Month: October 2021
China, Isolated From the World, Is Now the Last Major Country Still Pursuing a ‘Zero COVID’ Strategy
For much of the pandemic, a group of places in the Asia-Pacific brought infections to zero, becoming virus-free havens in a world ravaged by the pathogen. Now, with the rise of the delta variant and the proliferation of vaccines, only
Read MoreTransportation minister: Tel Aviv bus station ‘eyesore’ to be cleared by 2024
Buses to be rerouted to other areas within city in culmination of efforts by locals who’ve suffered from monstrosity’s air and noise pollution
Read MoreIsraeli housing prices have nearly doubled in a decade, with no signs of slowing
Prices have risen by over 12% so far in 2021, and are only set to soar further without real government-initiated solutions, researchers say
Read MoreBiden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’ – The New York Times
Biden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’ The New York Times Biden says it’s ‘a real possibility’ that Democrats could blow a one-time hole in filibuster to prevent disastrous debt default Yahoo! Voices New spending bills: Billions for
Read MoreUS reveals nuclear bomb stockpile after Trump hid the data for four years
Washington (AFP) – The US State Department published on Tuesday the number of nuclear warheads the country stockpiles for the first time in four years, after former president Donald Trump placed a blackout on the data. As of September 30,
Read MoreFacebook hits back at whistleblower claims, but joins call for regulations
Mark Zuckerberg accuses former employee Frances Haugen of painting false picture in damning Senate testimony as lawmakers vow action to rein in social media behemoth
Read MoreFacebook swears it was just a maintenance error that took them down for 6-hours
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -An error during routine maintenance on Facebook’s network of data centers caused Monday’s collapse of its global system for more than six hours, leading to a torrent of problems that delayed the repairs, the company said
Read MoreChina capable of mounting ‘full-scale’ invasion by 2025, Taiwan says
Taiwan’s defence minister has warned that China will be capable of mounting a “full-scale” invasion of the island by 2025.
Read MoreJustice Department renews inquiry into FBI agents who dismissed Larry Nassar allegations
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has launched a fresh inquiry into the FBI’s botched handling of its sex abuse investigation into disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, after previously declining to prosecute the agents
Read MoreCDC study looks at how Ramah summer camps avoided COVID outbreaks
Paper finds only nine infections among 7,000 attendees at 10 Jewish summer camps throughout US, crediting frequent testing, pods and hand-washing for success
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