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New coronavirus strain in the UK: How rapidly has it spread? Will it impact Covid-19 vaccination?
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New coronavirus strain in UK: India and several other countries have suspended flights to and from the UK. What mutations have led to the coronavirus variant that has caused concern? How rapidly has it spread? And will it impact vaccination?On Monday India suspended all flights from and to the UK until December 31, amid concerns about a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that is “spreading & growing ... ...more
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New strain of COVID-19 is driving South Africa's resurgence :
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South Africa has announced that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is driving the country's current resurgence of the disease, which is seeing higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The new variant, known as 501.V2, is dominant among new confirmed infections in South Africa, according to health officials and scientists leading the country's virus strategy. "It is ... ...more
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Firefighters From Mexico Arrive To Help Fires In West Coast
Nada Alturki
While the President of the United States has made it very clear that building a wall between Mexico and the US is the only way to keep out drugs and crime from the country, Mexico has now sent firefighters to aid the US wildfires in Oregon. Five firefighters from the Fire Department of Guanajuato in central Mexico, and their mayor, have reportedly landed in Oregon on Thursday. "Mutual help, ... ...more
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Wildfires Remain Untamed In California Due To Prison Inmates Infected With COVID-19
Nada Alturki
A lot of people actually don't know that wildfires are usually fought by prison inmates, usually paid close to nothing at $1.45 a day in California according to the ACLU. When fires get out of control, the state of California takes advantage of its prison labor force made up of incarcerated people. This has apparently been happening since World War II. While the wildfire outbreaks are familiar ... ...more
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3 Main Reasons Behind The Californian Wildfires
Fahadullah Hussaini
Several large fires—the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, CZU Lightning Complex Fire, and the Hennessey Fire, have set major residential and recreational areas of Northern California ablaze, and they do not seem to peter out anytime soon. These massive fires are orchestrated by an amalgamation of factors like climate change, difficult wind conditions, and years of fire suppression. Over the years, ... ...more
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What You Need to Know About the 10,000 Camels in Australia
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The news has been spreading across the internet like wildfire. Headlines have been posted hundreds of times that 'snipers will shoot more than 10,000 camels in Australia.' The headline alone is enough to make any animal lover gasp, but some are misleading. Australian officials report that there is a real need to cull the herds of camels, as distasteful as it may be. First, this is not a random ... ...more