Russia says its forces push further west after taking Ukraine’s Avdiivka

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian forces have advanced further to the west after taking control of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, the defence ministry said on Friday. It said Russian forces had also destroyed a number of Western-provided Ukrainian weapons in the past week including seven British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles, a U.S. Patriot anti-aircraft guided […]

Early COVID-19 research is riddled with poor methods and low-quality results − a problem for science the pandemic worsened but didn’t create

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers flooded journals with studies about the then-novel coronavirus. Many publications streamlined the peer-review process for COVID-19 papers while keeping acceptance rates relatively high. The assumption was that policymakers and the public would be able to identify valid and useful research among a very large volume of rapidly disseminated information. […]

Fry says murder case played role in decision

Feb. 23—Moscow Police Chief James Fry said the difficult Bryan Kohberger case partly played a role in his decision to resign from his post at the Moscow Police Department. Fry, 54, said Thursday that he had been considering resigning for a couple of years, and recently decided it was time for a new challenge. He […]

Kremlin doubling down on censorship, says UK intelligence

UK intelligence has stated that the Russian leadership continues to intensify the level of censorship of both ordinary citizens and media outlets in the country. Source: UK Ministry of Defence on 23 February, reported by European Pravda Details: UK intelligence reiterated that on 14 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that made it […]

We are preparing proposals and ready for reasonable compromises

The Cabinet of Ministers is holding an off-site meeting in Lviv Oblast, with the blockade of the border being one of the key issues. Source: Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, on Telegram Quote: “Today, we are holding an off-site government meeting. On behalf of Ukraine’s President, we are meeting in Lviv Oblast. One of […]

Gigantic new snake species discovered in Amazon rainforest

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world. A team from the University of Queensland traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon to search for […]