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An Oil Tanker Broken Into Two, Survived World War 2 Attacks!

Today, we are going to tell you about an oil tanker which survived despite being broken into during the 2nd World War, writes Sebastien Roblin in an article public the National Interest.

Backdrop

Axis forces had seemingly dealt the British a crippling blow. For the loss of sixty-two combat aircraft (forty-two Italian, nineteen German), two submarines and two badly damaged cruisers, they had destroyed a carrier, two light cruisers, a destroyer—and nine of the thirteen merchant ships carrying...

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Viral Ships – 5 Ships That Carried The Deadliest Infection in History!

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  • Throughout the world ships have been in the cause of gruesome infectious disease outbreaks including the recent coronavirus.
  • Even the origin of the word quarantine lies in a ship which had to quarantine at the harbour for 40 days
  • A list of 5 such ships how diseases spread due to faulty policies, racial hatred, apathy towards people and the urge for more business.

For centuries, ships are at the receiving of diseases and pandemics. So much so that, there was a time when the arrival of a ship...

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The Woman Who Discovered The First Coronavirus!

Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that have a halo or crown-like (corona) appearance when viewed under a microscope

The woman who discovered the first human coronavirus was the daughter of a Scottish bus driver, who left school at 16, reports Steven Brocklehurst for BBC Scotland News.

About the Lady
  • June Almeida went on to become a pioneer of virus imaging, whose work has come roaring back into focus during the present pandemic.
  • Covid-19 is a new illness but it is caused by a coronavirus of the type first identified by Dr Almeida in 1964 at her laboratory in St Thomas’s Hospital in London.
  • The virologist was...

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As Daily COVID19 Death Toll Crosses 2000 Researchers Say US Outbreak Levelling!

According to a BBC report, the US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day.

Outbreak Levelling?

Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon surpass Italy as the country with the most coronavirus deaths worldwide.

But experts on the White House Covid-19 task force say the outbreak is starting to level off across the...

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World’s Successful International Agreement Marked Its 60th Year

United States representative, Herman Phleger, signs the Antarctic Treaty in December 1959.

Antarctic nations around the world, on 01 Dec, marked the 60th Anniversary of one of the world’s most successful international agreements, the “Antarctic Treaty”, says a press release published in Australian Government website.

About the Treaty

The Treaty was signed on 1 December 1959 and enshrines Antarctica as a place of peace, science and international cooperation.

Australia was a keen and active...

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