Wed 15 December 2021: CNBC reported on Tuesday that Google has informed its employees that if they do not comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, they will lose pay and eventually be fired. Employees had until December 3 to disclose their vaccination status and upload proof of vaccination, or seek a medical or religious […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: As Omicron cases in the UK continue to rise, the UK’s health body has warned that by mid-December, Omicron cases might account for half of all COVID-19 infections in the country. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech provided much “lower levels of protection against symptomatic infection” compared to […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: Saxony police said on Wednesday morning that searches are being conducted as part of an investigation into alleged plans to assassinate Saxony Minister President Michael Kretschmer, which were discussed in a group chat on Telegram. “A probe is currently underway in Dresden, headed by the Saxony Criminal Police Department and with […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller announced in a statement that the Canadian government will provide more than $30 billion in funding to compensate First Nations children and reform their child and family services system. “Tomorrow, the Economic and Fiscal Update will show that the […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) chief, the new omicron strain of coronavirus has been confirmed in 77 countries and is spreading faster than any previous variant. “Omicron is probably in most countries, even if it hasn’t been detected yet. Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) said Monday that it is gathering signatures on a petition to have Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intervene after a Muslim teacher in Quebec province was removed for wearing a hijab in the classroom. Quebec’s Bill 21, passed in 2019, outlaws the wearing of religious […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: According to a tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the United States has surpassed 800,000 people. According to data released on Tuesday, it is the highest reported national death toll since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The United States accounts for approximately 4% […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: According to a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday, the number of Americans who identify as religiously unaffiliated has increased by 6 points in the last five years and 10 points in the last decade. According to the Pew Research Center survey, 29 percent of respondents, or roughly 3 in 10 […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: In Cambridgeshire, a nearly 1,900-year-old skeleton was discovered at the site of a future housing development. It didn’t seem significant at first. However, a grisly discovery was made when the remains were sent to a lab in Bedford: a nail through the heel bone. According to experts, this is one of […]
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Tue 14 December 2021: Democratic proposal for a US State Department office addressing anti-Muslim bias will get a procedural vote in a House committee today, after a Republican congresswoman used an Islamophobic slur against a Democratic colleague, Reuters reports. The bill, authored by Representative Ilhan Omar, would create a special envoy for monitoring and combating Islamophobia, and […]
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