Month: December 2020

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Read MoreResurgence of infections rekindles concerns about a shortage of hospital beds.Resurgence of infections rekindles concerns about a shortage of hospital beds.

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Read MoreDutch documentary reports Shell employees ordered vandalisation of pipelines to profit from clean-up budgets.Dutch documentary reports Shell employees ordered vandalisation of pipelines to profit from clean-up budgets.

Read More A record 555 people are in hospital with serious symptoms, with military nurses requested to help overstretched health services Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Japan has reported a record daily number of coronavirus cases, prompting health experts to urge people not to travel in the run-up to the New…

Read More Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has volunteered to be the first Israeli to receive Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, saying he would serve as an “example” as the country gears up for mass distribution and a vax “passport” system. Netanyahu made the announcement during a press conference with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday, where he…

Read More Automation is revolutionising China’s pork farms but leaving independent farmers behind A slender snout. Shapely, upright ears. Like humans, pigs have idiosyncratic faces, and new players in the Chinese pork market are taking notice, experimenting with increasingly sophisticated versions of facial recognition software for pigs. China is the world’s largest exporter of pork,…

Read More COVID infections are low to nonexistent in several countries, where life looks practically normal. Some people even occasionally forget there’s a pandemic going on. View Entire Post › COVID infections are low to nonexistent in several countries, where life looks practically normal. Some people even occasionally forget there’s a pandemic going on.View Entire…

Read More Brazil reports highest cases since mid-August; Spain sees lowest cases since August; vaccine cargo could help ‘restart’ passenger flights Canada approves Pfizer vaccine and plans to begin rollout next week NHS says those with ‘significant’ allergies should not get Pfizer vaccine Trump’s health secretary meets Biden team to ease vaccine rollout ‘Cruise to…

Read More Brazil reports highest cases since mid-August; Spain sees lowest cases since August; vaccine cargo could help ‘restart’ passenger flights Canada approves Pfizer vaccine and plans to begin rollout next week NHS says those with ‘significant’ allergies should not get Pfizer vaccine Trump’s health secretary meets Biden team to ease vaccine rollout ‘Cruise to…

Read MoreMining giant blew up sacred Aboriginal sites in Western Australia as it sought to extract $135m worth of iron ore.Mining giant blew up sacred Aboriginal sites in Western Australia as it sought to extract $135m worth of iron ore.

Read MoreMining giant blew up sacred Aboriginal sites in Western Australia as it sought to extract $135m worth of iron ore.Mining giant blew up sacred Aboriginal sites in Western Australia as it sought to extract $135m worth of iron ore.

Read MoreElon Musk says SpaceX got all the data it needed for its programme to send people and cargo to the Moon and Mars.Elon Musk says SpaceX got all the data it needed for its programme to send people and cargo to the Moon and Mars.

Read MoreElon Musk says SpaceX got all the data it needed for its programme to send people and cargo to the Moon and Mars.Elon Musk says SpaceX got all the data it needed for its programme to send people and cargo to the Moon and Mars.

Read More Underarm ads for deodorant believed to be a world first Umpires to wear the ads during Big Bash League games Cricket advertising is set for areas never before reached, with umpires in Australia’s Big Bash League to advertise a new sponsor in their underarms. In a groundbreaking “armpit advertising” campaign revealed on Thursday,…

Read More Underarm ads for deodorant believed to be a world first Umpires to wear the ads during Big Bash League games Cricket advertising is set for areas never before reached, with umpires in Australia’s Big Bash League to advertise a new sponsor in their underarms. In a groundbreaking “armpit advertising” campaign revealed on Thursday,…

Read More Attack will not impact timeline for vaccine review, according to regulators Attack will not impact timeline for vaccine review, according to regulators

Read More Attack will not impact timeline for vaccine review, according to regulators Attack will not impact timeline for vaccine review, according to regulators

Read More UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated. The U.N. chief reiterated his call for vaccines to be treated…

Read More UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated. The U.N. chief reiterated his call for vaccines to be treated…

Read MoreThe striker’s hat-trick eliminated Brazil on the way to Italy’s triumph in the competition in Spain.The striker’s hat-trick eliminated Brazil on the way to Italy’s triumph in the competition in Spain.

Read MoreHow will Americans receive the vaccine? Will it be free? And will enough people take it?How will Americans receive the vaccine? Will it be free? And will enough people take it?

Read More Former intelligence analysts and defence experts say Chinese Australians are being denied clearances, which is hampering intelligence gathering A former intelligence analyst who suspects he was denied a high-level security clearance because of his links to China says Australia must overhaul its accreditation process. The former analyst said he was denied Top Secret…

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Read More Report finds the nation ranks 21st out of 23 countries when it comes to helping developing countries adapt to global heating New Zealand is not living up to its climate change promises when it comes to helping fund poorer countries adapt to a warming world, a report by Oxfam has found. A new…

Read More NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 09 (IPS) – On 10 December every year, we celebrate Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration guarantees a spectrum of human rights that belong to each of us equally, and unite us as a global community and…

Read MoreEngland’s National Health Service says people “with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food” should not get the Pfizer shot.England’s National Health Service says people “with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food” should not get the Pfizer shot.

Read MoreEngland’s National Health Service is urging people with a history of severe allergies that they should not get the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine following two health care workers who had allergic reactions after receiving the shot. Nikki Battiste has the details.England’s National Health Service is urging people with a history of severe allergies that they…

Read MoreMother of Casey Goodson Jr demands answers after autopsy shows he died of multiple gunshot wounds.Mother of Casey Goodson Jr demands answers after autopsy shows he died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Read More Tai, the chief trade counsel for the House ways and means committee, previously set US strategy in trade disputes with China Joe Biden is set to nominate Katherine Tai to be the top US trade envoy, according to two people familiar with his plans. Continue reading…Tai, the chief trade counsel for the House…

Read More Boris Johnson given scallops and turbot by the Commission as fishing rights remain a sticking point Boris Johnson given scallops and turbot by the Commission as fishing rights remain a sticking point

Read More MEXICO, Dec 09 (IPS) – The global health crisis that has marked 2020 did not put an end to another pandemic that has been plaguing Latin America and the Caribbean: murders and attacks against environmental defenders. Read the full story, “Escaz: Historic Step Towards Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Latin America and the…

Read MoreTrump administration says immigrants from six countries will be allowed to extend their legal US residency.Trump administration says immigrants from six countries will be allowed to extend their legal US residency.

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