But three months on, Covid cases and deaths are spiking across the country. Only about 26 million people have been fully vaccinated out of a population of 1.4 billion, and about 124 million have received a single dose. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has cancelled exports, reneging on international commitments. […]
Month: April 2021
Shasta Pomeroy isn’t only the first Fairbanks crime scene investigator, she’s the first in the state. Source link
A Nigerian woman in Italy nearly lost her son as the authorities questioned her parenting style. Source link
“I was desperate. I panicked,” the 35-year-old from Lahore, Pakistan, told the BBC over the phone. “My mother was still waiting for her second dose of the vaccine, so I thought my turn would never come. I thought to myself, I will just buy whatever vaccine is available.” Source link
As the pandemic continues to devastate, one Asian island has emerged as the best place to ride it out. Source link
Around 1,000 of the world’s rivers are the source of 80% of the global ocean plastic pollution, according to a new study. The research was carried out by The Ocean Cleanup, who are developing technology to remove plastic waste from the Pacific Ocean, as well as from rivers themselves. The […]
The actor tells Oprah Winfrey transitioning made him “feel comfortable in my body for the first time”. Source link
High school students among those killed in the blast in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. Source link
নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদন: করোনার শৃঙ্খল ভাঙতে রাশ টেনেছে রাজ্য সরকার (West Bengal State Govt)। অনির্দিষ্ট কালের জন্য বন্ধ হয়েছে সমস্ত সিনেমা হল, শপিং মল, বিউটি পার্লার, রেস্তরাঁ, বার, ক্রীড়াঙ্গন, জিম, স্পা এবং সাঁতার প্রশিক্ষণ কেন্দ্র। তারপরই সন্ধেয় মদের দোকানের সামনে দেখা গেল লম্বা লাইন। গতবছর লকডাউন (Lockdown) ওঠার পর মদের দোকানের […]
Zoë Roth, 21, will use the money from the sale of a 2005 image of her to pay her student loan. Source link