Russia's Permanent Mission, Health Ministry to Present Sputnik V Vaccine at UN Wednesday

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russia's Permanent Mission to the UN and the nation's Health Ministry will present detailed information on the Russian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), mission spokesman Fyodor Strzhizhovsky told Sputnik.

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US Attorney Durham Appointed as Special Counsel to Continue Trump-Russia Probe Investigation

A US attorney from Connecticut, John Durham, was appointed by US Attorney General Bill Barr in 2019 to oversee a review on the origins of the Russia investigation over allegations that Moscow had been involved in the 2016 US presidential campaign and also investigating Trump's connections to Russia, in accordance with US law.

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Early Elections Loom in Israel Amid Gantz-Netanyahu Coalition's Possible Divorce

The Gantz-Netanyahu political coalition seems to be on the verge of collapse as the Defence Minister and the PM have failed to agree on the country's budget. While Benny Gantz insists on two emergency budgets for 2020 and 2021, Benjamin Netanyahu is dodging the deadlines for budgetary approval.

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Elon Musk Says He’s ‘Highly Confident’ SpaceX Will Get Humans to Mars by 2026

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has long expressed his desire to one day see the colonization of Mars. Earlier this year, the South African native indicated that, through his Starship project, he hoped to see 1 million people transported to the red planet by 2050.

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'Such a Miracle': Baby Born From 27-Year-Old Embryo Following Family's Infertility Struggles

Following their in vitro fertilization journey, the Knoxville, Tennessee, family welcomed a baby girl born of one of nearly 300 embryos annually adopted or transferred via the city's National Embryo Donation Center.

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Videos: Dozens of Bandits Seize Brazilian City, Rob Bank

Crime in Brazil is prevalent, with a homicide rate ranging between 25 and 31 per 100,000 inhabitants over the last several years, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. In fact, Brazil has some of the highest numbers of intentional homicides in the world.

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Photo: Chinese Scientists Test Prototype Hypersonic Aircraft Engine to go Anywhere in 2 Hours

Using a novel design likely suggested by an American scientist whose work has been largely forgotten, a group of Chinese researchers say they have created an aircraft engine that can propel an airframe as fast as 11,800 miles per hour, or Mach 16.

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