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People attend the Cruilla music festival in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, July 9, 2021. — courtesy Twitter
Curfews return in Spain as infections soar in young people
MADRID — Spanish regions are bringing back curfews as well as restrictions on socializing and nightlife to contain a sharp rise in coronavirus infections as the fast-spreading Delta variant races through the country's unvaccinated young people.Catalonia and Valencia, two Mediterranean coast regions with major virus outbreaks, are limiting social gatherings to 10 people and restoring late-night restrictions on all activities, while the northern region of Asturias on Monday banned indoor bar and restaurants operations.Fueled by parties to mark the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, Spain's two-week COVID-19 caseload is now over three times higher among people under 30 than the average.The closely watched variable rose nationally on Monday to 368 cases per 100,000...
July 13, 2021

Curfews return in Spain as infections soar in young people

France's antitrust regulator has fined Google nearly $600 million and given the company two months to come up with proposals on how to pay publishers for their content or face more punishment. — Courtesy file photo
France hits Google with a $600 million fine
LONDON — France's antitrust regulator has fined Google nearly $600 million and given the company two months to come up with proposals on how to pay publishers for their content or face more punishment. The regulator said in a statement on Tuesday that Google had disregarded several injunctions related to the tech company's negotiations with French news publishers. Google was fined €500 million ($592 million) over its failure to comply. If the search giant does not present compensation offers to publishers within the next two months, it faces additional penalties of up to 900,000 euros ($1.1 million) per day. "When the regulator imposes obligations for a company, it must comply scrupulously, in both the spirit and letter. In this instance, this was unfortunately not the...
July 13, 2021

France hits Google with a $600 million fine

The resignation of a government representative in Belgium has sparked fresh political debate about Islamic headscarves. — courtesy photo
Headscarf debate sparked in Belgium after civil servant's resignation
BRUSSELS — The resignation of a government representative in Belgium has sparked fresh political debate about Islamic headscarves.Ishane Haouach, a Belgian-Moroccan woman, stepped down on Friday from her role as a government commissioner at the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men (IEFH).In justifying her resignation, Haouach said she wanted to "protect herself from cyber harassment" and sexist discrimination.Haouach added that she had been the target of "incessant personal attacks" since she took up the role six weeks ago.Opposition groups had questioned her appointment, as Belgium prohibits any civil servant "in contact with the public" from wearing any religious symbol.But speaking in parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo defended...
July 13, 2021

Headscarf debate sparked in Belgium after civil servant's resignation

A file photo of a Paris restaurant. France has moved to restrict restaurants, cafes and shopping centers to those that have been vaccinated or who have recently tested negative for COVID-19.
France moves to restrict restaurants to those vaccinated or testing negative for COVID-19
PARIS — France has moved to restrict restaurants, cafes and shopping centers to those that have been vaccinated or who have recently tested negative for COVID-19.It was part of a package of measures announced on Monday evening to fight a new wave of COVID infections in the country.President Emmanuel Macron said maximizing COVID vaccinations was key in preventing another lockdown further down the line.“The country is facing a strong resumption of the epidemic touching all our territory,” he said during a televised address against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower.Warning of a new wave of potential hospitalizations in August, he said, “The equation is simple. The more we vaccinate, the less space we leave this virus to circulate.”Some 40 percent of the French population have been...
July 13, 2021

France moves to restrict restaurants to those vaccinated or testing negative for COVID-19

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized for easing COVID-19 restrictions in late June, amid a surge in infections. — Courtesy file photo
Dutch PM Rutte apologizes for lifting COVID-19 restrictions early 
BRUSSELS — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized for easing COVID-19 restrictions in late June, amid a surge in infections. The Netherlands had sped up its de-escalation of restrictions last month, but have seen case numbers rise to their highest levels in 2021. The Dutch government has since re-closed bars and clubs to combat the spike in new cases, driven by the Delta variant. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Rutte conceded that the decision to ease measures had been a "miscalculation". "What we thought was possible turned out to be wrong in practice. We made a miscalculation, we are disappointed about it and we apologize," he said.The decision to reinstate some restrictions — just two weeks after they were lifted — has also led to strong criticism...
July 12, 2021

Dutch PM Rutte apologizes for lifting COVID-19 restrictions early 

Many countries, like Brazil, are still hoping to reach large numbers of unvaccinated people. — courtesy UNICEF/PAHO/Karina Zambrana
COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as Delta variant rips around the world shows ‘disappointing inequality’: WHO
GENEVA — The COVID-19 Delta variant is traveling around the world at a “scorching pace” driving a new spike in cases and deaths, but it’s exposing a ‘hugely uneven and inequitable’ global gap in vaccine supply, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.“We’re in the midst of a growing two-track pandemic where the haves and have-nots within and between countries are increasingly divergent,” underscored Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus.He explained that although the Delta variant was spreading quickly in places with high vaccination coverage, in countries with low vaccination coverage, the situation is particularly bad.“Delta and other highly transmissible variants are driving catastrophic waves of cases, which are translating into high numbers of...
July 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as Delta variant rips around the world shows ‘disappointing inequality’: WHO

While potential benefits of human genome editing include a faster and more accurate diagnosis, it must be used as a safe and ethical tool for public health. — courtesy CDC
UN reports ‘leap forward’ in regulating DNA-altering technology to benefit all
GENEVA — Releasing two companion reports on Monday, the UN health agency has provided the first global recommendations for DNA-altering technology, known as human genome editing, to be used as a safe, effective and ethical public health tool to benefit everyone.“Human genome editing has the potential to advance our ability to treat and cure disease, but the full impact will only be realized if we deploy it for the benefit of all people, instead of fueling more health inequity between and within countries,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO).A representative report The total complement of genes in any organism or cell, is known as its genome.WHO said in a news release that the forward-looking reports are the result of...
July 12, 2021

UN reports ‘leap forward’ in regulating DNA-altering technology to benefit all


A woman sorts French beans that she harvested at a cooperative farm in Taveta, Kenya. — courtesy FAO//Fredrik Lerneryd
Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger
GENEVA — Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children around the world is stunted, UN agencies warned on Monday.New data that represents the first comprehensive global assessment of food insecurity carried out since the coronavirus pandemic began, indicates that the number of people affected by chronic hunger in 2020, rose by more than in the previous five years combined.Reversing this situation will likely take years if not decades, maintained the World Food Program (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.Food system reform call “The pandemic continues to expose...
July 12, 2021

Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger

Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist and the WHO's Technical Lead for COVID-19, tweeted her frustration at the scenes during Sunday's match. — Courtesy file photo
Lack of attention to COVID-19 at EURO 2020 final 'devastating,' says WHO
GENEVA — The lack of thought for the spread of COVID-19 at the UEFA Euro 2020 final was "devastating", the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist and the WHO's Technical Lead for COVID-19, tweeted her frustration at the scenes during Sunday's match. Around 60,000 English and Italian football supporters gathered in London's Wembley Stadium to watch the game, many not wearing facemasks or observing social distancing. Van Kerkhove has expressed concern that the event will increase the spread of COVID-19, including the more contagious Delta variant. "Am I supposed to be enjoying watching transmission happening in front of my eyes?" she tweeted, describing the scenes as...
July 12, 2021

Lack of attention to COVID-19 at EURO 2020 final 'devastating,' says WHO

British police opened investigations on Monday after three Black players who missed penalties in England's defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final received torrents of racist abuse online. — Courtesy photo
Online racist abuse of England players sparks indignation
LONDON — British police opened investigations on Monday after three Black players who missed penalties in England's defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final received torrents of racist abuse online. "This abuse is totally unacceptable, it will not be tolerated and it will be investigated," the Metropolitan police said in a statement. The racist comments have sparked indignation throughout the nation. In a statement, the English Football Association (FA) said it was “appalled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our England players on social media.” England coach Gareth Southgate called the abuse directed at the players “unforgivable.” “We have been a beacon of light in bringing people together, in people being able to relate to the national team,...
July 12, 2021

Online racist abuse of England players sparks indignation

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