Fri 26 November 2021: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease official, told CNN that the US will decide whether to ban travel from South Africa due to the risk of a new COVID-19 variant as soon as enough data is gathered. The US is in active communication with South African colleague scientists, he […]
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Fri 26 November 2021: According to Statistics Canada, the murder rate in Canada rose to its highest level since 2005 last year, fueled in part by the country’s worst-ever mass shooting, which killed 22 people. Statscan also noted societal stresses caused by lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian police reported 743 murders in 2020, […]
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Fri 26 November 2021: The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has adopted the world’s first international artificial intelligence ethics rules, which restrict the use of the technology for “social scoring” and mass surveillance. Audrey Azoulay, the director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), introduced the world’s first global […]
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Fri 26 November 2021: The deaths of five people in the United States caused by a car slamming into a Christmas procession horrified a country already shaken by acts of violence and at odds with itself over culture, individual rights, and the very concept of democracy, according to the Japan Times. The incident in Waukesha, […]
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Fri 26 November 2021: According to the environment commissioner, Canada has failed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions connected to global warming, rating it as the “worst performer” among the Group of Seven industrialized nations. Jerry DeMarco, an independent parliamentary investigator, published a series of papers looking at decades of government climate action that resulted in […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: Unrest rocks capital for a second day with rioters targeting Chinatown businesses amid escalating inter-island tensions. Australia is to deploy more than 70 security personnel to the Solomon Islands’ as two days of violent unrest continued to escalate in Honiara, the capital. Responding to a formal request from Solomon Islands’ Prime […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: Turkey’s Turkovac vaccine against COVID-19, which was developed in-house, has applied for emergency registration, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. Speaking during the parliament’s Planning and Budget Commission meeting, Fehrettin Koca said the vaccine has been submitted to the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TITCK). “We hope it will be […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, and his partner Stella Moris have registered their intention to marry in the Belmarsh prison in London, where he is awaiting a legal decision on extradition requested by the United States. “Julian and I have officially given notice of our intention to marry! We’re excited […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: After at least 31 migrants drowned in the English Channel while attempting to cross from France to the UK on a rubber boat, the Refugee Council campaign group urged the UK government on Thursday to change its approach and provide safe passage for migrants. “Surely a tragedy of this magnitude is […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: The Pentagon is establishing a new office to study unexplained flying objects, citing fears that wide investigations may not be able to explain mysterious sightings near key military regions. The new investigatory body was ordered to be established in the US Defense Department’s intelligence and security office by Deputy Secretary of […]
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