MORE than 370,000 homes are without power in the US state of Louisiana due to a pounding from Hurricane Laura. The BBC reported that Laura, one of the strongest storms to ever hit the US Gulf Coast, caused flash flooding and half a million residents were advised to leave parts of Texas and Louisiana. […]
BRENTON Tarrant, the man charged for killing 51 Muslims at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, the first time such a ruling has been delivered in the country. Reuters reported that Christchurch High Court Judge Cameron Mander said Tarrant had shown no remorse and […]Read More
CLASHES continue in the US state of Wisconsin, with buildings and cars set on fire, after the police shooting of a black man. According to the BBC, 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was shot multiple times in the back as he tried to enter a vehicle in the city of Kenosha on Sunday, was in […]Read More
AN antibody-based vaccine is being tested by British drugmaker AstraZeneca for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19. Reuters reported that the company said through the testing they would be able to ascertain whether AZD7442, a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), was safe for use. The study was being done on 48 healthy persons, […]Read More
THE use of blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients as treatment for the virus has been authorised by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). Al Jazeera reported that the announcement came on Sunday, a day after President Donald Trump blamed the FDA for blocking the rollout of vaccines and therapeutics to treat […]Read More
A police shooting of a black man has reignited protests in the United states, this time in the state of Wisconsin. The BBC reported that officers said they were responding to a domestic dispute but videos posted online showed Jacob Blake shot in the back trying to get into a car in Kenosha. Blake was taken […]Read More
MORE than 10,000 firefighters are battling wildfires which have killed six people in California. The BBC reported that the worst of the hundreds of fires were in the mountains to the south and east of San Francisco. The fires were thought to have started by lightning strikes amidst an historic heat wave. Hundreds of […]Read More
JOE Biden is the Democrats choice to fight Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential elections in the United States (US). The BBC reported that Biden was appointed at the party’s convention, following testimonials from elder statesmen. They were former Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter as well as former State Secretary Colin […]Read More
HUNDREDS of tonnes of fuel have spilled off the coast of Mauritius and rough seas are hindering clean-up operations. The BBC reported that the MV Wakashio vessel ran aground on a coral reef on July 25, with 4,000 tonnes of oil, which caused an ecological emergency. Over the weekend, the ship split in […]Read More
MILLIONS of children are at risk of contracting Covid-19 when school reopens, due to a lack of basic hand washing facilities. According to Al Jazeera, this warning was given by the World Health Organization (WHO). Last week, a joint report published by WHO and UNICEF, the UN’s children fund, showed that 43 % of […]Read More