A set of twin brothers who were born with conjoined skulls were successfully separated this week when Brazilian and UK doctors used virtual reality techniques to work together from almost 6,000 miles apart to perform the complex surgery. Arthur and Bernardo Lima were separated after being born craniopagus, which means[Read More…]

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has stated his belief that U.S. officials have a growing hesitancy to deal with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. “The Ukraine war is not over. And privately, U.S. officials are a lot more concerned about Ukraine’s leadership than they are letting on. There is deep mistrust[Read More…]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan, despite receiving warnings from China and President Biden reportedly being cautioned against Pelosi visiting Taiwan during a call with President Xi. Pelosi took to Twitter to confirm her visit: “Our delegation’s visit to Taiwan honors America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s[Read More…]

The New Zealand government issued a memo to its members of parliament this week warning them not to use TikTok on their official parliamentary phones for fear that their data could be shared with the Chinese government. The memo, which was first reported on by Stuff, warned MPs that using[Read More…]

President Biden announced from the White House and on his Twitter account that the US killed former Al Qaeda figurehead Ayman al-Zawahiri  in a drone strike. “I authorized a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield, once and for all,” Biden confirmed. “People around the world no longer need[Read More…]

Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna announced this week they may be ready to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the omicron variant and sub variants as early as September. A statement on the Pfizer and BioNTech website revealed “positive data evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of two[Read More…]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday that she will visit Asia, but omitted to mention whether Taiwan will be part of her itinerary. Pelosi took to Twitter to announce her trip: “I’m leading a Congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific to reaffirm America’s unshakeable commitment to our allies[Read More…]

The World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday advised men who have sex with men to reduce their sexual partners for a short while as monkeypox cases have continued to spread worldwide. While speaking at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Tedros urged those at risk to take[Read More…]

On Tuesday, Russia’s chief of Moscow’s space agency notified President Vladimir Putin that the agency will be withdrawing from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2024. The chief also announced plans to create a new station.  When the ISS was launched in 1998, many saw it as a chance to[Read More…]

German officials have expressed fear that the cut-off of the Russian oil supply from Russia’s Gazprom to a mere 20 percent capacity will lead to a “serious” situation in Germany and the rest of the European Union. Citing necessary repairs to equipment, Gazprom announced this week it would be reducing[Read More…]