Category Archives: Science
Kerry rallies global climate push as uncertainty grows in US
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — John Kerry is everywhere and on the move at a fateful U.N. climate summit. President Joe
Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.
Inslee: WSU coach ‘just wrong’ in claims about vaccine order
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is disputing Nick Rolovich's statements that the Democrat targeted the former Washington State University football coach with his statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all public employees.
N.B. health-care workers turned away after back-to-work order: union
Several striking New Brunswick health-care sector employees were turned away from their jobs hours after the province issued an emergency order sending them back to work, the union representing the civil servants said Saturday. Local presidents within...
Poles protest strict abortion law after pregnant woman dies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Protesters turned out in Warsaw and in many other Polish cities Saturday to decry the country's restrictive abortion law, which they say has led to the death of a young mother with pregnancy that had medical
Ukraine COVID-19 deaths hit record amid low vaccination rate
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's health ministry on Saturday reported a one-day record of 793 deaths from COVID-19. Ukraine has
Quebec reports 688 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 688 new cases of COVID-19 today and four deaths attributed to the virus. Health officials say COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by 11 to 229, while the number of people in intensive care declined by six to 51. The...
Austria to bar unvaccinated from restaurants as cases rise
VIENNA (AP) — Unvaccinated people in Austria who also haven't had COVID-19 will no longer be allowed to enter restaurants, hotels and hair salons or attend public events larger than 25 people under new rules that take effect Monday, the
Canadians set back clocks this weekend as debate over seasonal time changes continues
Most Canadians have the chance to catch up on some sleep when clocks move back an hour Sunday, but an Ontario politician is optimistic it could be the last time for the country’s most populous province. Jeremy Roberts, who represents the
New infections hit record as Russia’s COVID-19 wave persists
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's COVID-19 cases hit another one-day record as the country struggles to contain a wave of infections and deaths that has persisted for more than a month.
