OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering sweeping changes to the country’s social welfare system and a series of economic measures that will align Canada with ambitious climate goals, according to people familiar with the matter. PHILO PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks to reporters on …
Read More »Wildfires raged in Northern California
Some residents of the city of Vacaville, California, were asked this morning to evacuate their homes because of a wildfire in the area. The Vacaville Fire Protection District tweeted that evacuations are underway for “everything from Pleasants Valley Rd and connecting streets / roads.” “There are several locations where people …
Read More »Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: A person with Covid-19 may have exposed others to a bar
The potential exhibit came at the 80th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally from August 7-16. Health experts were concerned that the mass meeting could be a “super-spreader” event, as many attendees travel from across the country – including coronavirus hotspots – and could bring infections home when they return. The bar-goer …
Read More »More infected coronavirus mutation may be ‘a good thing’, says disease expert
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An increasingly common mutation of the new coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious, but appears less deadly, according to a prominent doctor of infectious diseases. PHILO PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was …
Read More »Taiwan says China is behind cyberattacks on government agencies, email
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan said on Wednesday hacking groups linked to the Chinese government attacked at least 10 government agencies and about 6,000 e-mail accounts of government officials in an “infiltration” to steal important data. Liu Chia-zung, Deputy Director of the Cyber Security Office of the Taiwan Investigation Bureau, speaks …
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