NEW ZEALAND, WHICH has completely stamped out the coronavirus, plans to reopen its borders to international visitors early next year. Officials also said they would delay second shots of the Pfizer vaccine in order to speed up first shots to protect more people as the threat of the Delta variant grows. New Zealands success in…
Nowhere is safe. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in a recent report that climate change and its consequences are here to stay, is there still an opportunity to mitigate some of the dangers and to get back to a place of relative safety for humanity? The challenge of surviving the next…
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When someone mentioned to me that Xiaomi was launching its own robot dog, my mind immediately went to Sonys Aibo. And honestly, it would have been difficult to be more wrong. Now that the news has been out for a few days, the companys heard all of your bad Black Mirror jokes, dont worry. And,…
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday excoriated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as “overrated” over the Kentucky Republican’s support of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that is poised to clear the upper chamber Tuesday. Trump, who has criticized the bipartisan plan for weeks, this weekend called for McConnell to push for a better bill…
PETALING JAYA: While many Malaysians welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the relaxation of several rules for those who have been fully vaccinated, medical experts preferred to remain cautious. Universiti Malaya epidemiology and public health expert Dr Sanjay Rampal said this is a very challenging time for the management of…
A Toronto physician, spoken word poet, and advocate for diversity in medicine and medical education reform, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, has become one of six globally who have received their very own, one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls, part of the Barbie Role Model Program. Having this Barbie represent being a Black female doctor really is such an…
The BC Ministry of Health reported 342 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, August 4th. There have been 150,973 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. New cases were reported in these health regions: Vancouver Coastal Health: 57 Fraser Health: 66 Island Health: 32 Interior Health: 171 Northern Health: 13 Resident outside Canada: 3 There…
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Canada’s health authority has given the green light to mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines, but as the world reopens, not all are recognizing a mix of vaccines from different makers as fully vaccinated, despite millions of Canadians doing so. Here’s who has announced so far they do not accept mixed vaccines. Cruises The Centre for Disease Control…
Mini LED TVs are coming to New Zealand. Photo / TCLOPINION: Buying a television these days is a complex endeavour, if you’re trying to get the best viewing experience for your buck. There are acronyms to decipher, like working out which type of LED (lightemitting diode, the little semiconductors used to create the image) technology…
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The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have been officially teased by Google, complete with renders of the new phones, UI, and details about their new Tensor SoC (system on chip). The Tensor is Googles first custom processor, allowing the company to join the ranks of Apple silicon and Samsung with Exynos. Having control over…
