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London, UK: The UK ministers have launched a vaccine research laboratory to prepare for a pandemic pathogen. Scientists will be developing vaccines for disease X’ in the government’s high-security Porton Down Laboratory Complex in Wiltshire. The UK Ministers have opened the laboratory for more than 200 scientists. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Disease X represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.” Live viruses will be kept in specialised containment facilities for scientific purposes. These containment facilities are equipped to safely handle and study pathogens that…

London, UK: The British government has announced that companies and landlords who knowingly support illegal migrants will be fined up to three times more than before under new rules. Companies that repeatedly employ illegal migrants could face fines of up to $76,200. The UK Home Office stressed that illegal work and renting promote illegal migration. The British Immigration Minister, Mr. Robert Jenrick, stated that the move would help deter perilous channel crossings by small boats. The punishments will come into force at the beginning of 2024. Under the new punishments, the civil penalty for employing illegal migrants will rise from…

Niger: Niger’s coup leaders have shut down the country’s airspace after rejecting an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate ousted President Mr. Mohamed Bazoum or face the possibility of military interference. The move came as tens of thousands of coup supporters gathered at a stadium in Niger’s capital, Niamey, to support the military generals who seized power, also known as the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). The CNSP spokesman Mr. Amadou Abdramane cited the threat of military intervention from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the airspace closure. In a statement, Mr.…

India: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that Chandrayaan-3 has entered the moon’s orbit after three weeks of its launch. The ISRO confirmed that it had been “successfully inserted into the lunar orbit.” According to the organisation, if everything goes well, it will safely touch down near the moon’s little-explored south pole between August 23rd and 24th, 2023. The last moon mission, Chandrayan-2 of ISRO, ended in failure in the last phase. Chandrayaan-3 is developed by the ISRO, and it also includes a lander module named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan. The cost of the mission is…

United States: The business magnate, Mr. Elon Musk, has announced that X, formerly known as Twitter, will pay the legal bills of its users if they were treated unfairly by their bosses due to posting or liking something on the platform. Mr. Musk specified that there would be no limit to this financial assistance. The Tesla CEO also asked users to “let me know” if they had experienced unfair treatment for posting or liking something. The platform has been facing many criticisms since changing its identity from Twitter to X last month. The large flashing X sign on the Twitter…

Hiroshima, Japan: Japan commemorated the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. On the occasion, the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Fumio Kishida, expressed his objection to Russian threats to use nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, the Mayor of Hiroshima Mr. Kazumi Matsui urged the abolishment of nuclear weapons and called the G7 leaders’ concept of nuclear deterrence a “folly.” The bomb, called Little Boy, was dropped on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945, taking the lives of around 140,000 people. Three days later, the US again dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities, days before the end of World War…

Russia: A Russian tanker has reportedly been damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Black Sea. Russia’s marine agency stated that the chemical tanker SIG (oil/chemical tanker) suffered a hole in the engine room near the waterline. There have been a series of drone attacks from Ukraine after Russia’s suspension of the Black Sea grain deal. Tugboats were sent to help a tanker, which is currently under United States sanctions for aiding Russian forces in Syria. The attack left the tanker unable to operate independently, Russia’s Tass news agency said. Traffic on the bridge connecting the Russian-controlled Crimean peninsula…

United States: A judge in a Texas court has temporarily lifted the southern US state’s abortion ban for women who are facing severe pregnancy complications. A group of Women and doctors had filed a case pointing out the ban’s obscurity. Judge Ms. Jessica Mangrum stated there was a lack of clarity in the legislation, agreeing with women and doctors who had sued Texas over the ban in March 2023. The case filed by the Centre for Reproductive Rights argues that the way medical exceptions are described in Texas’ laws is confusing, stoking fear among doctors and causing a “health crisis.”…

London, UK: The oceans have recently reached a disturbing new temperature milestone, posing a significant threat to our climate, marine ecosystems, and coastal communities. This unprecedented rise in ocean temperatures raises concerns about its far-reaching consequences for the planet. According to the European Union climate observatory data, the temperature of the oceans’ surface hit 20.96 degrees Celsius (69.71 Fahrenheit) on 4th August 2023. The last record was 20.95 °C (69.71 °F) in March 2016, as per the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The average ocean temperature has beaten seasonal records since April of this year. Raising ocean temperatures will affect…

India: The Supreme Court of India has suspended opposition party leader Mr. Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case. The new order will allow the Indian National Congress leader to return to parliament and contest the 2024 national elections. Mr. Gandhi was convicted in March in a case filed by Mr. Purnesh Modi, a legislator belonging to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The case was based on comments he made in 2019 when he questioned why “all thieves have Modi as their common surname.” The remarks were deemed insulting to Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and other people surnamed…