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After COVID, Swiss group plots future for science, diplomacy

After COVID, Swiss group plots future for science, diplomacy
JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press
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FILE-In this April 6, 2017 taken photo former Nestle's Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe speaks during the general meeting of the world's biggest food and beverage company, Nestle Group, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Peter Brabeck, a former chairman and CEO of Nestle who was tapped by the Swiss government to lead GESDA, used COVID-19 as example how advance planning could help head off health crises in the future: He said mRNA vaccine technology being used now to fight the pandemic has been around a decade. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)Laurent Gillieron/AP

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Swiss program plots post-COVID future for science, diplomacy

Swiss program plots post-COVID future for science, diplomacy
JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press
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1of3FILE - In this March 30, 2010 file picture the globe of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, is illuminated outside Geneva, Switzerland. With COVID-19, the race to space and climate change high on many minds, a new “do tank” in Geneva bankrolled by the Swiss government is gearing up to develop long-term projects like creating a global court for scientific disputes and a Manhattan Project-style effort to rid excess carbon from the atmosphere.Anja Niedringhaus/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE-In this April 6, 2017 taken photo former Nestle's Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe speaks during the general meeting of the world's biggest food and beverage company, Nestle Group, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Peter Brabeck, a former chairman and CEO of Nestle who was tapped by the Swiss government to lead GESDA, used COVID-19 as example how advance planning could help head off health crises in the future: He said mRNA vaccine technology being used now to fight the pandemic has been around a decade. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)Laurent Gillieron/APShow MoreShow Less

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Brazil's virus outlook darkens amid vaccine supply snags

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — April is shaping up to be Brazil’s darkest month yet in the...

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As endangered birds lose their songs, they can't find mates

As endangered birds lose their songs, they can't find mates
CHRISTINA LARSON, AP Science Writer
March 16, 2021
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1of3This 2016 photo provided by Murray Chambers shows a male regent honeyeater bird in Capertee Valley in New South Wales, Australia. The distinctive black and yellow birds were once common across Australia, but habitat loss since the 1950s has shrunk their population to only about 300 wild birds today. (Murray Chambers via AP)Murray Chambers/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3This 2015 photo provided by Lachlan Hall shows male regent honeyeater birds in Capertee Valley in New South Wales, Australia. The distinctive black and yellow birds were once common across Australia, but habitat loss since the 1950s has shrunk their population to only about 300 wild birds today. (Lachlan Hall via AP)Lachlan L. Hall/APShow MoreShow Less

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Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change

Bye Alpha, Eta: Greek alphabet ditched for hurricane names
SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
March 17, 2021
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1of3FILE - This Wednesday, May 27, 2020 satellite image made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Bertha approaching the South Carolina coast. On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, a World Meteorological Organization committee plans to discuss whether the Atlantic hurricane season should start on May 15 instead of the traditional June 1. (NOAA via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - This Oct. 31, 2012 file photo shows destroyed homes left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in Ortley Beach, N.J. Calling storms hurricanes or in some cases extratropical cyclones _ when a system has a cold core instead _ is a problem because weaker storms can kill with water not wind. People including some officials started to ignore or downplay 2012’s Sandy because it wasn’t a hurricane and lost its tropical characteristic.Mike Groll/APShow MoreShow Less

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No cigar: Interstellar object is cookie-shaped planet shard

No cigar: Interstellar object is cookie-shaped planet shard
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
March 17, 2021
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This 2018 illustration provided by William Hartmann and Michael Belton shows a depiction of the Oumuamua interstellar object as a pancake-shaped disk. A study published in March 2021 says the mystery object is likely a remnant of a Pluto-like world and shaped like a cookie. (William Hartmann and Michael Belton via AP)William Hartmann/AP
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor is neither a comet nor asteroid as first suspected and looks nothing like a cigar. A new study says the mystery object is likely a remnant of a Pluto-like world and shaped like a cookie.

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Researchers study impact of pandemic cancer screening pause

Researchers study impact of pandemic cancer screening pause
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer
March 16, 2021
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1of3This February 2021 photo shows Stacy Hill, 48, of Philadelphia. After she lost her job and health insurance, a colonoscopy revealed two growths that were caught before they turned cancerous. “I was shocked,” Hill said. “I’m a proactive-type person so I was glad to know.” Doctors also helped her enroll in Medicaid, “so now I have medical insurance” and can continue getting cancer screenings, she said. (Stacy Hill via AP)Stacy Hill/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3In this Oct. 31, 2020 photo provided by Dr. Carmen Guerra of the University of Pennsylvania, volunteers work at a drive-thru flu shot event in Stenton, Pa., where they also distributed home test kits to detect possible signs of colon cancer. Guerra had a federal grant to increase cancer screening in racially diverse communities and realized that home tests could help fill a gap. (Carmen Guerra via AP)Carmen Guerra/APShow MoreShow Less

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Korean battery firm offers Georgia plant as dispute lingers

ATLANTA (AP) — With a giant battery factory in northeast Georgia hanging in the balance...

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Germany regrets neighbors' move to pause AstraZeneca shots

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's top health official expressed regret Friday that some...

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Germany, others stick with AstraZeneca vaccine as some pause

BERLIN (AP) — Officials in several European countries pushed back Friday against...

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