Canada is in discussions with its closest partners to organize a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Three pro-Tibet protestors have been arrested in Greece for advocating a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Increasing calls for boycotting the Beijing Olympics are increasing tensions with China all over the world. Thirteen MPs from Canada have signed …

Hospitalizations due to COVID are on the rise in Colorado, but there are only 100 ICU beds left in the entire state. CDC data reveals that the risk of dying of COVID is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults. Major hospital systems in Ohio are requiring COVID vaccines for organ transplants, adding to the increasing …

Six New York City firefighters were suspending for taking a truck to threaten NY senator’s staffers over vaccine mandates, part of a nationwide series of protests by employees forced to be vaccinated. Thirty-five percent of the Chicago police force have not reported their vaccine status by the October 15 deadline. They risk being put on …

The group of online hack-tivists Anonymous has hacked into a Chinese government website and posted a picture of the Taiwanese flag. The move comes amid a series of protests. 20 Protestors unfurled a Tibetan flag at the Olympic torch-lighting ceremony in Greece. They also had a banner that said “No Genocide.” Earlier this week, three …

President Biden has compared the Chinese treatment of the Uighur people to the Holocaust. A Chinese detective in exile spoke to CNN about the torture Uighurs have been subjected to in China, including sexual assault, electrocution, starvation, and waterboarding. Marchers gathered in Paris to demand that the EU ban products made with Uighur labor. Fourteen …

North Dakota is in the midst of a drought so bad that it is being compared to the Dust Bowl, threatening the livelihood of ranchers and famers. More than two feet of rain fell in Italy in a single day, the first time that’s happened in European history. Nobel prize winner Giorgio Parisi, an Italian, …

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed a mandate that would require people to show proof of vaccination before entering bars, restaurants, gyms, and other indoor spaces. The US Army mandated that all active duty soldiers must be vaccinated by December 15. Meanwhile, police in Los Angeles are suing over vaccine mandates, while officers elsewhere …

According to researchers in England, vaccinated people are less likely to spread COVID than the unvaccinated. Essentially, you are 65% less likely to get COVID if the person you come into contact with has been vaccinated. In the first half of 2021, fully vaccinated Brits made up only 1% of COVID deaths, demonstrating the efficacy …

Though it was once a hotbed of COVID, California now has the lowest case rate in the country with barely 25 cases per 100,000 people. More than 60,000 people have died in Texas as a result of COVID. Western states are struggling with the COVID virus, pushing their healthcare systems to the limit. In addition, …

Anchorage, Alaska has run out of ICU beds, but the number of COVID-related hospitalizations just keep rising. The US has hit a new COVID milestones: 40 million cases. And the Delta variant is only just warming up––the former commissioner of the FDA has said that we haven’t seen the real Delta surge yet. It will …

The world’s largest machine that removes carbon from the air has opened in Iceland. It removes 4,000 tons of carbon from the air every year and sends it underground where it will turn into a mineral. Critics point out that the machine, which costs a whopping $10-15 million USD, isn’t enough to offset anything near …

Qantas airlines has banned unvaccinated passengers from international flights in an attempt to slow the spread of the Delta variant. The Seattle Seahawks are requiring proof of COVID vaccination or negative COVID tests to attend games. The Seahawks join a host of other companies and institutions requiring masks or vaccination status. United has become the …