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Limiting air pollution ‘could prevent 50,000 deaths in Europe’
Delhi-based Karuna Chauhan tracked the air pollution exposure throughout her daily routine in phases on the months of October-November - the peak of air pollution in the capital - and found that the pollution level increased with time. The study underlines the largely hidden impact of air pollution in cities, said Matt Whitney from The Clean Air Fund. They also suggest that the European legislatio... [Full Article...]
Some 40 migrants drown off Libyan coast: IOM_china
At least, 43 West African migrants trying to reach Europe, have drowned off the coast of Libya in the central Mediterranean. It said the dead were all men from West African nations, according to survivors. The operations, the agencies said, should stop returning migrants to unsafe ports, and establish a safe, continent-wide effort to help countries receiving high numbers of arrivals. [Full Article...]
Anarchy in the United States as protesters destroy Portland, Seattle buildings
Police say the demonstrators used similar language in flyers announcing the January 20 event as other rallies held months prior that "were punctuated by violence and destruction". Many state and law enforcement officials feared similar riots to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. would occur in their cities. [Full Article...]
Vatican starts vaccinating Rome's homeless against COVID-19
The vaccine was administered in the Paul VI Hall, the usual venue of papal audiences, set aside for the Vatican's vaccination campaign. A preliminary group of 25 people who live in residences run by the pope's chief alms-giver received the shots on Wednesday in the Vatican's auditorium. [Full Article...]
SA govt Minister in President's office dies of Covid-19
Mthembu is the first member of South Africa's cabinet to succumb to COVID-19 after he tested positive on January 11. Ramaphosa has described Mthembu as an exemplary leader and a life-long champion of democracy. He was also a member of the eMalahleni Civic Association and led both the local branches of the National Education Crisis and the Detainees Parents' Support Committee. [Full Article...]
Max ready to resume Europe flights
EASA executive director Patrick Ky said a separate certification of the Max-200 variant was likely to follow in "coming weeks", allowing flights to resume before summer. The revised training programs for the three major Canadian operators were approved on December 21, 2020, and these airlines have been actively training their pilots since that time. [Full Article...]
Brazilian firm plans to export Russian COVID vaccine to South America
Mexico aims to administer 7.4 million doses of Sputnik V by the end of March which could start arriving next week, even though its use has not yet been approved, according to a government plan presented on Tuesday. As mentioned in the report, the original coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19 has mutated over time, and several new variants were detected in recent weeks in such countries as Brazi... [Full Article...]
American deported after tweets hailing 'elevated lifestyle' in Bali
Gray described Bali as "the flawless medicine" to cure her American life, and praised the island for its "safety, low cost of living, luxury lifestyle, [and] queer friendly and Black in Bali community". After Gray was deported, she told a group of reporters that she was innocent and deported because of her sexual orientation. Gray's tweets were slammed by many Indonesians on social media for... [Full Article...]