Dogs detect coronavirus fast and reliably — why not use them everywhere?
Finnish researchers say their canine sniffer experts can detect COVID-19 quickly and cheaply but, so far, their skills are hardly used to control the pandemic. https://p.dw.com/p/3kCYb
Finnish researchers say their canine sniffer experts can detect COVID-19 quickly and cheaply but, so far, their skills are hardly used to control the pandemic. https://p.dw.com/p/3kCYb
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Dogs detect coronavirus fast and reliably — why not use them everywhere?
Finnish researchers say their canine sniffer experts can detect COVID-19 quickly and cheaply but, so far, their skills are hardly used to control the pandemic. Teri Schultz wonders: Who is not letting the dogs out?
Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections. Spain was hit hard during the first wave of the pandemic earlier this year and imposed a much more restrictive lockdown - one of the toughest in the world.
Like many other European regions, however, it has been hit by a second wave of infections. In Italy, new restrictions were also announced on Sunday. The government said the steady rise in cases there was causing a huge strain on the country's health services. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54682222
Like many other European regions, however, it has been hit by a second wave of infections. In Italy, new restrictions were also announced on Sunday. The government said the steady rise in cases there was causing a huge strain on the country's health services. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54682222
BBC News
Covid: Spain imposes national night-time curfew to curb infections
As well as a night-time curfew, travel between regions can be banned under the emergency measures.
A piece of music composed by a former music teacher with dementia is to be released as a single after he recorded it with the BBC Philharmonic orchestra.
Paul Harvey, 80, originally improvised the composition after being given four notes to play by his son. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54684038
Paul Harvey, 80, originally improvised the composition after being given four notes to play by his son. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54684038
BBC News
Paul Harvey: Single gives 'new lease of life' to composer with dementia
The BBC Philharmonic orchestra records Paul Harvey's song after a clip of his piano playing went viral.
A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Justice Department's effort to effectively end a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump brought by a longtime magazine columnist who has alleged he raped her in a luxury department store dressing room, paving the way for the case to proceed. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/27/politics/e-jean-carroll-defamation-lawsuit-trump/index.html
CNN
Judge denies DOJ effort to end E. Jean Carroll defamation suit against Trump
A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Justice Department's effort to effectively end a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump brought by a longtime magazine columnist who has alleged he raped her in a luxury department store dressing room, paving…
Experts say that a new civil conflict will look nothing like the last American Civil War, but that the country is on the verge of large scale political violence. https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjp48x/is-the-us-already-in-a-new-civil-war
Vice
Is the U.S. Already in a New Civil War?
Experts say that a new civil conflict will look nothing like the last American Civil War, but that the country is on the verge of large scale political violence.
Justin Trudeau says pandemic 'really sucks' - As cases rise in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offers a blunt assessment of the global health crisis and predicts a tough winter ahead. https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idPTvj?now=true
Reuters
Justin Trudeau says pandemic 'really sucks' | Reuters Video
As cases rise in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offers a blunt assessment of the global health crisis and predicts a tough winter ahead.
Populists who argue the coronavirus is harmless are dangerous and irresponsible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, defending a circuit break lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. https://reut.rs/3kHOirZ
U.S.
Merkel lashes out at populists who say coronavirus is harmless
Populists who argue the coronavirus is harmless are dangerous and irresponsible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, defending a circuit break lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the virus.
France is increasing security at religious sites as the interior minister said Tuesday that the country faces a “very high” risk of terrorist threats, amid growing geopolitical tensions following the beheading of a teacher who showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. https://apnews.com/article/turkey-emmanuel-macron-france-islamism-europe-d23aa758aa7f9eccf73cbb227f705608
AP NEWS
France tightens security amid fallout from teacher beheading
PARIS (AP) — France is increasing security at religious sites as the interior minister said Tuesday that the country faces a “very high” risk of terrorist threats, amid growing geopolitical...
It’s time for a change for most of the United States.
The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday.
Until almost next spring, in states red and blue and in between, it’ll be lighter earlier in the morning and darker earlier in the evening. https://apnews.com/article/fall-back-clock-november-1-af0206b95c17458dd01e6a68de66a701
The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday.
Until almost next spring, in states red and blue and in between, it’ll be lighter earlier in the morning and darker earlier in the evening. https://apnews.com/article/fall-back-clock-november-1-af0206b95c17458dd01e6a68de66a701
AP NEWS
Time for a change to America, on our clocks and watches
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's time for a change for most of the United States. The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time...
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said.
The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54761824
The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54761824
BBC News
Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90
He was the first to bring James Bond to the big screen and played the role seven times.
How social media is preparing for US election chaos. There aren't many in the US who are sure there'll be an election result on the night.
Due to unprecedented numbers of postal votes, there could be days - possibly weeks - between the end of voting and the declared result.
And in that period of uncertainty there are fears of civil unrest.
Both sides could claim victory, and misinformation about the result could be rife.
The worry is that anger, fake news and hate speech on social media could inflame tensions.
So what is Big Tech planning to do about it? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54738873
Due to unprecedented numbers of postal votes, there could be days - possibly weeks - between the end of voting and the declared result.
And in that period of uncertainty there are fears of civil unrest.
Both sides could claim victory, and misinformation about the result could be rife.
The worry is that anger, fake news and hate speech on social media could inflame tensions.
So what is Big Tech planning to do about it? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54738873
BBC News
How social media is preparing for US election chaos
Social media companies are making plans in case of unrest after election day.
In the heart of the city of Mainz - on a street with the promising name "At the Goldmine” – a vaccine candidate called BNT162b2 is fermenting in a bioreactor located safely behind security checkpoints and sterility barriers. It is a "nucleoside-modified messenger RNA" candidate that "encodes an optimized SARS-CoV-2 full length spike glycoprotein." In other words, it is perhaps the first legitimate coronavirus vaccine in the world. https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-challenges-we-face-once-a-coronavirus-vaccine-is-found-a-3f076abd-6b3b-4a45-a619-f03699397ce6
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The Challenges We Face Once a Coronavirus Vaccine Is Found - DER SPIEGEL - International
Several coronavirus vaccine candidates could soon be approved and German Health Minister Jens Spahn has begun making plans to inoculate millions of people. But the challenges remain immense and the virus will be with us for quite some time to come.
Canada plans to bring in more than 1.2 million new immigrants over the next three years, the federal immigration minister said on Friday, as the country tries to fill gaps in its labour market and boost the economy, both hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/30/canada-aims-to-bring-in-over-1-2-immigrants-over-next-3-years
Aljazeera
Canada aims to bring in over 1.2 million immigrants over 3 years
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says plan seeks to fill workforce shortages and boost Canada’s economy.
The 2020 U.S. presidential election presents risks not seen in recent history. It is conceivable that violence could erupt during voting or protracted ballot counts. Officials should take extra precautions; media and foreign leaders should avoid projecting a winner until the outcome is certain. https://www.crisisgroup.org/united-states/004-us-presidential-election-managing-risks-violence
Crisis Group
The U.S. Presidential Election: Managing the Risks of Violence
The 2020 U.S. presidential election presents risks not seen in recent history. It is conceivable that violence could erupt during voting or protracted ballot counts. Officials should take extra precautions; media and foreign leaders should avoid projecting…
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, the ingredients for unrest are present. The electorate is polarised, both sides frame the stakes as existential, violent actors could disrupt the process and protracted contestation is possible. President Donald Trump’s often incendiary rhetoric suggests he will more likely stoke than calm tensions. https://youtu.be/UuUa6h98iDw
YouTube
Crisis Group Turns Focus to Risk of Electoral Violence in the U.S.
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, the ingredients for unrest are present. The electorate is polarised, both sides frame the stakes as existential, violent actors could disrupt the process and protracted contestation is possible. President Donald…
A train driver in the Netherlands has had a lucky escape thanks to a fortuitously placed art installation.
A metro train in Spijkenisse, near the city of Rotterdam, crashed through a barrier at the end of the tracks shortly before midnight on Sunday.
But rather than plummeting 10m (32ft) into the water below, the train was left suspended dramatically in the air. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54780430
A metro train in Spijkenisse, near the city of Rotterdam, crashed through a barrier at the end of the tracks shortly before midnight on Sunday.
But rather than plummeting 10m (32ft) into the water below, the train was left suspended dramatically in the air. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54780430
BBC News
Whale sculpture catches crashed Dutch metro train
A metro train that crashed through a barrier near Rotterdam is left suspended thanks to a sculpture.
The virus that causes COVID-19 was present in New York City long before the city's first case of the disease was confirmed on March 1, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report. Their study found that more than 1.7 million New Yorkers—about 20 percent of the city's population—have already been infected with the virus, known as SARS-CoV-2, and that the infection fatality rate of the virus is close to 1 percent, ten times deadlier than the flu. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-million-yorkers-infected-sars-cov-virus.html
Medicalxpress
Study finds 1.7 million New Yorkers have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and virus was in NYC earlier than reported
The virus that causes COVID-19 was present in New York City long before the city's first case of the disease was confirmed on March 1, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report. ...
A US presidential election always courts massive global interest, with the eventual winner playing a leading role on the world stage.
In fact, the decision of the American people every four years can transform the country's foreign policy and its approach to its allies and enemies alike.
So it's no wonder that countries around the world have been paying close attention to the neck-and-neck race for the White House. https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54808504
In fact, the decision of the American people every four years can transform the country's foreign policy and its approach to its allies and enemies alike.
So it's no wonder that countries around the world have been paying close attention to the neck-and-neck race for the White House. https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54808504
BBC News
US Election 2020: How the world is reacting to knife-edge vote
With the crucial vote neck and neck, here's how world leaders and global media are responding.
US election 2020: Donald Trump's speech fact-checked https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54837926
BBC News
US election 2020: Donald Trump's speech fact-checked
The president made a string of claims but provided little evidence.
People are literally crying of joy in front of the White House - while President Trump is still golfing in Virginia https://twitter.com/inespohl/status/1325148876807020544
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Ines Pohl
People are literally crying of joy in front of the White House - while President Trump is still golfing in Virginia #Election2020results