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What’s behind the illiberal attacks on our institutions and how to fight back, with Jonathan Rauch
Fighting back against disinformation involves more than throwing up our hands and wishing it never happened. We have to understand why the attacks on our institutions, our systems of knowing things, and our democratic way of life are working...
Return-to-Work Bonuses Will Only Increase Employment If People Can Access Them
Additional payments contingent on a lengthy paperwork process that may not even go through are not going to get people back to work. The post Return-to-Work Bonuses Will Only Increase Employment If People Can Access Them appeared first on...
What Is Stopping Millions of Legal Permanent Residents From Naturalizing?
A whole-of-government approach can make naturalization easier for millions of people who need assistance getting to the end of their immigration process. The post What Is Stopping Millions of Legal Permanent Residents From Naturalizing?...
Opinion | The Guardian
Pegasus spyware is just the latest tool autocrats are using to stay in power | George Monbiot
From silencing opponents to spying on citizens, the world’s authoritarians are refining a strategy for perpetual ruleDemocracy depends on an equality of arms. If governments acquire political weapons unavailable to their opponents...
Unions could have helped to avoid this ‘pingdemic’ mess – but no one asked them | Frances O’Grady
Ministers have been more interested in placating libertarian Tories than talking to England’s essential workersFrances O’Grady is general secretary of the Trades Union CongressSee all our coronavirus coverageLast week, as the country...
The British government’s Covid strategy was never designed to manage the virus | Jana Bacevic and Linsey McGoey
An illusion of incompetence and ignorance has allowed No 10 to exploit the pandemic for economic and political gainSince the announcement of the removal of all Covid-related restrictions in England, experts have warned of disastrous consequences...
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'Now is the time' for students aged 12 to 17 to get vaccinated before school, expert says
With September around the corner, some doctors are urging parents of children aged 12 to 17 to get vaccinated in time to build full immunity before school starts again.
Trudeau mum on launch of vaccine passport but vows system will be 'simple and efficient'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau skirted around questions about when Canadians can expect to be equipped with formal proof of their COVID-19 vaccine status for travel abroad but vowed that the system will be both "simple and efficient."...
Ontario will have different rules for unvaccinated students this September
Ontario's top doctor says thousands of unvaccinated students will face different rules compared to their vaccinated peers in September.
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Net Zero by 2050 is dead in the water. So what’s plan B?
Futile climate obsessions over 0.01% of the Earth’s atmosphere have clouded the political world so badly that thinking straight seems to have gone out of the window. Bad news for voters, left with no-one sensible to turn to. – – – Boris...
Climate Change: An Excuse For Political Incompetence
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Dr. John Happs ~ People have always been drawn to the coast and rivers because of their scenic locations. In earlier times there were clear advantages from riverside and coastal living since...
Santa Ana winds and power line failures found to be behind autumn and winter fires in Southern California
Will this be the end of climate alarmists feeding their confirmation biases over these events, resulting in the usual hysteria against atmospheric gases generated by humans? Almost certainly not, as they can still cling to the notion that...
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WhatsApp New Feature: Now users can archive chats even after new messages
WhatsApp Archived Chats allows users to organise private messages and prioritise important conversations, the company said in a statement.
Nothing Ear (1) wireless earbuds launched in India at Rs 5,999: Check features, availability and more
Nothing ear (1) will also feature three microphones on each bud to improve voice calls and along with a new algorithm, the company claims that it can clearly differentiate between the human voice and unwanted noise. ...
Spotify’s 'What's New' feed tracks latest music, podcast releases
The feed, which is rolling out globally over the coming weeks on iOS and Android, will be accessible via a new bell icon on the top right of the app`s home screen.
Zee News :Sci-Tech
Gigantic asteroid '2008 GO20' nears Earth, likely to pass on July 25
"This asteroid has visited earth at a much closer distance of 19 lakh km and 29 lakh km in 1935 and 1977 respectively. At that time, it flew away and never came towards the earth," said Dr Pattnaik.
NASA Perseverance Mars rover to acquire first sample of Martian rock
The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is the first step in NASA`s Mars Sample Return Campaign. Subsequent NASA missions, now in development in cooperation with the European Space Agency, would send spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed...
Asteroid the size of stadium hurtling towards Earth, likely to zoom past on THIS date: NASA
NASA has confirmed that an asteroid the size of a stadium is heading towards Earth's orbit next Saturday, July 24 at1:05 am Wednesday as per Indian Standard Time.
Zee News :World
UK reports 131 coronavirus deaths, highest since March 17
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country stands at 57,45,526, while 1,29,303 have succumbed to the coronavirus.
Pakistan's Interior Minister rowing a boat to 'nowhere' has set off a wave of memes
The video soon caught the eye of netizens, who turned it into hilarious memes and jokes. They also pointed out that the boat was not moving, as the minister was rowing with only one oar.
AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccine antibody levels may decline after 2-3 months: Lancet study
According to a study in the journal, the total antibody levels start to wane six weeks after complete immunisation with Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, and can reduce by more than 50% over 10 weeks. The findings support recommendations...
Zee News :India National
Adorable girl does stunning imitation of Mirabai Chanu’s Olympics Silver Medal Lift, leaves netizens in awe
Chanu's inspiring win is evident from the fact that now little girls have started imitating her and want to be like her.
Yaas aid, GST, rising fuel price and DGP appointment: What Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee may discuss with PM Modi
Mamata will meet Modi at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence at 4.15 p.m. This will be the first meeting between PM Modi and the Bengal Chief Minister after she had skipped a post-Cyclinder Yaas review meeting chaired by Modi in May this year...
7,316 Covid deaths in Kerala fudged: Congress
It was after the Supreme Court intervened and asked the Centre to ensure that compensation be provided to the people who passed due to Covid, there have been exchanges between the Vijayan government and the Congress-led opposition...
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Sydney braces for extended COVID-19 lockdown as rest of Australia opens
Australian officials are set to extend a COVID-19 lockdown in the country's largest city, Sydney, as new cases remain stubbornly high despite a month under strict stay-home orders, while Victoria and South Australia eased curbs from Wednesday...
US sells 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli's unique Wu-Tang Clan album
The U.S. government said it sold imprisoned drug company executive Martin Shkreli's one-of-a-kind album by Wu-Tang Clan to pay off the US$7.36 million he was ordered to forfeit after being convicted of fraud...
One dead, 16 hurt in blast at German chemical park
One person died and 16 people were injured Tuesday following an explosion at a chemical park in Leverkusen, Germany, the site operator said as residents were urged to stay indoors because of black smoke rising from the area...
Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
US lawmakers push corporate sponsors to shun Beijing Olympics
US lawmakers on Tuesday pressed corporate sponsors to pull out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, accusing them of supporting what Washington considers genocide in China's Xinjiang region, but the companies contended they had little influence...
Commentary: Didi’s troubles with China should be everyone’s business
China’s clampdown on Didi reflects regulators’ brewing concerns over cross-border data flows, with implications for digital trade, say Qian Jiwei and Deng Liuchun.
Commentary: US and China aren’t cooperating on COVID-19 – but it wasn’t always this way
China once had positive perceptions of the US public health model and was willing to adopt their practices, but today sees itself on equal footing, says a researcher.
Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
LG Display swings to profit as panel prices rise
South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd on Wednesday swung to a profit in the second quarter versus a loss a year earlier, as pandemic-led demand for TVs and laptops drove up panel prices.
LG Display swings to profit as panel prices rise
SEOUL: South Korea's LG Display on Wednesday (Juul 27) swung to a profit in the second quarter versus a loss a year earlier, as pandemic-led demand for TVs and laptops drove up panel prices. The display maker that supplies Apple reported an operating...
Last Madame, Titoudao, CNA documentaries to stream on Netflix in August
Viewers can enjoy close to 80 hours of Singapore-produced content from Mediacorp on the streaming platform, including 10 titles from CNA.
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