Giorno: 15 Novembre 2022

WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan leaving agency

The chief scientist of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday she was leaving the agency, the first of a series of high-profile departures expected at the global health body as it prepares for a post-pandemic future. The exit of Soumya Swaminathan, an Indian pediatrician, announced on Twitter, comes as Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s second […]

British supermarkets rationing eggs as avian flu disrupts supply

Some British supermarkets have started to ration customers’ purchase of eggs after supplies were disrupted by avian flu. Britain is facing its largest-ever outbreak of bird flu and is seeing rapid escalation in the number of cases on commercial farms, impacting eggs supply and also raising fears of a shortage of turkeys and chickens for […]

Europe sees more than 500 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2021: religious watchdog group

More than 500 anti-Christian hate crimes occurred in Europe in 2021, according to a recently released report from a religious liberty watchdog group. The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians (OIDAC) in Europe, which is a nongovernmental Austria-based organization, revealed the numbers last week in its 2021 Annual Report regarding “cases of intolerance and […]

WATCH: Chinese anti-COVID lockdown protest betrays frustration with severe measures

Video allegedly from Guangzhou in China shows demonstrators breaking down barriers as they protest against the nation’s severe COVID-19 lockdown policy. In a video posted by Disclose.tv, hundreds of people march down the street, kicking aside barriers and chanting. At one point, people turn around and run back the other way, kicking over what barriers […]

Gay Qataris physically abused then recruited as agents, campaigner says

Read More Gay Qataris have been promised safety from physical torture in exchange for helping the authorities to track down other LGBTQ+ people in the country, a prominent Qatari doctor and gay rights campaigner has told the Guardian. Dr Nasser Mohamed, who lives in the US but retains contact with hundreds of gay Qataris, said […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott invokes constitutional ‘invasion clause’ amid immigration crisis

Post Content Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he will be invoking an “invasion” clause of both the U.S. Constitution and Texas Constitution to combat ongoing, overwhelming illegal immigration in the state. “I invoked the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. & Texas Constitutions to fully authorize Texas to take unprecedented measures to defend our […]

Record 12 women elected to serve as governors this election

Post Content A record 12 women will take their seats as their state’s highest-ranking elected officials when the nation’s governors are sworn in this winter. The number tops the high mark set in 2004 of nine, with The Associated Press’ calling the Arizona governor’s election for Democrat Katie Hobbs on Monday, as well as Democrat […]

Manchin reacts to Republican challenger: ‘I always wish everyone the best’

Post Content Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is wishing his potential Republican challengers the best even as he says he hasn’t made up his mind about whether he will seek re-election to the Senate in 2024. In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Manchin invited voters to get involved in the 2024 […]