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Tavistock clinic stops referring trans teens for puberty blockers after ruling
Britain's only gender identity development service for children has been criticised for being too quick to prescribed treatment to children who wish to undergo gender reassignment . Ms Bell and Mrs A are asking the High Court to rule it is unlawful for children who wish to undergo gender reassignment to be prescribed hormone blockers without an order from the court that such treatment is in thei... [Full Article...]
Dr. Fauci Reveals When Most Americans Can Get Vaccines
The number of infections in the USA, which has been rising for weeks, "does not suddenly go away", he warned. After millions of people traveled this past weekend for Thanksgiving, Fauci is predicting another surge in coronavirus cases. That's what American Top immunologist Anthony Fauci said on Sunday, AP reports. The overwhelming majority of Americans could be vaccinated against Covid-19 ... [Full Article...]
Russian man arrested for murdering 26 elderly women
The committee's statement said investigators carried out thousands of tests to identify the suspect. The killings took place in at least 12 different cities. Most of these murders were carried out between 2002 and 2006. When asked by the police why all his victims were elderly women and why he chose to kill them instead of just robbing them, he said he couldn't explain that. [Full Article...]
Putin orders Russian Federation to start mass vaccination with Sputnik V
He also stated that medics and teachers will be the first to receive the Covid-19 vaccine shots. A third vaccine is in also in the works. Russian authorities had said that the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine was 95 per cent effective, according to preliminary data. [Full Article...]
'Feelings rather than facts' - National, ACT respond to Govt’s climate emergency declaration
Ms Ardern's landmark Zero Carbon Act, passed a year ago, created an independent Climate Change Commission which will set carbon budgets to guide NZ's emissions down. There was a push for a climate change emergency declaration during the last term, but this was stymied by NZ First. The climate emergency declaration notes the "devastating impact" that volatile weather will have on New Zealand,... [Full Article...]
Canada to propose digital tax, extend GST/HST laws to nonresident businesses
The government says Canadian companies already collect those taxes when they make digital sales, so it's only fair that foreign multinationals should do the same. Those taxes will include any sales on products or services made through digital marketplace platforms, sales to Canadians of goods that are located in Canadian fulfillment warehouses, as well as any companies whose platforms help to faci... [Full Article...]
Government to announce public inquiry decision on Pat Finucane murder
Mr Finucane was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries from the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) in February 1989. He said there could also be a review of the case by police officers at the start of next year, potentially carried out by a force from outside Northern Ireland. [Full Article...]
Canada says United States border measures to last until virus under control
Priyanka Chaturvedi, an Indian MP and deputy leader for Shiv Sena, a right-wing regional party, tweeted that she is "touched" by Trudeau's concern , but "India's internal issue is not fodder for another nation's politics". "Farmers have general demands but the government of India, they don't want to give them their own benefits", said Parminder Wander, who has a family in Punjab and owns land in ... [Full Article...]