As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus, the White House’s top medical adviser said Sunday. Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now…
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Image Credit: REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Germany’s new government will offer personal and business tax breaks worth at least 30 billion euros ($ 34.1 billion) during this legislative period, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Sunday. “We will relieve people and small and medium-sized businesses by significantly more than 30 billion euros,” Lindner told the Bild am…
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PJ McCarthy, a retired railway worker, whirrs down a shuttered Great Yarmouth shopping street on a mobility scooter, leaving a faint whiff of menthol-scented vapour in his wake. The life-long smoker had a stroke five years ago. Quitting after 35 years was “extremely difficult” but his doctor in the town on England’s East Anglia coast…
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US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) called on AT&T and Verizon Communications on Friday to postpone the planned introduction of the new 5G radio service for January 5th due to aviation safety concerns and FAA Administrator Steve Dickson asked AT&T CEO John Stankey and Verizon CEO…
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The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Jaaa) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. are established to work with the United States, and the Bill Gates Company Company to build a high-tech core reactor in Wyoming, the Yomiuri newspaper reports on Saturday. The parties will sign an agreement for JAEA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries beginning in January to…
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Centuries-old forests dotting the landscape in British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province, have become a battleground for two schools of thought about curbing climate change: one that wants to use their biomass for green power, and another anxious to protect carbon-absorbing trees. Scientists and campaigners are putting the provincial government under increasing pressure to preserve older…
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An urgent warning is issued for iPad and iPhone users due to looming privacy and security concerns. Apple developer Kosta Eleftheriou announced that the App Store is home to a number of illegal movie streaming services. Movie trailers and photo filters to fool users. The app encourages users to enter codes or share the app…
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Google Tasks doesn’t get a lot of attention, and it’s not hard to see why. It has very few features and Google Keep can do all it can. However, the tasks can get a little more useful. The new version of the tasks sidebar in a blog post and some useful additions. The Tasks…
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Because of this, Hugo Weaving hasn’t repeated his iconic role as Agent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections. After nearly 20 years, the Matrix franchise finally returned in 2021, with co-creator Lana Wachowski at the helm. While the resulting film polarized both critics and fans, the backlash is certainly not as harsh as The Matrix Revolutions,…
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The UK’s drive to decarbonise the energy sector faces a big test within weeks when a minister rules on whether two wind farms off a tranquil area of England’s east coast should go ahead despite strong opposition from locals about the onshore elements of the projects. ScottishPower’s planning application for the two projects off the…
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