Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico: Q&A with Marielena Lara
Marielena Lara is a senior physician policy researcher at RAND leading program initiatives to improve the health and social well-being of vulnerable communities. She has spearheaded interdisciplinary teams and multisectoral partnerships in action-oriented implementation and policy research to reduce inequities in health care and community systems. Her projects have benefited children with chronic health conditions, immigrant […]
COVID Nightmare: Hospitals running out of oxygen supply in India’s capital
On Thursday, India reached a dreadful landmark in the COVID-19 pandemic, registering 314,835 new cases on a daily basis, as the pandemic’s second wave and similar spikes elsewhere sparked new concerns about health services’ way to survive. Hospitals throughout northern and western India, including New Delhi, have issued alerts that COVID-19 patients will only have […]
Eutelsat makes a significant investment in OneWeb
Eutelsat has made a significant investment in London-based OneWeb, which is constructing a satellite constellation to produce wireless networks. OneWeb is a worldwide communication system of 650 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. OneWeb, based in London, delivers greater, low-latency connectivity to governments, businesses, and communities worldwide. The Paris-based firm is investing $550 million (£400 million) […]
Premier League clubs have launched a social media boycott in an attempt to reduce abuse
In an attempt to fight bullying and sexism, Premier League, English Football League, and Women’s Super League clubs will participate in a four-day social media boycott. The boycott is set to begin on April 30th, according to the paper. The Football Association and league executives and other organizations, including the anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out, […]
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP.TO) on Saturday welcomed the U.S. Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) decision to uphold a 2001 waiver it granted to Kansas City Southern (KSU.N) being applicable to the merger of the two companies. The two companies will proceed with an application under the standards in the STB’s pre-2001 major merger rules, according to a statement by […]
Porsche plans EV battery cells factory in southern Germany
Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) luxury sports car unit Porsche AG is speeding up its e-mobility drive with plans for a German factory to manufacture battery cells for electric vehicles, its chief executive officer told Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
German prosecutors charge more VW managers in emissions scandal
German prosecutors have charged 15 executives from Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) and a car supplier in connection with the diesel emissions scandal that emerged in 2015, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said on Saturday.
Apple to help workers get COVID-19 shots at its offices
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Friday that it is starting a program to help employees get voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations at the iPhone maker’s offices. The company is working with drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA.O) as its vendor and will open a website for its workers to sign up for appointments, an Apple spokeswoman said. Apple is one […]
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
Syria’s oil ministry said on Saturday that firefighting teams extinguished a fire on an oil tanker off the oil terminal of Baniyas after a suspected drone attack from the direction of Lebanese territorial waters, state media reported.
YouTube blocks access to Ukrainian TV channels tied to Kremlin ally, Ukraine govt says
Three Ukrainian television channels linked to an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin were blocked from broadcasting on Google’s YouTube on Saturday, the Ukrainian government said, following its request to YouTube to have the channels taken down.
