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As omicron-specific boosters near, scientists debate how ‘original antigenic sin’ will influence immune responsesAugust 23, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT(Melanie Lee for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentIn the beginning, when the coronavirus was new, the quest for a vaccine was simple. Everyone started out susceptible to the virus. Shots…

Independence rallies banned in Kyiv, curfew imposed in KharkivZelenskiy: Moscow could try 'something particularly ugly'Ukraine Independence day also marks six months since invasionRockets hit Nikopol across frontline river from nuclear plantFour injured by rocket fire on Nikopol, nearby towns -UkraineKYIV, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine's capital…

Eze touts miracle healings with the slogan 'What God cannot do does not exist,' and midway through the live broadcast, cuts to pre-recorded videos from his followers sharing testimonies they say are the results of his prayers.They range from healings from terminal illnesses to conception after years of infertility."It's way beyond science and…

Comment on this storyCommentOne of the worst droughts on record in Europe has parched the continent’s major waterways, revealing relics such as a long-submerged village and World War II-era battleships.This week, low water levels on the Serbian section of the Danube river exposed a graveyard of sunken German warships filled with explosives and…

CNN  —  New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to a nuclear reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where intensified shelling has fueled fears of a nuclear disaster. CNN has geolocated and confirmed…

Russia says it may shut down nuclear power plant, warns of effects of potential accidentThe Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine August 4, 2022.Alexander Ermochenko | ReutersRussia's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that it may shut down the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant if Ukrainian forces continue, as…

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)1. PrimariesThe near-term political fate of Republican Rep. Liz Cheney was decided Tuesday after Wyoming voters ousted her from her House seat. "This primary election is over, but now…

Russian President Vladimir Putin seen at the plenary session during the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum SPIEF 2022, on June 17, 2022 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin slammed the U.S. and wider West, claiming Tuesday that America wants to drag out the war in Ukraine."The situation in Ukraine shows that the…

The death toll rises to six, as rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of the destroyed market in Yerevan.The death toll in a fireworks storage explosion in Armenia’s capital has risen to six, officials said on Monday, as rescuers comb through the rubble for victims. At least 18 people remain missing and more than 60 others injured in the…

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, along the banks of the Dnipro River, is occupied by Russian forces.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York TimesZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Artillery fire resumed on Sunday from the direction of a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with shells streaking into a town from which the Ukrainian army has…