Humans may be bored by video calls, zoom birthdays, and stream displays, but the shrimp at Bay Zoo are starting to enjoy their new live link-to-line link-up. Due to the lack of interaction with visitors from attractions that closed in December under the Covid-19 restrictions, soldiers at a zoo 150 …
Read More »Gunmen have killed at least 58 people in attacks on Niger market vendors
NIMAY, Niger (AP) – Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a group of civilians returning from a market day in a volatile corner of Niger, killing at least 58 people and then burning grain to the ground, it said Tuesday. Immediate responsibility for Monday’s massacre was not claimed, although extremists affiliated with …
Read More »Brazil is amazed at the location of the vaccine scout
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Rumors and conspiracy theories erupted this past week over the whereabouts of Ze Gotinha, the mascot of Brazil’s national vaccination program. The outcry around the dressed Z Gotinha began on Wednesday after former President Luiz In ઇનcio Lula da Silva pointed out his recent absence. …
Read More »A year later, the WHO is still struggling to manage the epidemic response
GENEVA (AP) – When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a year ago on Thursday, it resisted the term and made the highly contagious virus preventable only weeks later. A year later, the UN agency is still struggling to keep the evolving science of COVID-19 at the top, …
Read More »RNC Reserves the right to use Trump’s name in raising funds
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican National Committee is defending former President Donald Trump’s right to use his name in appeals for fundraising, after he called for an end to the practice. In a letter Monday to Trump attorney Alex Cannon, RNC chief adviser J. Justin Reimer said the committee has …
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