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Some people carry biological links to their Neanderthal ancestors, and new research from Europe says in the current pandemic, that's not good news. Modern humans and Neanderthals are known to have interbred at various points in history, resulting in an exchange of genes than can still be found today. According to HuffPost, Neanderthal genes may increase the likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19. A particular cluster of genes--called a haplotype--has been linked to a higher risk of hospitalization and respiratory failure in novel coronavirus patients. The haplotype is found in about 16% of the population in Europe and half the population in South Asia. In Africa and East Asia, it is non-existent. The genes are one of several risk factors for COVID-19, including age, sex, and pre-existing conditions like obesity, diabetes, and heart problems.
Yeoncheon, aUG 10 (EFE/EPA).- The unusually long monsoon season in South Korea has left 31 people dead and 11 missing in just over a week, with nearly 7,000 people displaced in the country, which was also bracing itself for the arrival of Typhoon Jangmi on Monday.The latest region to be hit hard by the monsoon has been the South Jeolla province in the southwest of the country.Storms that have affected the area since Friday have left 13 people dead and two missing.Heavy downpours have also caused dikes along the Seomjin river to collapse, leading to the flooding of over 2,500 homes and cutting off roads and railway lines. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)FOOTAGE SHOWS WATER GUSHING OUT OF THE FLOODGATES AT THE GUNNAM DAM IN YEONCHEON, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.
The United Nations extends its "deepest condolences" following the death of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, who was killed while covering shelling in south Lebanon near the border with Israel. "This is yet another example of the daily dangers journalists face in covering conflict throughout the world," UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
The death toll from floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warns. "The death toll is huge, it might reach thousands," says Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told reporters in Geneva via video link from Tunis. SOUNDBITE
Floodwaters cover a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost region, where the death toll of an extratropical cyclone has risen to 27. IMAGES
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