Updated: Jan 27th, 2026 China has placed one of its most powerful military leaders under investigation, sending shockwaves across the country and raising serious questions about internal power struggles within the Communist Party of China (CPC). Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC)–the top body that controls the Chinese military–has been put...
Updated: Jan 27th, 2026 Chinese researchers have unveiled a crucial mutation in the Ebola virus that significantly enhanced its infectivity during a major outbreak, providing new insights for epidemic surveillance and drug development. The study, published in the journal Cell, focused on the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Updated: Jan 27th, 2026 At least 28 weather-related deaths were reported as a massive winter storm dumped snow across dozens of US states over the weekend, causing widespread power outages, flight cancellations and school closures. The death toll included two people run over by snowplows in Massachusetts and Ohio, and fatal sledding accidents in Arkansas...
Updated: Jan 27th, 2026 Image: X Emory University has terminated the employment of Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani, daughter of a senior Iranian security official recently sanctioned by the United States, the university confirmed as per local reports. In a brief statement issued to Iran International, the university’s Winship Cancer Institute said that a physician who is...