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The US authorities executed a man this Friday, the third federal execution in just four days, after the Supreme Court approved the resumption of executions after a 17-year hiatus in applying these sentences. In a statement, the U.S. federal prison agency reported that Dustin Honken was executed with a fatal injection. He was pronounced dead…

Donald Trump in the White House – Contact WASHINGTON, 12 Nov. – The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced that this week he will spread the transcript of a telephone conversation he had with the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, before the controversial call that has led the Democrats to promote…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Synthetic technology could help medicine become much more targeted With advances in stem cell research and nanotechnology helping us fight illnesses from heart disease to superbugs, is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a sci-fi future – part human, part synthetic? In Ridley Scott’s seminal blockbuster Blade Runner,…

The Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is under investigation because he allegedly made false statements before a parliamentary committee in order to clarify the alleged flow of money from Austrian companies to the government and the possibility of politically motivated appointments. A spokesman for the Prosecutor’s Office for Business and Corruption has confirmed the information, pointing…

The Portuguese government reported 552 new cases and 13 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours this Sunday, adding the country to 1,912 deaths and 68,557 confirmed positive results since the pandemic began. It is the highest daily death toll since July 9. Up to 511 people are hospitalized for COVID-19 – 14…