Jan. 19 (UPI) -- For the first time, scientists have described the cloaca, or vent, of a dinosaur -- the all-purpose opening used for reproduction and waste disposal. Many mammals have distinct openings for defecating, urinating and reproduction, but most vertebrates boast a single hole. The latest discovery, published Tuesday in the journal Current Biology,…

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BEIJING: When American restaurant worker Simon Sunwoo was offered a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine in Shanghai this month through his employer he jumped at the chance.“They wouldn’t roll out something that could backfire on them,” he said. “I feel like there’s too many eyeballs on this for the Chinese to not be relatively sure.”Sunwoo is part…

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JOHANNESBURG: More than half-a-million people have fled their homes due to an Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique, and the violence and humanitarian crisis will worsen without international help, United Nations officials said on Wednesday.“If nothing is done soon, we won’t have only 535,000 displaced people. We won’t have only 2,000 people killed by the conflict,…

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Former President Donald Trump, R, with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, L, sit behind a model of the next Air Force One, with colors chosen by Trump, in December 2009. File Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump had no influence on high-profile defense contracts, Ellen Lord, outgoing Pentagon undersecretary…

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Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the Senate on Inauguration Day as she led the swearing-in of her replacement and the two newly elected Democratic senators from Georgia. Democrats effectively took control of the Senate as Alex Padilla, California's secretary of state who was selected to fill Harris' Senate seat, was…

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Sidharth Malhotra opened up on his journey so far in an interview to Bombay Times. He said, “I had zero experience on camera and no uncle or aunty recommended me, so I could only learn from my mistakes.” Also Read - #HappyBirthdaySidharthMalhotra: Akshay Kumar wants to meet his Brothers co-star for THIS reason He added,…

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/ Shows / The Debate Issued on: 19/01/2021 - 18:45 THE DEBATE © FRANCE 24 On the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th US president, we bring you a special edition of the France 24 Debate from a heavily fortified Washington. Can Biden reconcile an America that's more divided than ever? Have we heard the last…

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The UK will need to look "very carefully" at new data from Israel which suggests protection provided by the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is lower than had been found in trials, the government's chief scientific adviser has told Sky News.Sir Patrick Vallance said the government would "just need to keep measuring the numbers"…

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Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The use of fixed-dose combination antibiotics needs to be reconsidered, given questions about their efficacy and safety, as well as their possible role in increasing antibiotic resistance, according to the authors of a study published Wednesday by PLOS One. Fixed-dose drug combinations are defined as "a combination of two or more…

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Snow has fallen in the Sahara desert after temperatures dropped to -3C (27F).Karim Bouchetata recorded the rare event in Ain Sefra, Algeria, with thawing ice creating beautiful patterns on the sand. The Sahara desert, which covers most of Northern Africa, has gone through shifts in temperature over the past few hundred thousand years - but…

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