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Dorsey says the potential of this giant diplomatic rift -- which appears to involve the US in the form of a series of critical tweets from President Donald Trump on Tuesday -- presents "a loss of prestige" to Qatar, especially if the sanctity of its World Cup bid is affected. … [Read more...] about Qatar World Cup 2022: Tournament’s sanctity a bargaining chip for Gulf foes

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rock inside a cave in The Netherlands appears to have the inscription of a soldier from Pittsburgh that was left during World War II. … [Read more...] about Inscription From World War II Soldier From Pittsburgh Found Inside Cave In Netherlands

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2020, file photo, a woman wearing a face mask walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday, Aug. 11, extending another rally that took the S&P 500 to within striking distance of its all-time high set in February. less … [Read more...] about World shares march higher as S&P 500 nears all-time record

In June, the Chinese government approved the use of an experimental coronavirus vaccine for the country's military. The vaccine, known as Ad5-nCoV, was jointly-developed by the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology -- part of the Chinese government's Academy of Military Medical Sciences -- and vaccine company CanSino Biologics. … [Read more...] about Putin says Russia has approved ‘world first’ Covid-19 vaccine. But questions over its safety remain

Scientists say that the discovery sheds light on the evolution of insects and plants, which may have occurred more rapidly than some experts believe. The bugs may have evolved from “lake-hugging communities to complex forest ecosystems” in just 40 million years, the scientists explain, in the statement. … [Read more...] about World’s oldest bug discovered on Scottish island