Month: November 2022
The End of Covid Vaccines at ‘Warp Speed’
Financial and bureaucratic barriers in the United States mean that the next generation of Covid vaccines may well be designed here, but used elsewhere.
Read MoreGaza fire killed 21 people from same family during birthday party
The 21 people killed in a fire during a birthday party at a residential building in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip were members of the same family.
Read MoreAs Naomi Biden Gets Married, Here Is the History of White House Weddings
A rare event is taking place at the White House on Saturday. President Joe Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden, 28—the daughter of his son Hunter Biden—is set to wed fellow lawyer and politics junkie Peter Neal, 25. The New York Times
Read MoreThe Climate Challenge of the World’s Population Hitting 8 Billion
Global population surpassed 8 billion this week, a shocking milestone because back in the 1990s this threshold was not expected to be breached until 2050. Whether you’re a dour Malthusian or a technological optimist, one thing is undeniable: The 2.7
Read MoreWill Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.
The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest.
Read MoreCoal mining is a dangerous job. In Afghanistan, kids often do much of the work
As the Taliban government steps up its coal exports to resuscitate a shattered economy, miners are working harder than ever. In Afghanistan, it’s often kids who do some of the most grueling work.
Read MoreBeer Is Giving Qatar a Headache. Now, the Country Is Banning Alcohol at World Cup Stadiums
Alcohol has given Qatar a headache ever since it won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup. The sale and consumption of booze is heavily restricted in the conservative Arab Gulf nation. But FIFA has long been protective of
Read MoreFirst on CNN: Incoming GOP chair investigating Biden family businesses won’t subpoena President Biden – CNN
First on CNN: Incoming GOP chair investigating Biden family businesses won’t subpoena President Biden CNN GOP Attacks US President Joe Biden | US President | GOP Presser On Biden’s Family | US News Live CNN-News18 White House: House GOP Biden family investigation
Read MoreThe Unexpected Way DeSantis Turned Florida Red and Stole the Spotlight From Trump
As Donald Trump launched his third presidential campaign at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, he did so in a state that was politically unrecognizable from when he purchased the lavish resort nearly 40 years ago or even when he first became a
Read MoreIran protesters set fire to Khomeini’s ancestral home: images
Protesters in Iran have set on fire the ancestral home of the Islamic republic’s founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini two months into the anti-regime protest movement, images showed on Friday. The house in the city of Khomein in the western Markazi
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