Giorno: 13 Agosto 2021

È morto Gino Strada di Emergency, un medico al fronte contro le guerre. Sala: “Ha sempre pensato prima agli altri”

Read More E’ morto Gino Strada, il fondatore di Emergency: al momento del decesso si trovava in Normandia. Secondo quanto si è appreso da fonti vicine alla famiglia, soffriva di problemi di cuore. Aveva 73 anni. Dal 1994 l’ong ha operato il 18 Paesi del mondo assicurando cure mediche e chirurgiche gratuite alle vittime delle […]

Pfizer, Moderna seen reaping billions from COVID vaccine booster market

Read More Drugmakers Pfizer Inc, BioNTech and Moderna Inc are expected to reap billions of dollars from COVID-19 booster shots in a market that could rival the $6 billion in annual sales for flu vaccines for years to come, analysts and healthcare investors say. For several months, the companies have said they expect that fully […]

Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem embrace Israeli curriculum, raising tough questions

Read More At about 9 A.M. Tuesday last week, the shooting started; the clatter resounded from the east of Jerusalem to the west. Jerusalemites are used to it – it was the day the scores were announced for the Palestinian matriculation exams. If you get a high mark on those tests that accompany your graduation […]

Plymouth shooting: man named as gunman had firearms licence

Read More Plymouth shooting Plymouth shooting: man named as gunman had firearms licence Police say it was not clear if licence was for weapon used, as ‘very young’ girl said to be among the dead Plymouth ‘in mourning’ as gunman named – latest updates , Steven Morris and Matthew Weaver Fri 13 Aug 2021 07.20 […]

Moderate Dems defy Pelosi and ‘Squad,’ block $3.5T spending plan until infrastructure passes

Post Content A group of moderate House Democrats is threatening to torpedo their party’s $3.5 trillion spending plan unless House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brings the bipartisan infrastructure bill for a vote first – an act of direct defiance to the speaker and a bold exertion of power with Democrats holding just a slim majority in […]

Antartide, l’iceberg gigante sfiora la costa vicino alla stazione di ricerca inglese

Read More Un enorme iceberg, grande quasi quanto una regione italiana, ha sfiorato le coste dell’Antartide. Il blocco di ghiaccio, denominato A74, si era staccato dal Circolo Polare Antartico nel mese di marzo e nei giorni scorsi ha leggermente impattato con la banchisa polare. Carlo Barbante, direttore dell’Istituto di scienze polari del Cnr, spiega che […]

Caldo record, sarà un Ferragosto rovente. Ma da lunedì arriva l’aria fresca dal Nord | Video Le 15 città bollino rosso di oggi

Read More Il ministero della Salute ha diramato il bollettino relativo all’ondate di calore in Italia. Nella giornata di venerdì 13 agosto sono 15 le città bollino rosso, 5 in più rispetto al giorno precedente. Il bollino rosso viene assegnato a quei territori dove le temperature elevate persistono per almeno 3 giorni consecutivi. Le città […]

The world needs green sovereign funds

Read More Institutional investors are increasingly embracing the effort to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. Some are already implementing portfolio measures and incorporating climate factors into their decision-making.  The United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, which one of us chairs, has welcomed 46 members, comprising pension funds and insurance companies representing some $6.7-trillion in […]

Teaching South Africa’s youth about rebel music

Read More Members of Iphupho L’ka Biko and The Brother Moves On were in Soweto facilitating a week-long workshop about past and present iterations of protest during a Morris Isaacson Centre for Music’s after-school programme during the last week of June, which also happened to be the last week before the third wave of Covid-19 […]

Treasury blocking green policies key to UK net zero target

Read More Green economy Treasury blocking green policies key to UK net zero target Experts say chancellor refusing to commit spending needed to shift economy to low-carbon footing Environment correspondent Fri 13 Aug 2021 06.15 EDT Last modified on Fri 13 Aug 2021 06.16 EDT The Treasury is blocking green policies essential to put the […]