Category Archives: Science
Australia regulator demands face-scanning firm delete photos
An Australian privacy authority has ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop scanning the faces of Australians and destroy the images and related data it has already collected.
N.L. reports one case of COVID-19, cyberattack hampers test scheduling and reporting
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new case of COVID-19 as officials grapple with a cyberattack on the health-care network. The province's chief medical officer of health says the case announced today involves a person under ...
Quebec backtracks on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health-care workers
MONTREAL — The Quebec government was forced to backtrack Wednesday on its vaccine mandate for health-care workers, saying the loss of unvaccinated employees would have a devastating effect on the system. Following through on a threat to suspend unvacc...
Ukrainians protest against vaccination as COVID cases soar
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than a thousand people blocked several streets in the center of the Ukrainian capital Wednesday, protesting against COVID-19 vaccine certificates and state-imposed restrictions aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus. ...
US puts new controls on Israeli spyware company NSO Group
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday it is putting new export limits on Israel's NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, saying its tools have been used to “conduct transnational repression.”
Health Canada reviewing AstraZeneca antibody drug to prevent symptomatic COVID-19
OTTAWA — AstraZeneca has asked Health Canada to review a new long-acting antibody combination that could be used to prevent symptomatic COVID-19. If approved, it would be the first antibody protection of its kind in Canada. The company says its clinica...
Ontario to eventually offer booster COVID-19 doses to all
TORONTO — Ontario plans to eventually offer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all residents, with the next priority group able to book appointments starting Saturday based on a higher risk of waning immunity. There are 2.75 million people who will
Nova Scotia grants eight-week grace period on mandatory vaccination in public sector
HALIFAX — Public sector workers in Nova Scotia are getting eight more weeks to show proof of vaccination after the province decided to extend its Nov. 30 deadline. Officials said Wednesday that the province's 11,000 civil servants were informed last we...
German health minister seeks to step up booster shots
Germany's health minister called Wednesday for booster vaccinations to be stepped up and for more frequent checks of people's vaccination or test status as new COVID-19 infections increase.
The Latest: Britain’s government: ‘end of coal is in sight’
The latest on U.N. climate summit COP26 in Glasgow: GLASGOW, Scotland — Britain’s government has claimed that the “end of
