Seventy-two death notices spread across an entire page of the Monitor newspaper in Hidalgo County recently. The small print entries, stacked in five ordered columns, did not mention Covid-19. But 27 residents of the South Texas community had died from the virus that day, 22 the day before and 35 …
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Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has threatened to unleash his legion of fans on online trolls who wish him death from the coronavirus, after talking about the stigma suffered by patients. Bachchan and his actor son Abhishek have been in a Mumbai hospital for more than two weeks with Covid-19, while …
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A record number of people were killed last year for defending their land and environment, according to research highlighting the routine murder of activists opposing the extractive industries that are fueling the climate crisis and destroying nature. More than four defenders were killed each week in 2019, according to an …
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Agriculture officials in several US states issued warnings this week about unsolicited shipments of foreign seeds and advised people not to plant them. Residents in more than a dozen states recently reported that they received packages of seeds that they did not order and that apparently were mailed from China. …
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The US ambassador to Iceland, a dermatologist and a major Republican donor, reportedly became so paranoid about his safety that he asked to carry a gun and be taken everywhere in an armored car. Despite the absence of particular security concerns, the embassy in Reykjavik advertised in the local bodyguard …
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