The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission has given a $25,000 grant to the Historical Society of Perry County that will be used to continue planning for the preservation of the Clarks Ferry Tavern in Duncannon, according to a commission announcement. “Our thanks to the Friends of Clark’s Ferry Tavern, our […]
Month: October 2020
Medigen’s COVID-19 Vaccine Combined with Dynavax’s CpG 1018 Adjuvant Receives Taiwan Government Subsidy with First Participant Dosed in Early October
TAPEI, Taiwan and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation (MVC) (TPEx: 6547.TWO), a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and production of vaccines and biologics, and Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines, today announced that MVC has obtained a […]
Apps like TikTok harming society’s values, should be blocked: PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is of the view that social media apps like TikTok are badly harming the society’s values and should be blocked, Information Minister Shibli Faraz said in an interview with The News. While talking to the publication, Shibli Faraz said, “PM Imran is extremely concerned about […]
Government publishes full list of local alert levels by area
The government has released the full list of the local coronavirus alert levels by area after Boris Johnson announced the new three-tiered system in Parliament. © Provided by The Independent Under the new system, different areas of England will be split up into medium, high and very high alert levels, […]
Bristol’s Colston society to end after 275 years at the end of this year | West Country
The Colston Society – the original group set up in the name of Bristol-born slave trader Edward Colston – is to be disbanded. In a narrow margin, following a survey in July and August, members of the registered charity voted to close the group completely, rather than continue with a […]
Malaysia’s Anwar Set to Meet King in Bid to Form New Government
(Bloomberg) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will meet the king on Tuesday in a bid to prove he’s got the numbers to form a new government, even as the current ruling bloc says the move will fail. Anwar last month announced he commanded a “formidable majority” of the nation’s […]
Technology, education and society
Jamaica needs properly to enter the era of information technology. There are manifestations of interest in information technology, largely among technical experts, some professionals, tech-savvy students, and others, but the society’s IT competence remains limited. Digital native youngsters have expectations of exposure to the latest, affordable items from the […]
Coinbase Announces Employee Departures Amid Political Speech Policy
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has made a mark in the industry for bucking against several trends when other companies toe the line. However, its recent direction concerning employees and political speech could harm its recruitments in the future. Capping Political Speech from Employees Earlier this week, Coinbase announced that it would […]
Federal Government looking into reports Chinese energy providers told to stop importing Australian coal
The Federal Government is looking into reports that Chinese state-owned energy providers and steel mills have been told to stop importing Australian coal. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said he had seen the reports, and that the Government had reached out to China for more information. “We don’t have evidence to […]
A Parents’ Guide to Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
Disney princesses get an upgrade in the Disney+ original movie Secret Society of Second-Born Royals, which premiered on Disney+ on Sept. 25. The fearless princesses and princes in this live-action film actually join a top-secret training program reserved for second-born royals, with one goal: to save the world! (No sleeping […]
Sierra Leone: Social Media-New Power of Political Influence
Social Media’s negative impact on political process isn’t just a matter of their content – which includes intentional misinformation and hate speeches directed toward certain groups. They have turned into a mechanism for political indoctrination, suggesting through sheer repetition that a certain cabal is threatening to take over the “World”. […]
Bond Market’s Reflation Bets Face Risk of a Divided Government
(Bloomberg) — Even the bond bears are starting to wave warning flags about the degree to which markets are leaning toward a clear win by Democrat Joe Biden in next month’s presidential election, with his party also taking control of Congress. Load Error Not long ago, investors were bracing for […]
Keith Olbermann: the Amy Coney Barrett’s of the World Should Be Prosecuted
Former ESPN anchor Keith Olbermann had a normal one Thursday on his political YouTube show, embarking on a 14-minute vituperative journey which called for the (figurative?) prosecution and conviction of each and every archetype of authoritarian evil in his mind—the Amy Coney Barretts of the world included. Olbermann said that […]
Zandile Gumede, accompanied by lawyer, to ANC integrity commission hearing
© Provided by Independent Online (IOL) Durban – Former eThekwini mayor and KZN MPL Zandile Gumede finally got her wish and brought along a legal representative to the hearing by the ANC provincial integrity commission. Gumede on Tuesday appeared before the commission chaired […]
Achieving a functioning society | Philstar.com
Achieving a functioning society When a government controls both the executive and legislative functions, it is easy to pass any law that they want. For example, the law on anti-terrorism has been passed with the justification that it is an effective law. What does effective mean? It depends on […]
Pope Francis’ Response to Current Global Political Realities| National Catholic Register
The recent encyclical of Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti (FT), is another literary behemoth. Its massive size means that, upon an initial reading, it is not possible to take in all of the specific items covered — from immigration to criminal justice to war and peace. It might be better, then, […]
Lawyer blames RCMP for delays in case
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7, 2020. Delon Shurtz Lethbridge herald [email protected] A Calgary lawyer is blaming the RCMP for repeated delays in a criminal case that goes back to January. Jessica Cartwright said Tuesday during a court hearing for her client, Jessie Hugh Flett, that she has requested nine […]
Government wants to protect details of RCMP raid on Montreal company linked to China
Former McGill University professor Ishiang Shih. The Canadian government has gone to the Federal Court in an attempt to protect “sensitive” information about the raid of a Quebec company that was searched by the RCMP as part of an investigation into the alleged diversion of technology with military uses to […]
Over 50s Cry Foul Over Society’s Creeping Ageism
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getty Over 25 million people in the UK – that’s just shy of 40% of the population – are aged over 50. But despite their numbers, many of them feel they are represented poorly in society, especially when it comes to sectors such as fashion, sports and business. SunLife, a […]
Article: US Is the Top Human Rights Violator in the World, and It’s Not Even Close
Republished from The American Herald Tribune Few things are more politicized and distorted in the United States than the subject of human rights. Over the last two generations, the U.S. political class and its conduits in the corporate media have weaponized human rights to serve an imperialist […]