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What’s The World’s Longest Continuously Erupting Volcano?
While some volcanoes have spent the last 2,000 years sleeping soundly, Stromboli, a volcanic island to the north of Sicily, has taken no such rest. In fact, it’s spent nearly all of that time in an almost constant state of eruption.
The rest of…
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Mongolia’s total measles cases rise to 13,752-Xinhua
ULAN BATOR, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Mongolia has recorded six new cases of measles infection over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 13,752, according to the country’s National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Friday.
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Influenza vaccination post-COVID-19 expands vaccine-specific effector CD4 T-cells and Tregs under positive influence of host trained innate immunity
National Centre for disease control. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India. Seasonal influenza. State/UT-wise, Year-wise number of cases and deaths from 2018–2024.
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Mongolia’s total measles cases rise to 13,752-Xinhua
ULAN BATOR, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Mongolia has recorded six new cases of measles infection over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 13,752, according to the country’s National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Friday.
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U.S. strikes ISIS; Congress recap; holiday spending : NPR
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The U.S. says its military struck Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria. The president says the strikes on Christmas Day were aimed at stopping the killing of Christians,…
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Size-dependent translocation of polystyrene nanoplastics across biological barriers in mammals
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50 Afghan prisoners released from Pakistan-Xinhua
KABUL, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has announced the release of 50 Afghan migrants from prisons in Pakistan, according to an official statement.
The statement said the migrants had been detained…
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50 Afghan prisoners released from Pakistan-Xinhua
KABUL, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has announced the release of 50 Afghan migrants from prisons in Pakistan, according to an official statement.
The statement said the migrants had been detained…
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