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The Lancet takes aim at Tokyo Olympic Games, 6 weeks out

The widely respected international medical journal The Lancet, which has been publishing medical research since 1823, has called for a public debate on whether the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo should go ahead. In a hard-hitting editorial published on Saturday, The Lancet, which acknowledges there are arguments both ways, has targeted governments, WHO, and other international health organizations for not speaking out, or offering guidance. "This s...

American Airlines hopes to ferry passengers with flying taxis

Jun 14,2021

FORT WORTH, Texas: American Airlines will purchase flying taxis to ferry passengers high above the congestion of crowded cities. In moving ahead with flying...

Washington hearing on American companies using Chinese forced labor

WASHINGTON D.C.: American companies, including Amazon.com, Apple and Nike, came under fire by a U.S. Senator on Thursday for disregarding forced labour allegations in...

Hong Kong begins censoring films as Beijing tightens control

Jun 13,2021

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government on Friday put in place new regulations to allow films shown on the island to be censored. The...

U.S. to donate 500 million Covid vaccines worldwide in next 18 months

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Biden administration has announced it will donate 500 million Pfizer Covid vaccine doses to nearly 100 countries over the next two...

Pharmacist fined $58,000, 3 years in jail for ruining Covid vaccines

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin: A Wisconsin pharmacist is to be jailed for three years for destroying hundreds of doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. He said he...

Close election count in Peru, former president’s daughter lagging

Jun 12,2021

LIMA, Peru: Peruvian socialist and school teacher Pedro Castillo was holding on to a slim lead over candidate Keiko Fujimori on Friday. Fujimori is...

To slow fatalities, Iowa seeks greater enforcement of traffic laws

DES MOINES, Iowa: In a bid to reduce the state’s increasing number of traffic fatalities, Iowa officials said this week that they will crack...

Ecuador secures $550 million for Covid vaccination campaign

QUITO, Ecuador: Ecuador has obtained $550 million in financing to begin its campaign to administer Covid vaccinations to its population, according to economy minister...

Herd of elephants 300 miles from home gathers worldwide following

Jun 11,2021

BEIJING, China: First they became stars in China, and now 15 wandering elephants have become international celebrities. Worldwide media are now providing updates on...

For first time in 20 years, NASA rocket nears Jupiter moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: For the first time in 20 years, a NASA spacecraft has traveled close enough to one of Jupiter’s moons to send...

Returning from lockdown, New York to offer concerts, citywide events

NEW YORK CITY, New York: An expected August concert is planned to mark the end of the Covid lockdowns, as part of events to...

New Australian dinosaur measures size of football field

BRISBANE, Australia: One of the largest species of extinct dinosaurs has been identified in Australia, more than ten years after bones were discovered by...

Memorial dedicated to 22,000 British soldiers lost at Normandy

Jun 10,2021

VER-SUR-MER, France: A memorial to the 22,442 British soldiers who died on D-Day and in the months afterwards in Normandy was dedicated on Sunday,...

Cash, drugs, weapons seized as 800 arrested in strike at global crime

BRUSSELS, Belgium: More than 800 arrests were made in recent days by law enforcement officers from 16 countries during a multinational effort to crack...

U.S. Senators consider preventing companies paying cyber criminals

WASHINGTON D.C.: A senior member of the Democratic Party has emphasized the need for greater transparency about those companies paying ransoms to cybercriminals. Senator...

California desert town struck by 150 earthquake swarm, no injuries

LOS ANGELES, California: Southern California was struck by over 150 earthquakes, called a swarm, on Saturday. The largest of these earthquakes registered a magnitude...

$1.3 million for Hong Kong parking space sets new record

Jun 9,2021

HONG KONG: A world record was set when a parking space in Hong Kong sold for $1.3 million last week. The parking space was...

As pandemic recedes, Chicago to fully reopen June 11, says mayor

CHICAGO, Illinois: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Thursday that she has accelerated the timetable for a full reopening from coronavirus restrictions on June...

CDC says more than 139 million people fully vaccinated

ATLANTA, Georgia: The number of deaths related to Covid-19 in the United States will shortly hit 600,000. As of Tuesday, the death toll stood...

U.S. businesses seek help from Congress in opposing postal rate hike

WASHINGTON D.C.: Retailing, publishing, newspapers and greeting card firms have expressed stiff opposition to the proposed seven percent raise in postal rates by the...