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Australia sends troops to Solomon Islands as riots continue

Australia rushed soldiers to the Solomon Islands on Thursday hoping to calm the riots in the capital city Honiara, which threatened to topple the Pacific nation’s government and left its capital on fire. PM Scott Morrison said police and army personnel would provide stability and security to the islands. The[Read More…]

December 1, 2021

California high school unveils plans for ‘all gender’ bathroom and locker room

December 1, 2021
Wikipedia may delete entry on ‘mass killings’ under communism due to claims of bias

December 1, 2021
Officer in Maryland fatally shoots man with knife, finds dead woman in man’s home

November 30, 2021
Walmart drone delivery service may deliver your orders by air in near future, company announces

November 30, 2021

World

South Africa says it is being ‘punished’ for detecting new COVID-19 variant

South African government officials are saying that their country is being punished for discovering the COVID-19 Omicron variant after flights to the country have been cancelled. On Saturday, the South African Union released a statement criticizing the new travel bans to South Africa that several countries have implemented. “Excellent science[Read More…]

November 30, 2021

Madagascar on brink of ‘the first famine caused by climate change,’ experts say

November 30, 2021
Israel becomes first country to close all borders due to new Omicron variant

November 30, 2021
Scottish schoolgirls boycott gender-neutral toilets due to misbehavior by boys

November 30, 2021
Dutch government apologizes for forced sterilization of transgender people

November 30, 2021

Science & Health

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest hits 15-year high, data shows

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reached a 15-year high, data from the country’s space agency has shown. A report published by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) on Thursday estimated that 13,235 square kilometers (8,224 square miles) of forest were lost between August 2020 and July 2021. That’s[Read More…]

November 30, 2021

Second HIV patient may have been ‘cured’ of infection without stem cell treatment, report claims

November 20, 2021
40% of US children think a hot dog is a vegetable, 47% think french fries come from an animal

November 16, 2021

Entertainment

Jussie Smollett trial begins nearly three years after alleged hate crime hoax

The trial of former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett moved quickly after it began on Monday, with prosecutors expected to call their first witness on Tuesday. Smollett reported that he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in Chicago nearly three years ago. Although it is unclear whether Smollett will take[Read More…]

December 1, 2021

CTO Parag Agrawal to replace Jack Dorsey as Twitter CEO

December 1, 2021
‘General Hospital’ actor Steve Burton says he was fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccination

November 29, 2021

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Politics

Judge halts President Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers in ten states

A federal judge temporarily stopped the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare employees in ten states. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp, who was appointed by former president Donald Trump, blocked the mandate for the time being. The ruling was made in a Missouri-based court, but applied to the ten[Read More…]

December 1, 2021 by Rita Vogt 0 comments

World

Omicron variant poses ‘very high’ global risk and is likely to spread, WHO warns

The World Health Organization is warning that there is a ‘very high’ global risk coming from the Covid-19 omicron variant. On Monday, the WHO said in a statement that based on early research and evidence, the new variant could cause surges in cases and could have “severe consequences”. Based on[Read More…]

December 1, 2021 by Rita Vogt 0 comments

Politics

Secretary Buttigieg encourages Americans to turn to electric vehicles amid gas price hikes

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Sunday that those who buy electric vehicles will not have to worry about gas prices while the cost of fuel continues to rise. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana added that the Build Back Better plan incentivizes the purchase of electric vehicles. Buttigieg[Read More…]