live this life and forget your age : 2020

jeudi 31 décembre 2020

China is guarding ancient bat caves against journalists and scientists seeking to discover the origins of the coronavirus

Hollywood way ahead of this with Mobius. Creating a worldwide pandemic as buzz for the forthcoming movie Mobius is the most expensive PR campaign in history. The producers of WWZ are kicking themselves now, saying "Why didn't we think of that?!"

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China is guarding ancient bat caves against journalists and scientists seeking to discover the origins of the coronavirus

Two dormant volcanoes on Martinique and St. Vincent and the Grenadines begin to rumble and smoke

Users often report submissions from this site and ask us to ban it for sensationalized articles. At r/worldnews, we oppose blanket banning any news source. Readers have a responsibility to be skeptical, check sources, and comment on any flaws.

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Two dormant volcanoes on Martinique and St. Vincent and the Grenadines begin to rumble and smoke

Crowds throng Wuhan, where coronavirus pandemic began, to celebrate New Year

Even if they have it under control, this seems like a terrible idea? Or is that just me. Countries that have contained it have earned every right to celebrate. Good on them.

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Crowds throng Wuhan, where coronavirus pandemic began, to celebrate New Year

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Trump was briefed that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan

Proxy war in Afghanistan? Again? 2021 off to a roaring start. Spoiler: he doesn’t fucking care.

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Australia's national anthem changed to reflect 'stories of the many First Nations peoples'

It’s the least they should do. If only they would change more. It’s not really reflective of Australia at all

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Trump was briefed that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan

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Australia's national anthem changed to reflect 'stories of the many First Nations peoples'

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U.S. demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years because of her family members’ human rights activism

Ccp needs to be shut down. So do most, powerful governments.

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r/worldnews - Father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit

French redditors, please petition your government to say 'non'. Merci. Everyone can be famous for 15 minutes. We are out of the Eu for 20 years.

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France to deploy 100,000 police on New Year's Eve to impose 8pm curfew

It’s so much more festive with the assault rifle. Ironically, the streets of France are full of 100,000 people during 8pm curfew.

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U.S. demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years because of her family members’ human rights activism

Ccp needs to be shut down. So do most, powerful governments. via Pocket https://ift.tt/3b2d7gt

r/worldnews - Father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit

French redditors, please petition your government to say 'non'. Merci. Everyone can be famous for 15 minutes. We are out of the Eu for 20 years. via Pocket https://ift.tt/3n4K5yQ

France to deploy 100,000 police on New Year's Eve to impose 8pm curfew

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Thailand becomes first country to ban eating and drinking on domestic flights due to COVID-19

OK I haven’t been on a plane in a while but people are eating on them?? WTF The worst tragedy is that it's Thai food we're talking about. This Covid thing has gone too damn far. via Pocket https://ift.tt/3pA1AsC

New COVID-19 strain spreading faster than all forecasts - Irish PM

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Extinct woolly rhinoceros found frozen in Siberian permafrost

New COVID-19 strain spreading faster than all forecasts - Irish PM

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Extinct woolly rhinoceros found frozen in Siberian permafrost

mercredi 30 décembre 2020

Sri Lanka opens borders to tourists, and the very first batch has covid positives

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In less than 2 weeks, Israel has vaccinated 10% of its population against Corona

To be fair, it’s a tiny country. Yep, but Bahrain is 4 times smaller and only got 3% while being way richer. Israel got 9m citizens, so yeah, pretty small (like NJ)

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r/worldnews - Antibiotics banned in UK but fed to US animals ‘may undermine drugs for cancer, Covid and infections’: Ban on hormone beef and chlorinated chicken in UK-US trade deal would not be enough to protect consumers, report warns.

Sri Lanka opens borders to tourists, and the very first batch has covid positives

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In less than 2 weeks, Israel has vaccinated 10% of its population against Corona

To be fair, it’s a tiny country. Yep, but Bahrain is 4 times smaller and only got 3% while being way richer. Israel got 9m citizens, so yeah, pretty small (like NJ) via Pocket https://ift.tt/2WZo3mw

r/worldnews - Antibiotics banned in UK but fed to US animals ‘may undermine drugs for cancer, Covid and infections’: Ban on hormone beef and chlorinated chicken in UK-US trade deal would not be enough to protect consumers, report warns.

Apple removes app promoting private parties in pandemic

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 77%. (I'm a bot) An American app that promoted private parties during the coronavirus pandemic has been removed from the Apple App Store.

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Norway landslide: At least 10 people injured and 26 missing, police say

Or am I wrong and fuck the missing persons? This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)

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Air travellers entering Canada must have a negative COVID-19 test before arrival

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Apple removes app promoting private parties in pandemic

Norway landslide: At least 10 people injured and 26 missing, police say

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Air travellers entering Canada must have a negative COVID-19 test before arrival

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Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong

The human rights situation in China has deteriorated severely under the autocratic rule, especially for religious believers.

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r/worldnews - 'How can you not get upset about dead dolphins': Australian researchers find a new fatal 'skin disease' caused by environmental factors, including freshwater

UW Seattle just discovered that a chemical additive to car tires was killing salmon. Hopefully whatever is killing dolphins can be identified and resolved.

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Radiation levels at Fukushima plant far worse than was thought : The Asahi Shimbun

Exceedingly high radiation levels found inside crippled reactor buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were labeled by nuclear regulators as an “extremely serious” challenge to the shutdown process and overall decommissioning of the site.

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Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong

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r/worldnews - 'How can you not get upset about dead dolphins': Australian researchers find a new fatal 'skin disease' caused by environmental factors, including freshwater

UW Seattle just discovered that a chemical additive to car tires was killing salmon. Hopefully whatever is killing dolphins can be identified and resolved. via Pocket https://ift.tt/3o2mIaG

Radiation levels at Fukushima plant far worse than was thought : The Asahi Shimbun

Overworked Japanese nurses quitting as they face discrimination from neighbours over Covid

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 66%. (I'm a bot) I'm in the US. My job is considered essential and I've been working as normal all year. via Pocket https://ift.tt/3rB8O1k

UN calls Trump’s Blackwater pardons an ‘affront to justice’

" Donald Trump’s pardon of four American security guards convicted of killing Iraqi civilians, including two children, in Baghdad in 2007 was “an affront to justice”, United Nations human rights experts have said.

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U.S. confirms first case of the new Covid strain discovered in UK

In Colorado. Why does US have to confirm that? NHS can do that themselves.

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UN calls Trump’s Blackwater pardons an ‘affront to justice’

U.S. confirms first case of the new Covid strain discovered in UK

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r/worldnews - Japan's new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, says he plans to make coronavirus measures mandatory for the first time, punish rule violators and provide economic compensation as his government struggles to slow the ongoing virus upsurge.

A moment of silence for Japan. It has collapsed into socialism. This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)

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r/worldnews - Japan's new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, says he plans to make coronavirus measures mandatory for the first time, punish rule violators and provide economic compensation as his government struggles to slow the ongoing virus upsurge.

A moment of silence for Japan. It has collapsed into socialism. This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot) via Pocket https://ift.tt/34THiSO

The UK has reported another 53,135 cases of coronavirus, the highest recorded daily total since the pandemic began

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to here it, does it still make a sound? There are many not following the safety measures and there are many who may be contagious but cannot afford to isolate.

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Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region

The disappointment of 2018 feels like nothing in comparison to the joy I'm experiencing right now. Fucking finally. I'm so happy now for my country. Argentine women are going to have the possibility to choose. I'm really proud.

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