Month: October 2021
La Palma volcano turns ‘much more aggressive’ as two more lava-belching cracks blow open
An erupting volcano in the Canary Islands has turned “much more aggressive”, officials have warned, after two further cracks blew open, spewing lava.
Read MoreIn Alaska’s Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
Amid the nation’s worst Covid-19 outbreak, patients are trapped in remote communities and doctors are prioritizing treatment based on who is most likely to survive.
Read MoreSinema plugged as iconoclast in Arizona as she threatens Biden’s agenda – NBC News
Sinema plugged as iconoclast in Arizona as she threatens Biden’s agenda NBC News Sinema slams Dem leadership over ‘inexcusable’ failure to hold vote on infrastructure bill Fox News Where negotiations stand after House Democrats delay vote on infrastructure bill for second time CBS
Read MoreNorth Korea accuses UN Security Council of double standards over missile test
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council applied double standards over military activities among U.N. member states, state media KCNA said, amid international criticism over its recent missile tests. The Council met
Read MoreRussia sees no hurdles for WHO approval of Sputnik V vaccine
All the barriers to register Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine with the World Health Organization (WHO) have been cleared and only some paperwork remains to be completed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday. The Sputnik V shot, widely
Read MoreDelta variant increases risks for pregnant women
Compared to coronavirus cases earlier in the pandemic, infections with the Delta variant lead to worse outcomes for unvaccinated pregnant women, new data suggest. Doctors studied 1,515 pregnant women with COVID-19 who received care from a large public health system
Read MoreTrump asks US judge to force Twitter to restart his account
Former US President Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Florida on Friday to ask Twitter to restore his account, which the company removed in January citing a risk of incitement of violence. Trump filed a request for preliminary injunction
Read MoreHeart inflammation rates higher after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: Canada data
Canadian health officials said on Friday data suggests reported cases of rare heart inflammation were relatively higher after Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine compared with the Pfizer/BioNTech shots. The data also indicated heart inflammation occurs more often in adolescents and adults under
Read MoreYou can message yourself on WhatsApp to take notes
The popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has a feature that you can use to message on your own number to add notes or save some important information. The “click to chat” feature allows you to start a chat with someone
Read MoreStatement by President Joe Biden on 700,000 American Deaths from COVID-19 – Whitehouse.gov
Statement by President Joe Biden on 700,000 American Deaths from COVID-19 Whitehouse.gov
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