Colombia protests death toll rises; UN wants investigation into violence

Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for a call between the different stakeholders. Talks between the government and opponents of the president have resumed today, after they stalled last week. “I call for an end to all forms of violence, including vandalism,” Bachelet said. She also wants those involved in the violence … Read more

Why NASA sent water bears and baby squid to the International Space Station

On June 3, NASA will send 128 glow-in-the-dark squid and about 5,000 slow-moving squid (also called water bears) to the International Space Station for research purposes. The aquatic animal, which will launch with SpaceX’s 22nd cargo reloading mission to the International Space Station, is part of an experiment that could help scientists design better preventative … Read more

Kirkorov goes to court: he asks for the ban on entering Lithuania to be lifted

On 15 February, the Vilnius County Administrative Court received a request from Kirkorov’s lawyer, a Russian and Bulgarian citizen, to overturn this decision of the Migration Department, Audris Kutrevičs, a court representative, assures the Lithuanian media. The court is currently deciding whether Kirkorov’s claim will be upheld. Russian singer’s lawyer Lins Makaveckis told BNS on … Read more

90 percent must be vaccinated

Due to the new, contagious sars-cov-2 variants circulating, 85 to 90 percent of the population must be immune to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Which declared vaccination experts Corinne Vandermeulen (KU Leuven) and Pierre Van Damme (University of Antwerp) in the Belgian program De Zevende Dag on Sunday. In the same program said from … Read more