarian diet to fewer UTIs
The research couldn't prove a cause-and-effect link, but it showed people who eschewed meat had 16 percent lower odds for a UTI versus those who didn't.
31 Jan 08:03 • UPI • 8257973865091335142.htmlLow levels of air pollution may add to cardiac arrest risk
All it takes is short-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution from cars and bushfires to increase the risk of cardiac arrest, a new study warns.
31 Jan 15:15 • UPI • 8257973864576827545.htmlMore than 75K in Wuhan may have coronavirus, analysis suggests
New estimates based on modeling research dwarf official counts, suggesting that some of those sickened may be asymptomatic or will not seek medical attention.
31 Jan 15:54 • UPI • 8257973865224225176.htmlEarlier screening for colon cancer may catch cases earlier
Analysis revealed higher than suspected rates of un-diagnosed cancers in those under age 50, when colonoscopies are recommended.
31 Jan 16:41 • UPI • 8257973865726535092.htmlTokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumours
31 Jan 09:52 • 3 articles
Tokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumours
Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumours that this year's 2020 Games might be cancelled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus.
31 Jan 09:52 • CTVNews • 2422791598192270666.htmlTokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumours
Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumours that this year’s 2020 Games might be cancelled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus. Japan has so far reported no deaths from the coronavirus that has killed more than 200 people in China. Japanese organizers have hesitated to say much for several …
31 Jan 09:44 • City NEWS 1130 • 5858657119715220110.htmlTokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumors
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumors that this year's 2020 Games might be canceled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus.Japan has so far reported no deaths from the coronavirus that has killed more than 200 people in China. Japanese organizers have hesitated to say much for several days, but on Friday they addressed the rumors. So did the International Olympic Committee, which also has said little.The Olympics open on July 24, just under six months away.“We have never discussed cancelling the games,” Tokyo organizers said in a statement to The Associated Press. “Tokyo 2020 will continue to collaborate with the IOC and relevant organizations and will review any cou
31 Jan 12:36 • THE OKLAHOMAN • 7193318761867700738.htmlClimate activists from African nations make urgent appeal
31 Jan 16:50 • 3 articles
Climate activists from African nations make urgent appeal
Greta Thunberg joined the activists for a press conference in Sweden.
31 Jan 16:50 • Shropshire Star • 3480199991898578988.htmlClimate activists from African nations make urgent appeal
Greta Thunberg joined the activists for a press conference in Sweden.
31 Jan 16:52 • Jersey Evening Post • 6141642773980160044.htmlClimate activists from African nations make urgent appeal
Greta Thunberg joined the activists for a press conference in Sweden.
31 Jan 16:50 • Express & Star • 7324224459444756524.htmlThunberg puts climate activist Nakate in media spotlight
31 Jan 14:26 • 3 articles
Thunberg puts climate activist Nakate in media spotlight
Greta Thunberg puts Africa’s climate activists in media spotlight Stockholm, Sweden | AFP | After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday with eco warriors from Kenya, Uganda and South Africa to stress the importance of their voices. Vanessa Nakate of Uganda was …
31 Jan 14:26 • The Independent Uganda: • 5099025990501681401.htmlGreta Thunberg puts Africa’s climate activists in media spotlight
After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday with fellow eco-warriors from Kenya, Uganda and South Africa to stress the importance of their voices.
31 Jan 15:58 • The Guardian • 7580308504324365605.htmlGreta Thunberg puts Africa's climate activists in media spotlight
Nakate, joined by Ayakha Melithafa and Ndoni Mcunu of South Africa and Makenna Muigai of Kenya, then spent the next hour answering journalists' questions.
31 Jan 17:28 • Saudi Gazette • 6913978434504360598.htmlGot slime? Using regenerative biology to restore mucus production
31 Jan 10:00 • 2 articles
Got slime? Using regenerative biology to restore mucus production
Let's talk about slime.
31 Jan 10:00 • phys.org • 3476726123632877401.htmlRegenerative biology could be used to restore mucus production, shows study
Mucus is a protective, slimy secretion produced by goblet cells and which lines organs of the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems. Slime production is essential to health, and an imbalance can be life-threatening.
31 Jan 12:21 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030745008644.htmlTelescope reveals details of sun’s turbulent surface
31 Jan 11:50 • 2 articles
Telescope reveals details of sun’s turbulent surface
Further observations will help scientists understand and predict solar activity that can disrupt satellite communications and affect power grids.
31 Jan 11:50 • ABC15 Arizona • 911680910233747637.htmlNew Photos Reveal Sun's Turbulent Surface in 'Unprecedented' Detail
These new photos reveal the sun's turbulent surface in 'unprecedented' detail
31 Jan 13:53 • Time • 8826237233591091368.htmlExtinction Rebellion stage climate protest at McKinsey's London office
31 Jan 09:39 • 2 articles
Extinction Rebellion stage climate protest at McKinsey's London office
LONDON (Reuters) - Civil disobedience group Extinction Rebellion staged a protest outside McKinsey & Company’s London office on Friday to demand the consulting firm use its influence over companies and governments to drive far-reaching action on climate change.
31 Jan 09:39 • Reuters • 8334514180378248847.htmlPakistan halts China flights amid coronavirus outbreak
LONDON: Civil disobedience group Extinction Rebellion staged a protest outside McKinsey & Company’s London office on Friday to demand the consulting firm use its influence over companies and governments to drive far-reaching action on climate change. At least 30 protesters gathered outside the building holding banners emblazoned with slogans such as “Business As Usual = Death”
31 Jan 09:15 • Arab News • 8912634263415790971.htmlNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope ends mission of astronomical discovery
31 Jan 12:16 • 2 articles
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope ends mission of astronomical discovery
After more than 16 years studying the universe in infrared light, revealing new wonders in our solar system, our galaxy and beyond, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's mission has come to an end.
31 Jan 12:16 • phys.org • 3476726124203841452.htmlAfter 16 years, the Spitzer Space Telescope's science mission is over
Jan. 31 (UPI) -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spent the past 16 years rendering the universe and its many phenomena in infrared, providing scientists clues to the secrets of stellar formation, supernovae, quasars, exoplanets and more.
31 Jan 16:40 • UPI • 8257973865860822420.htmlISRO readying low-cost satellite launch vehicles worth Rs 30-35 cr
31 Jan 12:50 • 2 articles
ISRO readying low-cost satellite launch vehicles worth Rs 30-35 cr
ISRO has planned some 500 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches in the next five years, a press release quoting Haridas said
31 Jan 12:50 • Business-Standard • 1502508925800011143.htmlISRO readying for low cost satellite launch vehicles
ISRO has earmarked $1,600 million for launch vehicles, of which $870 million will be for PSLV and the remaining for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, he revealed. ISRO has planned some 500 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches in the next five years. The Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) model is picking up very well in the space and defence sectors.
31 Jan 13:11 • The Economic Times • 7653256037298902046.htmlBionic jellyfish? Yes, and they are here to help
31 Jan 13:00 • 2 articles
Bionic jellyfish? Yes, and they are here to help
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 — It may sound more like science fiction than science fact, but researchers have created bionic jellyfish by embedding microelectronics into these ubiquitous marine invertebrates with hopes to deploy them to monitor and explore the world’s oceans. A small prosthetic enabled...
31 Jan 13:00 • Malaymail • 302165935526677167.htmlBionic jellyfish? Yes, and they are here to help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may sound more like science fiction than science fact, but researchers have created bionic jellyfish by embedding microelectronics into these ubiquitous marine invertebrates with hopes to deploy them to monitor and explore the world’s oceans.
31 Jan 13:09 • Reuters • 8334514179692606736.htmlJennifer Doudna, Crispr scientist, on the ethics of editing humans
31 Jan 12:08 • 2 articles
Jennifer Doudna, Crispr scientist, on the ethics of editing humans
Her gene-editing tool could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?
31 Jan 12:08 • Financial Times • 707176889178685034.htmlThe ethics of editing humans – and the scientist who helped make it easy
Jennifer Doudna co-discovered the Crispr tool that could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?
31 Jan 13:23 • The Irish Times • 8204772967897627913.htmlScience Experiments For High School – How You Can Plan The Proper Experiment And Get The Results That You Want
31 Jan 09:12 • 2 articles
Science Experiments For High School – How You Can Plan The Proper Experiment And Get The Results That You Want
Science experiments such as senior high school are not as tricky as the majority of us thought. Allow me to share a number.You need to determine your ends. Then you will need to define the tasks that
31 Jan 09:12 • Atomix • 6373322944848453270.htmlHow to Become The Science Friday Host Workforce
The Science Friday host team is made up of both Kathy and David, who placed these events. They have a local community outreach method for each nation in that they may send pro teachers, advisers, and
31 Jan 12:15 • Atomix • 6373322944073202332.htmlExpert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus
31 Jan 09:14 • 2 articles
Expert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus
Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat expert says.
31 Jan 09:14 • CTVNews • 2422791599199689756.htmlExpert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus
SASKATOON — Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat expert says.
31 Jan 09:00 • KitchenerToday.com • 52741010301914421.htmlEgypt's population nears 100 million, putting pressure on resources and jobs
31 Jan 14:02 • 2 articles
Egypt's population nears 100 million, putting pressure on resources and jobs
Sitting in her sister's apartment on a noisy Cairo street, Rania Sayed one day hopes to leave a city that is becoming more congested as Egypt's population ticks up to 100 million, a milestone it will pass next month. Like many others, she wants to move to one of the new satellite settlements
31 Jan 14:02 • Yahoo • 7097669638936005118.htmlEgypt's population nears 100 million, putting pressure on resources and jobs
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sitting in her sister’s apartment on a noisy Cairo street, Rania Sayed one day hopes to leave a city that is becoming more congested as Egypt’s population ticks up to 100 million, a milestone it will pass next month.
31 Jan 14:14 • Reuters • 8334514180613454529.html