By Kate Lamb (Reuters) – Indonesia is working to produce its own COVID-19 vaccine next year, amid growing anxiety that developing countries may find it difficult to access a future jab, the head of the national team on Thursday said. Indonesian COVID-19 investigation. “The production capacity and capacity of biotech …
Read More »The United States under siege as the pandemic accelerates; Britain facilitates quarantine
AFP – The United States recorded a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases as the deadly pandemic accelerated in America, but its slowdown in Europe prompted Britain to announce the first exemptions to its quarantine rules on Friday. With Europe seeking to turn the page on the biggest public health crisis …
Read More »Oregon reports 344 new cases of COVID-19, 15 in C. Oregon; no new deaths
The OHA also lists the rates of ‘spread and’ sporadic spread ‘per 100,000 PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – The state’s death toll from COVID-19 remains unchanged at 209, but another 344 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 10,000, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday. OHA reported 344 new confirmed …
Read More »Oregon governor meets state police caught mocking mask mandate in cafeteria
Oregon Governor Kate Brown met Friday with three Oregon State Police officers who were seen on video earlier this week challenging a statewide mandatory mask order while visiting a Corvallis cafeteria. The incident occurred the same day that the governor’s mask order went into effect in response to the coronavirus …
Read More »Erawondoo Hill is added to the National Heritage List to protect its zircon crystals, the oldest minerals on Earth
This scrub patch in the remote wilderness of Western Australia has been added to the National Heritage List. Its meaning? Key points: Erawondoo Hill has been added to the Australian National Heritage List It is home to the world’s largest repository of zircon crystals dating back to 4.4 billion years …
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