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PH further drops two places in 2020 Corruption Perception Index
Former judge Nili Arad, who chairs Transparency's local chapter, said, "Israel's low ranking in the corruption index is especially severe in 2020 when the coronavirus is raging on". Globally in the 2020 CPI, Denmark and New Zealand topped with 88 points each. TI noted that numerous countries failed to address corruption in any significant way and remained "stagnant" in their score. [Full Article...]
Snow clears for cold, windy end to central Pa.’s week
North wind around 15 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 20 miles per hour. Enable breaking news notifications straight to your internet browser. Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny with highs near 31. Sunday , a chance of snow showers. Temperatures: The average temperature at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township on Monday was 10 degrees, 3 degrees below normal. [Full Article...]
Canada's COVID-19 vaccine shipments are safe from European Union threats: Trudeau
Mr Gove said on Thursday that the "first and most important thing" is that the supply schedule agreed with the UK-based pharmaceuticals giant is honoured so the domestic vaccine rollout can be delivered before neighbouring nations are aided. [Full Article...]
WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glare
He has been organizing with relatives of coronavirus victims in China to demand accountability from officials. The WHO team , which arrived in Wuhan on January 14 to investigate the origins of the virus , is expected to begin field work later this week after a 14-day quarantine. [Full Article...]
Positive cases linked to Pullman Hotel to be re-tested
Both cases were returned travellers in hotel quarantine who were released after returning negative tests following their 14-day isolation. The Ministry of Health is not ruling out the cases as historical infections but say test results so far indicate the pair may have contracted COVID-19 towards the end of their stay in managed isolation, after returning two negative tests each during their sta... [Full Article...]
China Begins Using Anal Swabs To Test Covid As Cases Surge
China reported its lowest daily increase in new COVID-19 cases in almost three weeks on Thursday, suggesting aggressive countermeasures have helped slow a recent outbreak in the country's northeastern provinces. And a few chimed in with dark humour. "I've done two anal swabs, every time I did one I had to do a throat swab afterwards - I was so scared the nurse would forget to use a new swab", on... [Full Article...]
Australians of the Year announced
Ms Tame also recounted painful details of the experience that had led her to becoming an advocate. This is the first time in the program's 61-year history that a Tasmanian has been Australian of the Year . The 69-year-old was honoured for her career as an educator and activist. The ACT nominees included Professor Brendan Murphy, the 2021 ACT Australian of the Year; Patricia Anderson AO, the 2... [Full Article...]
U.S. to purchase more doses of COVID-19 vaccines
During Wednesday's briefing speakers painted a dire picture of the state of the pandemic - projecting as many as 514,000 people could die from the virus by February 20 - while trying to reassure the public that the administration is working as fast as it can to speed vaccinations . [Full Article...]