WHO classifies Indian COVID variant as global health risk
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 11, 2021The World Health Organization has classified a COVID variant from India as a global health risk because of its highly contagious nature and evidence suggesting that it can evade some vaccine protections. COVID is killing 120 people per hour in India. Just this week, India set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 …
Read MoreStarbucks considers quitting Facebook
Posted by Annie May / May 11, 2021Starbucks is considering abandoning Facebook due to the hateful comments left on the company’s social justice posts. Last year, advertisers pulled money over Facebook’s refusal to censor hate speech. Now, companies are pulling money from all social media platforms. The latest company to do so is Starbucks, following Coca-Cola, who also announced that it would …
Read MoreChina emits more greenhouse gas than all developed nations combined
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / May 10, 2021According to a report by the Rhodium Group, China emitted 27% of the world’s greenhouse gas in 2019, more than all other developed nations combined and and nearly three times as much as the next highest polluter, the United States (11% of world’s greenhouse gas). The United States and China have agreed to move forward …
Read MorePostmaster General promises to “consider” criticisms of his leadership
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 10, 2021Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has vowed to “consider” criticism of his leadership of the USPS amid plummeting metrics for success. President Biden plans to nominate three new board members to the USPS, paving the way to oust Postmaster General DeJoy, Trump’s pick. Meanwhile, Postmaster General DeJoy is attempting to slow down the mail once more, …
Read More120 people dying of COVID per hour in India
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 9, 2021COVID is killing 120 people per hour in India. Just this week, India set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 new cases. COVID cases have topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, one of the nation’s favorite pastimes, has been halted. India’s vaccination rates are plummeting, thanks …
Read MoreIndian COVID variants found in England
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 9, 2021Clusters of COVID variants from India have been found in Britain, some of which are able to evade the body’s immune response and are more transmissible. India has set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 new cases. COVID cases have topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, …
Read MoreChina pushes back against US, UK, and German-planned pro-Uighur event
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 8, 2021China is urging nations not to attend a pro-Uighur event planned by the United States, Britain, and Germany. New Zealand’s government has backed off labeling China’s treatment of the Uighur people genocide, instead discussing rights in more general terms. The Lithuanian government, meanwhile, has been ramping up its condemnation of the Chinese treatment of the …
Read MoreNew COVID surges around Asia
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 8, 2021There are fresh waves of COVID surging throughout Asia, ranging from Nepal to Sri Lanka. India has set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 new cases. COVID cases have topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, one of the nation’s favorite pastimes, has been halted. India’s vaccination rates are …
Read MoreIndia sets new single-day COVID case record
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 7, 2021India has set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 new cases. COVID cases have topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, one of the nation’s favorite pastimes, has been halted. India’s vaccination rates are plummeting, thanks partly to the collapsing healthcare system in the country and shortages …
Read MoreTwitter allegedly suspending accounts that share Trump blog content
Posted by Catherine Reed / May 7, 2021Following Trump’s rabble-rousing, which led to a group of out-of-control rioters storming the United States Capitol, Twitter suspended Trump’s account for 12-hours and forced him to delete several tweets. Subsequently, Twitter permanently banned Donald Trump, citing rumors circulating of a January 17 armed protest. Twitter has also banned some 150,000 QAnon supporters following the January 6 …
Read MoreNational Guard solider charged in Capitol riots
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 6, 2021A National Guard soldier from Wisconsin has been charged with storming the U.S Capitol on January 6. One of the participants in the US Capitol riots has been jailed before his trail after a failed attempt to flee to Switzerland. Two police officers are suing Donald Trump for physical and emotional injuries suffered as a …
Read MoreFacebook upholds Trump ban
Posted by Thomas Bush / May 6, 2021A Facebook-appointed panel has upheld Trump’s prohibition on the platform.Facebook banned Trump from its platform for the rest of his term following the violence at the Capitol. Following Trump’s rabble-rousing, which led to a group of out-of-control rioters storming the United States Capitol, Twitter also suspended Trump’s account for 12-hours and forced him to delete several tweets. …
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