A 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart died on Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), the hospital said.

Austria is suspending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, its ministers for health and constitutional affairs said on Wednesday, six days before fines for breaches were due to start being imposed.

The U.S. military has increased surveillance and reconnaissance collection in the Yellow Sea and heightened its ballistic missile defense readiness after a “significant increase” in North Korean missile testing, the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said on Thursday.

A piece of history was uncovered this week when a team of scientists located Endurance, the exploration vessel of Sir Ernest Shackleton, that disappeared into the sea over one hundred years ago. 

Alphabet Inc’s Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a “ripple effect” as cloud rivals Microsoft and Amazon also ramp up efforts to fortify the fast-growing business.

Graham revealed in an interview with The Christian Post that his Samaritan’s Purse team has established hospitals in the region and will plan to take patients the week.