Category Archives: Science
Algerian minister urges COVID vaccination amid virus surge
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s health minister on Tuesday urged people to get vaccinated and save hospitals from collapse as the North African nation faces a surge of COVID-19 infections.
Hospitalization numbers for COVID-19 continue to rise in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health says that while hospitalizations continue to rise, they are below original projections, which indicates people have responded to the call to reduce their contacts. Dr. Jennifer Russell confi...
Georgia bill would ban abortion pills by mail, require exams
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia have introduced a bill that bans the delivery of abortion pills by mail. It would require anyone who wants to use abortion pills to visit a doctor in advance and then return to pick
Dutch government eases lockdown despite soaring infections
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Rutte further eased the Netherlands' coronavirus lockdown, allowing bars, restaurants, museums, theaters and other venues to reopen from Wednesday for the first time this year.
K-12 students in N.L. are back in school after three weeks of learning from home
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador students in kindergarten through Grade 12 packed their book bags and headed to school Tuesday for the first time since the holiday break began in December. The provincial government announced last week their...
Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut — One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 people live, are closed and travel is restricted. Ch...
US warns that chip shortage could shut down factories
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Companies
Trucker convoy opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates gets large greeting in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — A large convoy of truck drivers and supporters making its way to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates was greeted by a throng of supporters Tuesday on the outskirts of Winnipeg. Some waved signs while others handed out sandwiches,
DeSantis blasts FDA for halting drugs ineffective on omicron
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed Tuesday for coronavirus patients to continue receiving antibody treatments deemed ineffective against the omicron variant, vowing to fight White House health regulators in his latest feud with P...
RFK Jr. apologizes after condemnation for Anne Frank comment
Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized Tuesday for suggesting things are worse for people today than they were for Anne Frank, the teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp after hiding with her family in a secret annex
