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There was no end to the war in Gaza
The death toll in Gaza from over three months of conflict between Israel and the territory’s Hamas rulers has reached over 25,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry, at least 178 people were brought to Gaza’s hospitals in a single day. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israeli forces in southern Gaza were acting with great precision.
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67 deaths have been blamed on icy weather in the U.S
The US’ Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) has said it expects to restore water pressure to most of its 7 lakh customers over the next 24 hours. MLGW has repaired 36 broken water mains and more than 2,000 leaks in homes and businesses as of Saturday. On Saturday, MLGW had warned residents on Twitter that they would have a multi-day water outage.
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Extreme weather dominates in the U.S
Snow and cold conditions will reach parts of the US in coming days, the National Weather Service has said. “The cold weather is expected to stick around going into next week with dangerously low temperatures and wind chills through at least midweek,” it added. The cold weather is also expected to affect US states of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.
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More than 30 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip
South Africa has opened a case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide owing to the lack of adequate humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza Strip. South Africa’s delegation said that the genocidal intention is shown by the way Israel has launched its campaign and by comments from leaders like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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It was the hottest year on record
The UK’s Met Office has predicted that there is a good chance of the average global surface temperature passing the 1.5C mark in 2024. “It is the first time we are forecasting” this, said Nick Dunstone, a climate scientist at the Met Office who led the work. The warmest year on record in the world so far was recorded in June.
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The ancient genomes of 100 countries show population turnovers
An international team of scientists has presented genomic data of 86 ancient individuals from and post-Medieval period from Denmark. The genomes of 86 newindividuals were imputed using 1000 Genomes phased data as a reference panel by an imputation method designed for low-coverage genomes. We also imputed 1,664 ancient genomes presented in the accompanying study.
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There is evidence of human influence on snow loss in the Northern Hemisphere
The model biases in 1981–1981 are evaluated by evaluating the CMIP6 HIST ensemble mean and the mean of the products for each quantity. We run this regression at each in situ location, for all 20 combinations of gridded SWE and temperature products, for all 12 climate models (using the HIST simulations), and for all 120 basin-scale reconstructions.
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There are large swaths of the U.S. facing severe weather
The US’ midsection was under a blizzard warning for the first time this season, with up to 6 inches of snow expected in some areas. A blizzard warning was also issued for parts of Texas and Oklahoma, as well as for parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho and Nevada. As much as 10 inches of snow had been reported in the Chicago area.
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Austin was hospitalized for some issues after treatment for prostrate cancer
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalised on December 22 for complications following surgery for prostate cancer, the Pentagon said on Monday. Austin underwent a ” minimally invasive surgical procedure called a prostatectomy to treat and cure prostate cancer”, it added. He was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, which is treatable with antibiotic treatment. Austin is in good spirits, the Pentagon said.
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Meta will cover up the suicide and eating disorder content in teens because of government pressure
Social media platform Meta has announced that teens will be able to hide content in sensitive categories on their accounts. They will also be able to have their settings changed to make them less Interested in certain kinds of content on social media. The change affects recommended posts in Search and Explore that can be sensitive or low-quality.
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