UK Genome Project , Takes Aim at Tracking , Respiratory Viruses. ‘The Guardian’ reports that U.K. labs have been sequencing thousands of COVID genomes every day to track circulating variants since the pandemic began. Now, scientists at the Sanger Insti…

Ambulance drivers and paramedics in the UK have staged their second walkout in two months as they call for better pay and conditions. Those on the picket lines today in London say they have suffered “real-terms pay cuts” as inflation soars into double-…

Supreme Court , Temporarily Upholds , New York Gun Law. On January 11, the Supreme Court voted to allow a controversial New York gun control law to remain in effect as legal challenges to the legislation continue. NBC reports that an appeals court had …

Conflicts in Ukraine and Africa are seeing more involvement of privately-run military groups.

Ugandan health officials and the country’s WHO representative have announced the end of a deadly Ebola outbreak. On September 20, 2022 Uganda declared an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola strain, which killed 55 people and caused the two districts at the cen…

In a WSJ op-ed, Biden made one of the most pointed calls yet for Congress to take action on topics including digital privacy, competition and online safety.

Russia is scrambling to bring home three astronauts — two Russians and one American — who are stuck aboard the International Space Station after a meteorite damaged the spacecraft that was due to return them to Earth.