Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine is 86% effective, early data suggest
The United Arab Emirates has approved the vaccine based on this data.
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Zombie fires and vanishing sea ice in the Arctic may be permanent
From vanishing sea ice to blistering air temperatures to zombie fires, climate change is reshaping the Arctic. And that transformation may be permanent, researchers...
Escaz: Historic Step Towards Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean
MEXICO, Dec 09 (IPS) – The global health crisis that has marked 2020 did not put an end to another pandemic that has been...
When will COVID-19 vaccines start to make a difference?
A new model projects how case rates, hospitalizations and deaths will fall as COVID-19 vaccinations begin.
Anti-extremism plan is law of freedom, says France PM
Author: AFP ID: 1607523428792381600 Wed, 2020-12-09 13:59 PARIS: The French government defended a draft law clamping down on extremism on Wednesday as a “law...
UK: Don’t take Pfizer vaccine if you have serious allergies
Author: By DANICA KIRKA | AP ID: 1607522444332306500 Wed, 2020-12-09 13:38 LONDON: British regulators warned Wednesday that people who have a history of serious...
EU to toughen sanctions on Turkish drilling — draft statement
Author: Reuters ID: 1607524977362472200 Wed, 2020-12-09 14:14 BRUSSELS: The European Union will impose sanctions on more Turkish individuals and companies responsible for drilling in...
In the past 15 years, climate change has transformed the Arctic
Fifteen years of grading warming’s impact on the Arctic has made one thing abundantly clear: Climate change has drastically altered the Arctic in that...
Enormous X-ray bubbles balloon from the center of the Milky Way
Two giant, mysterious bubbles spew from the Milky Way’s heart, and now it appears the bubbles may have doubles. Scientists have known for a...
US Presidential Election Part 4: The Legacy of Slavery and Racism
OXFORD, Dec 09 (IPS) – In a powerful address at the Hungry Club Forum on 10 May 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about...
Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide 
Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan 
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands 
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent