Category: breaking-news

Covid Data Should Be More Transparent To Avoid Misinformation Around Quack Cures Like Ivermectin, Experts Warn

Studies supporting ivermectin’s use against Covid-19 are plagued with methodological weaknesses, “impossible numbers,” and potentially falsified data, researchers wrote, giving people “undue confidence” in the antiparasitic and risking “patient harm on…

Facebook Overpaid FTC Fine By Billions To Protect Zuckerberg, Lawsuits Say

One shareholder lawsuit called it “an express quid pro quo.”

Demand For U.K.-U.S. Flights Surge After White House Commits To Relax Covid Travel Restrictions

Virgin Atlantic bookings for U.S. flights jumped 600% overnight.

Half Of Vaccinated Americans Might Not Spend The Holidays With Unvaccinated Family And Friends, Poll Finds

Vaccinated Americans are largely uncomfortable with attending activities and events with the unvaccinated.

Biden Says No To ‘New Cold War’ But Condemns ‘Iron Hand Authoritarianism’ During U.N. Address

The U.S. wants “relentless diplomacy,” he said, not “relentless war.”

Taliban Says It Wants Women To Join Cabinet—Just Not Yet

They will also let girls return to school and women to jobs—just not yet.

J&J Booster Shot Offers 94% Protection Against Symptomatic Covid, Company Says

A second dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine given two months after the first offered study participants 100% protection against severe or critical illness from the coronavirus.

American Samoa Just Recorded Its First-Ever Case Of Covid-19 — Here Are The Places That Still Haven’t Reported Any

Some countries may have Covid-19 but aren’t doing adequate testing or haven’t publicly reported their cases.

Pfizer Prepares To Seek U.S., EU Approval After Study Shows Vaccine Is Safe For Five To 11-Year-Olds

Two doses of the Pfizer shot generated a “strong immune response” in kids aged five to 11 similar to that of vaccinated 16 to 25 year olds, the companies said.

Volcano Erupts In Spanish Islands Popular With Tourists

No one has been reported injured, the Canary Islands’ president said.