Seven months after the blockade, Michele Marquez received unwelcome news when he returned to work. While she was away, the prices of almost every product she used as a beautician soared. “Glove boxes have risen 200 percent. A 37-year-old woman from São Paulo emphasized how costs were rising while earnings were declining, with
India’s power and renewable energy minister has called out rich nations for setting distant net-zero targets without short-time action, Climate Home News reports. Raj Kumar Singh made the comments in a panel discussion with China’s energy minister Zhang Jianhua, US climate envoy John Kerry and the EU’s Frans Timmermans at an International Energy
The Greens are also calling for Biden to formally declare a climate emergency and to invest an additional $1.4 trillion annually to implement an Economic Bill of Rights. The numbers are based on several studies commissioned during the 2020 Green Party presidential campaign of Howie Hawkins. The Democrats are expected to propose a
New Travel Requirements: All air passengers coming to the United States, including U.S. citizens, are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before they board a flight to the United States. See the Frequently Asked Questions for more information. Masks are required on planes, buses, trains,
Tourism demand remains somewhat dampened, but there are signs of life as travelers seek safe options, often outdoors, to travel again. As vaccines increase, so does the enthusiasm for travel and the opportunities for revitalized economic development. Many people are looking for a reliable alternative to working from home or remote school; others
Beer, politics and identity — the chequered history behind Namibian brewing success A bottle of Windhoek Lager beer stands on the terrace of Hotel Thule in Windhoek. Oliver Berg/picture alliance via Getty Images Paul Nugent, University of Edinburgh A concise history of the beer industry in Namibia written by history scholar Tycho Van
About 20 percent of the U.S. population has received at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot as the pace of inoculations in the United States sharply climbs. Here is a look at the vaccines that have been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration and where some other vaccine candidates stand. How many vaccines
At an informative level, the highlighted aspect during the first few months of the pandemic was the leading role of experts in “the need for authorised voices that can somehow contextualise what is happening, especially in a situation of uncertainty”, notes researcher Raúl Magallón, from the UC3M’s Department of Communication and Media Studies,
South Africa plans to spend $712 million to vaccinate some 67% of its 60 million people to control the country’s COVID-19 battle and get the economy to rebound from its decline of 7.2% last year. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the vaccination drive will help South Africa’s economy, the most developed in sub-Saharan
Clubhouse didn’t reply to a request from WIRED for remark by press time about its current safety stumbles. In a press release to the Stanford Web Observatory researchers, Clubhouse detailed particular modifications it deliberate to make to strengthen its safety, together with slicing off pings to servers in China and strengthening its encryption.