#24,000-year-old, frozen ‘zombie’ worms brought back to life

#24,000-year-old, frozen ‘zombie’ worms brought back to life

“#24,000-year-old, frozen ‘zombie’ worms brought back to life” This might make you squirm. Russian scientists have resurrected “zombie” worms that had been frozen for 24,000 years in the Arctic. The microscopic, multicellular animals — called bdelloid rotifers — have inhabited freshwater environments for some 50 million years. Other studies on rotifers have shown that the…

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#Kremlin critic Navalny is returned to prison facility after hunger strike

#Kremlin critic Navalny is returned to prison facility after hunger strike

“#Kremlin critic Navalny is returned to prison facility after hunger strike” Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been returned to the original correctional facility where he had been serving out a sentence after he recovered from a hunger strike at a hospital in a different prison, the TASS news agency reported on Monday. The 45-year-old opposition politician had declared a hunger strike in late March to demand better medical care in prison after experiencing acute leg…

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#A Russian village prospers thanks to the pandemic

#A Russian village prospers thanks to the pandemic

“#A Russian village prospers thanks to the pandemic” Residents of a picturesque Russian village have seen the price of their land double as people from Moscow and other cities snap up properties as a refuge from COVID-19 where they can work remotely. Krasnaya Polyana (Red Meadow) is a beautiful village of five streets in the…

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#Steven Seagal joins pro-Putin party in Russia

#Steven Seagal joins pro-Putin party in Russia

“#Steven Seagal joins pro-Putin party in Russia” Steven Seagal has a new role as the face of a Russian political party that supports that country’s president, Vladimir Putin. The “Hard to Kill” and “Above the Law” star was formally inducted into the A Just Russia — Patriots — For Truth party at a ceremony on…

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#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime

#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime

“#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime” KYIV, Ukraine — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would try to abduct him, even though he was living abroad. The 26-year-old dissident journalist couldn’t imagine, however, just how far they would go….

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#Hackers behind SolarWinds targeted 150 other groups

#Hackers behind SolarWinds targeted 150 other groups

“#Hackers behind SolarWinds targeted 150 other groups” The Russian hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds data breach are back in action — and have targeted more than 150 organizations this week, according to Microsoft. The group, known as Nobelium, has targeted government agencies, think tanks, consultants and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft said. The majority of the…

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