Month: February 2021
Amid the Pandemic, Medical Oxygen Is in Critically Short Supply in Africa and Latin America
DAKAR, Senegal — A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to
Read MoreArmenian PM faces military’s demand to resign, alleges coup
Facing protests after defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Nikol Pashinyan urged to step down by General Staff; calling it a coup attempt, he fires military chief
Read MoreAbbas vetoes Israeli vaccination station on Temple Mount — report
Doses intended for thousands of Palestinian worshipers gathering for Friday prayers; Abbas said to refuse over concern of Israeli show of authority at iconic Al-Aqsa Mosque
Read MoreIndia sets more stringent rules for social media, streaming services
India announced sweeping changes to its guidelines for social media, on-demand video streaming services, and digital news outlets on Thursday, joining several other nations in posing new challenges for giants such as Facebook and Google that count the nation as
Read MoreNew public report to blame Saudi crown prince for 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi – NBC News
New public report to blame Saudi crown prince for 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi NBC News ‘Top Secret’ Saudi documents show Khashoggi assassins used company seized by Saudi crown prince CNN Candidate Biden Called Saudi Arabia a ‘Pariah.’ He Now Has to
Read MoreMaze raises another $15 million for its user testing platform
Maze has closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by Emergence Capital. The company lets you run user tests at scale so that you can get feedback before rolling out a design update or test copy. When you
Read MoreSoccer field-sized and stories deep: Israel expands Dimona nuclear facility
Reactor appears to be getting most extensive new construction work in decades, satellite photos show; reason unclear
Read MoreTreeCard raises $5.1M seed to plant trees as you spend
TreeCard, a U.K. yet-to-launch fintech offering a spending card made out of wood and the promise to fund reforesting via the interchange fees generated, has raised $5.1 million in seed funding. The round is led by EQT Ventures, with participation
Read MoreIDF chief: ‘Zero tolerance’ for officer-subordinate relationships
Following 24% increase in sexual assault complaints in the army, Aviv Kohavi says any such incidents represent ‘an attack on human dignity’ and must be rooted out
Read MoreUS report expected to blame Saudi crown prince for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
The US government is expected to release a declassified intelligence report that finds the Saudi crown prince responsible for approving the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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