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Sunday, February 28, 2021
India Prime Minister Modi takes locally invented vaccine (Covaxin) to encourage citizens to participate in the vaccination drive. India has approved both Aztrazeneca (known as Covishield) by Oxford and Covaxin by Bharath Biotech jabs.
‘Millions of people’s data is at risk’ — Amazon insiders sound alarm over security Whistleblowers say they were forced out after flagging problems with e-commerce giant’s data security and compliance.
India has successfully launched Amazon 1, the first observation satellite fully designed, manufactured and operated by Brazil. The satellite will capture high-res images to assist Brazil in Earth observation programs, including deforestation in the Amazon.
"They Started Burning the Homes": Ethiopians Say Their Towns Are Being Razed In Ethnic Cleansing Campaign - “They shot at everyone, they even killed priests who were hiding in the church.”, “Many of them were burnt alive in their homes.”
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Historical rape claim against current minister a 'test' for PM, Labor leader Albanese says, "Scott Morrison must satisfy himself ‘the current make-up of the cabinet can continue’"
A hair color code is being strictly enforced half of all senior high schools operated by the Tokyo municipal government. Students who come to class with wavy hair or locks that are not uniformly black are required to submit a document signed by their guardians stating that it is their natural look
A massive prison break in Haiti has resulted in the escape of hundreds of inmates and the deaths of at least 25 people, including the prison's director and a notorious Haitian gang leader named Arnel Joseph.
Friday, February 26, 2021
A giant iceberg, larger than the size of most European cities, has broken away from Antarctica, near a British research station. The iceberg measuring 1,270 square kilometers (490 square miles) came off the 150-meter-thick Brunt Ice Shelf in a process called "calving"
“Mother fucker who the fuck do you think you’re talking to!” The words of Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes while speaking to PM Trudeau over the phone to give her resignation. This response to his attempt to delay her resignation while explaining the gratitude she should have towards him
U.S. diplomats forced by China to undergo anal swab testing for Covid-19 after Biden raised "fundamental concerns" about Beijing's "coercive and unfair economic practices and human rights abuses in Xinjiang."
Death of diesel looms as carmakers accelerate to electric future - The world’s biggest diesel engine factory in Tremery, eastern France, is undergoing a radical overhaul - it’s switching to make electric motors.
U.S. military helicopters have been spotted repeatedly flying at low altitudes of 300 meters or less between Tokyo skyscrapers, contravening aviation regulations for Japanese aircraft
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Alexei Navalny: Jailed Putin Critic 'Moved Out of Moscow Prison' - "Navalny lawyer Vadim Kobzev said he had arrived at the remand prison to meet his client only to be told that he was no longer there."
WHO investigators looking into origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak in China was much wider in Wuhan in December 2019 than previously thought
German forest decline hits record levels: Bark beetles are the main driver of spruce tree deaths in the country. But this was exacerbated by a dry summer
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Woman awarded $7,700 for five years of housework in China divorce ruling | Case is believed to be the first to set a monetary value on housework since the implementation of a new civil code
Two men have been charged in Malta with providing the bomb that killed anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Described as a "one-woman WikiLeaks" who exposed cronyism and sleaze within Malta's political and business elite
EU-US data flows could face 'massive disruption' due to the EU court ruling last July over concerns the U.S. surveillance regime might not respect the privacy rights of citizens in the bloc
Boris Johnson 'a liar' who will blame Brexit costs on Covid, says diplomat. Sylvie Bermann, former French ambassador, puts PM’s handling of pandemic alongside Donald Trump’s.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Israel Gives Vaccine to Far-Off Allies, as Palestinians Wait - The donations will go to nations like the Czech Republic and Honduras that pledged to move diplomats to Jerusalem. Critics say Israel has an obligation to inoculate Palestinians under its occupation.
A German court will hand down a historic verdict on Wednesday in the first court case worldwide over state-sponsored torture by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
A group of 28 pilot whales were successfully refloated at a notorious New Zealand beach where more than a dozen of the marine mammals died this week. The long-finned pilot whales, which had re-stranded themselves once before, appeared to have finally swum out to sea
Monday, February 22, 2021
In landmark decision, the European Union has declared that mealworms are ‘safe to eat’ and hence a sustainable source of protein that can be used to replace meat within a diet.
NZ dollar hits 34-month high, as New Zealand becomes the first developed country with investment-grade debt to receive a credit rating upgrade since COVID-19 hit
Public Health Scotland found by the fourth week after the first dose hospitalisations were reduced by 85% and 94% for the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs respectively
Sunday, February 21, 2021
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