Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Lu Ming-che (L) fights with ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Wu Ping-jui (C) as scuffles broke out during voting at the parliament in Taipei on 17 July 2020. The third brawl in a fortnight broke out inside the legislature of Taiwan's parliament.Lawmakers threw punches and water balloons after…
Long before a white police officer killed George Floyd and sparked nationwide outrage, long before Covid-19 began killing Black people at twice the rate of their white counterparts, doctors and health experts were raising alarms that systematic racism is itself a pervasive, deadly pandemic – one that kills both instantaneously and insidiously, burdens Black and…
Deep concern for Africa after Trump stops WHO fundingThe United States is the largest contributor to the WHO, offering more than $400 million each year, which also goes to combat other diseases around the world including polio and malaria.Engel asked Pompeo for a legal justification on the cuts.The United States has already given most funds…
House lawmakers have joined growing calls from influential scientists to approve controversial 'challenge trials' of coronavirus vaccines, that involve deliberately infecting people with the deadly virus. Pressure is mounting on federal agencies to approve the process, as experts say thousands of lives could be saved by speeding up the race to get a vaccine to market.The idea has…
(Newser) – Thirty-five House members have expressed support for intentionally infecting a few hundred people with the coronavirus in an effort to develop a vaccine as quickly as possible. The young and healthy volunteers would first be given either the drug being tested or a placebo, the Hill reports. The alternative is giving subjects the…
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