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[ad_1] © Shawn Jackson Human activity is making it difficult to conserve the Caribbean’s coral reefs, but a new threat from algae is adding pressure to an already precarious situation Corals are marine invertebrates that build large exoskeletons from which reefs are built. Unfortunately, they are so beautiful that humans …

[ad_1] The world body’s annual Global Humanitarian Outlook estimated that 235 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency assistance next year, a staggering 40 percent increase in the past year. Transportation Security Administration staff and travelers observe COVID-19 transmission prevention protocols at John F Kennedy International Airport in …

[ad_1] Those hoping for a semblance of calm in the Middle East in the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency have been rudely awakened by the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist. Iranian leaders immediately blamed Israel for the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last week. Israel generally does not deny …

[ad_1] After the arrival of COVID-19, we started calling them “essential workers” as the pandemic gave recognition to those who drove our buses, swept our floors, and filled supermarket shelves. These are the people formerly known simply as “low paid workers.” The bitter irony of the effect of the health …

[ad_1] Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, has informed the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, that he intends to present a draft resolution requiring the international body to hold an annual commemoration for the hundreds of thousands of Jews exiled from Arab countries due to the creation of …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Joseph Varon, a doctor treating coronavirus patients at a Texas hospital, was working his 252nd day in a row when he saw an elderly man in distress in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU). Varon’s comforting hug to the white-haired man on Thanksgiving was captured by a Getty …

[ad_1] The first Europeans are expected to be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year after several pharmaceutical companies announced successful trials. But with a vaccine seemingly found in record time, the focus is now on the challenge of distributing it to the world’s population …

[ad_1] * China’s private PMI expands at the fastest rate in the decade * South Korea’s PMI grows, Japan’s manufacturing activity stabilizes * Factory activity also improves in Taiwan, Indonesia. * Coronavirus infections resurgence, cloudy outlook, sentiment (adds India PMI, analyst quote, IMF forecasts) TOKYO, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Asian …

[ad_1] The UK culture secretary made an unusual statement to a British newspaper over the weekend, demanding that the hit Netflix series The crown it should include a disclaimer that clarifies that it is dramatized. Secretary Oliver Dowden added that if it is not included, “a generation of viewers, who …

[ad_1] “Hey hey! Ho ho! Homophobia has to go away! “ This was a chant from the ACT-UP rally in New York in 1989. Now, the audio clip of this protest will resonate throughout Greenwich Village for the next month. It’s part of Hear Me: Voices of the Epidemic, an …