Archive for March, 2021
DENMARK, NORWAY AND ICELAND SUSPEND ASTRAZENECA COVID SHOTS AFTER BLOOD CLOT REPORTS
March 11th, 2021Via: Reuters: Health authorities in Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots following reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who had been vaccinated. Austria earlier stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a […]
Federal Taxes, Spending and Deficit All Set Records Through February
March 11th, 2021Via: CNS News: Federal taxes, federal spending and the federal deficit all set records in the first five months of fiscal 2021 (October through February), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today. This is the first time that the federal deficit has ever exceeded a trillion dollars in the first five months of the […]
Ghost Towns of Fukushima Remain Empty After Decade-Long Rebuild
March 11th, 2021Via: Bloomberg: Laid waste by a nuclear disaster a decade ago, Japan’s Fukushima is still struggling to recover, even as the government tries to bring people and jobs back to former ghost towns by pouring in billions of dollars to decontaminate and rebuild. But reconstruction efforts from the mundane — supermarkets and transport infrastructure — […]
First AI System for Contactless Monitoring of Heart Rhythm Using Smart Speakers
March 11th, 2021Via: University of Washington: UW researchers have developed a new skill for a smart speaker that for the first time monitors both regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact. The system sends inaudible sounds from the speaker out into a room and, based on the way the sounds are reflected back to the speaker, it […]
Japanese Experience Higher Rate of Anaphylaxis After Taking Pfizer COVID Vaccine Than in U.S. and Europe
March 11th, 2021Via: Mainichi: People in Japan who received Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine seem to have suffered anaphylaxis at a higher rate than in the United States and Europe, the minister in charge of vaccination efforts said Wednesday. “It’s true, this seems to be more than in the United States and Europe,” Taro Kono told a parliamentary […]
China, Russia Announce Plan To Build Moon Research Station
March 10th, 2021Via: NPR: China and Russia have announced plans to work together to construct a lunar research station, an ambitious first-ever such space project between the two countries. Russia’s Roscosmos and China’s National Space Administration – the two countries’ respective equivalents of NASA – announced a preliminary agreement on Tuesday to jointly develop the research facility, […]
Canada: New Outbreak of COVID-19 in B.C. Care Home Where Residents and Staff Were Already Vaccinated
March 10th, 2021Your what hurts? Via: CBC: A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Cottonwoods Care Centre in B.C.’s Interior Health region where staff and residents had already received vaccines, the provincial health officer announced Monday The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has confirmed on its website that 82 per cent of residents had […]
Democrat Panel Recommends Permanent Military “Quick Reaction Force” For Capitol
March 10th, 2021Via: Summit News: A Democrat appointed ‘task force’ has issued a report recommending a permanent military security force be stationed around Capitol Hill. The task force, headed up by Army Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Russel L. Honoré, reported back to Nancy Pelosi, suggesting that a “quick reaction force” be formed and put on standby in addition […]
B-1B Bomber Makes Arctic Pit Stop For The First Time
March 10th, 2021Via: The Warzone: A U.S. B-1B bomber has touched down at a Norwegian Air Base above the Arctic Circle for the first time. This comes as the strategic significance of that region only continues to grow. Russia, in particular, is expanding its own military infrastructure in the far north, including improving bases to be better […]
‘Goodbye Newsom’ Chanted By California Protesters As Recall Petition Signed by Nearly 2 Million
March 9th, 2021Via: Newsweek: Protestors hoping to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom have rallied outside the State Capitol, hours after a campaign hoping to unseat the Democrat announced it had gathered enough signatures to trigger a ballot on his future. Hundreds of protestors gathered at the West Steps of the California State Capitol building, in Sacramento, on […]
