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A Common Script for Dislodging Trumpism
The second impeachment didn’t end in conviction, but in retrospect it did reveal the path of least resistance for condemnation of the former president. The post A Common Script for Dislodging Trumpism appeared first on Niskanen Center...
How to Transcend Trump’s Hold Over the GOP
A working-class policy agenda from GOP dissidents can give them the political oxygen to survive. The post How to Transcend Trump’s Hold Over the GOP appeared first on Niskanen Center.
New Poll Reveals Refugee Sponsorship Increases Support, Reduces Opposition to Resettlement
Restoring America’s refugee resettlement program is supported by 49 percent of Americans and opposed by 39 percent, a 10-point margin of support. More encouraging, the inclusion of refugee sponsorship both increases support and decreases...
Opinion | The Guardian
Gordon Elliott has shown that horse racing isn’t a love affair between man and animal | Zoe Williams
The trainer has damaged his sport’s delicate contract with the public after he was photographed sitting on a mare’s corpseIf you happened to tune in to the Today programme midway through the sport section on Tuesday, the atmosphere was...
Sarkozy's conviction shows, at last, French presidents may no longer be above the law | Philippe Marlière
The corruption verdict reflects growing exasperation at heads of state’s aloofness and lack of accountabilityOn Monday, a criminal court in Paris handed down its verdict in Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption trial. The former French president...
The vaccine rollout makes it clear: the randomness of nationality still determines our lives | Kanishk Tharoor
Not one Covid jab had been administered in 130 of the world’s poorer countries by mid-FebruaryAfter the news in November of the successful trials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine, a curious photo spread online. It showed a Turkish immigrant...
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This Ontario nurse worked for 25 years before retiring. Now she's back to help administer vaccines
The pandemic has been full of tragic tales, but it has also inspired some to step up in service of their fellow human beings — such as Junghee Ahn, an Ontario nurse who recently came out of retirement to help administer COVID-19 vaccines...
A look at the mixed messages and confusion surrounding the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Federal officials stress the fact Canada now has three vaccines that can drive down hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19.
N.Y. cemetery worker dies after grave collapses, buries him alive
Local police say a Long Island, N.Y. cemetery worker was killed after a grave he was digging collapsed in on itself and buried him alive.
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We still don’t know enough about new heat technologies to decide the best way forward
Posted on 2 March, 2021 by Green Alliance blog This post is a reblog of an article by Dr Robert Sansom, independent consultant and member of the IET’s Energy Policy Panel. Recently, Professor Cebon wrote on this blog that pursuing...
Half a trillion corals: World-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks
Another climate alarm founders on the rocks of reality. Only recently the World Economic Forum was claiming that corals were at risk of extinction. Now, the data says ‘no’. A co-author of the study noted: “Coral restoration is not the...
New data reveals British sea level records stretching back 200 years
The graph looks consistent with mild warming following the Little Ice Age. About 30 cms. or 1 foot of sea level rise in 130 years since 1890 is nothing remarkable. The average duration of solar cycles was longer in the 19th century than in the 20th...
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Twitter tackles COVID-19 vaccine misinformation with labels, strike policy
Twitter said via a tweet that it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of enforcement that could see users permanently banned for repeat violations. It...
Flipkart’s grocery service now covers more than 50 cities in India
Flipkart has also expanded its services to cities beyond the metros such as Mysore, Kanpur, Warangal, Allahabad, Aligarh, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Rajkot, Vadodara, Vellore, Tirupati and Daman, through a satellite-expansion marketplace...
Uncertainty prevails as government yet to take a call on WhatsApp's new privacy policy
The messaging app had faced a volley of questions last month from the Centre after it informed users that it was updating its privacy policy under which it could share limited user data with Facebook and its group firms.WhatsApp had earlier...
Zee News :Sci-Tech
Centre aims to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030, says PM Narendra Modi at Maritime India Summit 2021
PM Modi announced that steps are also being taken to introduce urban water transport systems in key states and cities such as Kochi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Goa.
Isro successfully launches 19 satellites including one carrying Bhagavad Gita, PM Modi’s photo
The 637-kg Amazonia-1 is the first Brazilian satellite to be launched from India. The satellite with along with 18 other co-passenger satellites was launched as per schedule at 10:24 AM. Notably, one of the co-passenger satellites is...
ISRO launches Brazil's Amazonia-1 satellite, 18 co-passenger satellites onboard PSLV-C51 in first lift-off of 2021
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday (February 28, 2021) successfully launched the Amazonia-1 satellite along with 18 other co-passenger satellites through PSLV-C51 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR...
Zee News :World
United States imposes sanctions on Russia over poisoning of Alexei Navalny
"Russia’s attempt to kill Mr. Navalny follows an alarming pattern of chemical weapons use by Russia," a senior Biden administration official told reporters on a call.
We don't rely on stealing, China plays victim card on hacking and cyber attacks
"The relevant allegations are pure rumors and slanders. Cyber attacks are highly complicated and sensitive, and their origin is difficult to trace," said the Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India...
Why was former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail?
A French court found Sarkozy guilty of trying to bribe a Magistrate by offering him a prestigious job in return for information about a criminal case against him. The case involved telephonic conversations between Sarkozy and his lawyer...
Zee News :India National
North India to witness above normal temperatures this year: India Meteorological Department
Besides North India, there will be above normal seasonal maximum temperatures over sub-divisions of northwest and northeast India, few subdivisions from eastern and western parts of central India and few coastal subdivisions of north...
Man arrested in Delhi for input tax credit fraud of Rs 38.91 crore
The officers of the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi East have arrested a man for the Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud of Rs 38.91 crore.
Kerala’s social harmony under stress, says Congress chief Sonia Gandhi
"This has come under stress and strain and future development strategy must have, as one of its basic objectives, the strengthening of the bonds of brotherhood (and sisterhood) that have been the hallmarks of Kerala's wonderfully diverse...
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Australia armed forces called in to support COVID-19 immunisation drive
SYDNEY: Australia will seek the support of the defence forces in its COVID-19 immunisation drive, authorities said on Wednesday (Mar 3), as it looks to ramp up a vaccination roll-out programme that is running behind schedule. The Australian...
Australia extends COVID-19 pandemic border closure by 3 months
SYDNEY: Australia will extend its year-long international border closure by at least three months to mid-June, continuing the country's self-imposed isolation to keep the coronavirus at bay. Health Minister Greg Hunt said health officials...
Microsoft says Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software
WASHINGTON: A China-linked cyber-espionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday (Mar 2) - an example...
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Hong Kong probes death of man who received COVID-19 vaccine
Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday (Mar 2) reported the death of a chronically ill man, two days after he received a COVID-19 vaccine and said that it is too early to conclude whether the vaccine was related to his death...
Microsoft says Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software
WASHINGTON: A China-linked cyber-espionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday (Mar 2) - an example...
Japan embarks on random and targeted COVID-19 testing, but some experts call for more
TOKYO: Last week, about 600 people were tested for the coronavirus in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo: The Japanese government's first stab at systematic random and targeted testing that it hopes will prevent a new wave of infections...
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At least 13 dead after SUV, truck collide in California
LOS ANGELES: At least 13 people were killed in southern California on Tuesday (Mar 2) when a vehicle packed with passengers collided with a large truck in a "chaotic scene" close to the Mexico border, officials said. The accident occurred when...
Australia armed forces called in to ramp up COVID-19 immunisation drive
SYDNEY: Australia will seek the support of the defence forces in its COVID-19 immunisation drive, authorities said on Wednesday (Mar 3), as it looks to ramp up a vaccination roll-out programme that is running behind schedule. The Australian...
Most in Japan 'interested in Olympics' but don't want them to happen - Yomiuri poll
An overwhelming majority of Japanese said they were "interested in the Olympics", although 58per cent said they did not want them to be held because of fears over COVID-19, a Yomiuri daily poll showed on Wednesday...
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