Health & Science

Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 08:34 UTC
COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for people over 50 in Italy

The Government of Italy Wednesday issued a decree making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all those over the age of 50, it was announced. Out of Italy’s 59 million people, 28 million fall over the age of 50.
Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 08:07 UTC
Sir Ernest Shackleton's legacy, a new era of Antarctic Exploration

One hundred years on from the death of the famous polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the UK’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be exploring the very same region where his ship, The Endurance, was lost in the pack ice – heralding a new age of Antarctic exploration.
Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Rio street carnival called off yet again due to covid-19

The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has decided to cancel its widely famous carnival street celebrations due to the covid-19 pandemic, which,has made such a large gathering “unfeasible,” according to Mayor Eduardo Paes.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 20:10 UTC
France reports new coronavirus variant detected

French scientists have warned the world about yet another variant of SARS-Cov-2 after spotting it in a vaccinated patient who had just returned from Cameroon, it was reported in a medical journal last week.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 20:08 UTC
Facebook too suspends Republican Congresswoman's account

Just hours after Twitter banned Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene permanently, Facebook gave her a 24-hour suspension for remarks she made on the alleged negative side of covid-19 vaccines.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 06:22 UTC
German cruise to Canary Islands interrupted in Portugal because of Covid outbreak

Some 3,000 passengers saw their Canary Islands-bound cruise definitively halted on Monday in Lisbon following an outbreak of Covid 19 in the AIDAnova vessel. At least 64 people tested positive for the virus while on the ship, which is owned by the German company Aida Cruises.
Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 21:53 UTC
Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey dies at age 77

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, whose surname is tantamount to the origins of mankind, has died Sunday at his native Nairobi, it was announced. He was 77.
Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Belgian station in Antarctica hit by COVID-19 infections

Although Project Manager Joseph Cheek said the situation was “not dramatic,” at least 16 of the 25 workers at Belgium's Princess Elisabeth polar station have tested positive for COVID-19 and the whole staff will remain isolated until Jan. 12, it was reported.
Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Brazil's Sanitary regulator strongly recommends suspending the cruise season: Covid-19 in several vessels

Brazil's National Sanitary Surveillance Agency, ANVISA has advised the suspension of the cruise season because of several covid-19 outbreaks onboard pleasure vessels sailing along the Brazilian coast.
Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 09:09 UTC
US Congresswoman has Twitter account banned permanently

Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Sunday had her personal Twitter account canceled permanently for postings deemed untrue regarding COVID-19. “We have permanently suspended the account for repeated violations of our Covid-19 disinformation policy,” the company noted.