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05.08.2022
THEME: ENVIRONMENT

Great Barrier Reef sees record coral cover, but it is highly vulnerable

Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. Two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef showed the largest amount of coral cover in 36 years, but the reef remains vulnerable to increasingly frequent mass bleaching. Another mass bleaching event is occurring after the two recorded before 2016. Authorities must intervene seriously to protect and preserve the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. Life on earth relies on life in oceans.

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05.08.2022
THEME: WORLD

Missiles fired across Taiwan strait

Japan lodged a formal protest with China after five projectiles landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Statements from the US and the Chinese government continue to rise in tension. In the meantime eastern news report proof of PLA's Taiwan lockdown ability. Japan PM Kishida discusses these issues with US House Speaker Pelosi.

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05.08.2022
THEME: HEALTH

US declares outbreak a public health emergency

Shortly after the Illinois state department, the US government has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency following a spike in cases, 6600 according to health officials. Officials in the US and elsewhere have recommended that people at the highest risk of exposure - including some gay and bisexual men, as well as some healthcare workers - should get the jab on a priority basis.

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04.08.2022
THEME: TECHNOLOGY

Pig organs partially revived hour after death

An improvement for organs transplant? A study published on the scientific journal Nature shows that the technology called OrganEx was able to partially restore the functionality of pig organs an hour after death. This technology could help to preserve human organs for longer therefore allowing more peoples to receive transplant. Let’s hope that this is going to work soon!

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04.08.2022
THEME: HEALTH

Monkeypox first death in India, more cases worldwide

Kerala government on Monday confirmed the first fatality for monkeypox in India (a 22 year old man who died on July 30). At the same time a state of emergency has been declared in US Illinois, and cases continue to increase worldwide as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) already in May. It is worth to note that 98% of cases so far are among men who have sex with men, therefore mainly impactin gthe LGBT+ community.

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04.08.2022
THEME: WORLD

China started live-fire military drills around Taiwan

After the visit to Taiwan of White House Speaker Pelosi the chinese government announced military drills, which have now started. Military excercises are intended to show that the PLA (People Liberation Army) is capable of blockading the entire island and of resolving the Taiwan question through non-peaceful ways. While western news report the drills as mere excercises without evidence of such power, eastern journals present them more seriously as a "rehearsal of unification operation", suggesting that if such drills continue it will constitute a substantial blockage of Taiwan. The situation is supposed to not change for at least the next five days. Live-fire is expected across the Taiwan strait thorugh the eastern side of the island.

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03.08.2022
THEME: ECONOMY

China suspends 2,000 food products from Taiwan as Nancy Pelosi visits

China has suspended imports of several categories of food from Taiwan including fish and seafood, edible oils, citrus fruits and biscuits and cakes, hitting publicly listed companies such as instant noodle and soy sauce producer Ve Wong and Chi Mei, which makes frozen foods. China also announced fresh military drills near Taiwan.

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03.08.2022
THEME: ENTERTAINMENT

Amber Heard losses to Johnny Depp's claims amount to millions

The famous trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp concluded positively for the interpreter of the famous captain Jack Sparrow. Further, Amber Heard bid for new trial with Johnny Depp has been rejected, making the verdict final. The star of "Aquaman" has been sentenced to pay defamation damages and trial expenses for a total amount of several millions dollars.

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