Month: April 2021
Indian Vaccines
India’s biggest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, which produces Covishield, complained of shortages of specialised materials from the US, and its chief executive, Adar Poonawalla, appealed to President Joe Biden to end the restrictions and the firm had said that it faced difficulties importing cell culture media, single-use tubing and specialised chemicals. The
Connecting with Nature During Covid-19
The percentage of people increasing their time spent connecting with loved ones outdoors grew over lockdown ,Lockdown has also highlighted societal inequalities that exist in access to private green spaces, such as gardens. wildlife and visiting local green spaces have been even more important to their wellbeing since the coronavirus restrictions began. When Gardening our
Autonomous Cars
Technologies such as Automated Lane Keeping Systems will pave the way for higher levels of automation in future – and these advances will unleash Britain’s potential to be a world leader in the development and use of these technologies, creating essential jobs while ensuring our roads remain among the safest on the planet. The danger
Alphabet Earnings Grow
Analysts had expected a good performance as economies around the world have continued to reopen, prompting more spending on online advertising. It comes as the tech giant faces increased scrutiny over its power and the pandemic has people turning to the internet more than ever. Google owner Alphabet saw its earnings soar in the first
Cyber-attack
Attackers target companies or organisations and can lock their systems, then demand large sums of money in return for ending the hack. A ransomware group called Babuk is reportedly threatening to release sensitive data on police informants if it is not contacted within three days. Babuk, a Russian-speaking ransomware group that emerged earlier this year,
Advertising With Edited Photos
Unhealthy behaviours such as engaging in a relentless pursuit of thinness, perfectionist attitudes towards body image, and the development of eating disorders have been statistically linked to image exposure. Some sort of control or legislation is the least societies can do to protect young vulnerable adults from this unrealistic pressure. Some sort of control or
Users a data dividend
As massive amounts of money are made from user data in this way, many have suggested that the users generating this data should be entitled to a share in the profits made by these companies in the form of a data dividend, a small monetary return for the hours spent by users creating content to
opioid crisis
The rampant misuse of prescription pain medication in America has been called the opioid epidemic/crisis as it is so clearly affecting the lives and health of so many Americans. By 2019 approximately 10.1 million Americans misused opioids, 745,000 misusing heroin and a staggering 9.7 million misusing some form of prescription pain relief drug. The is
Pulling out of Afghanistan
President Donald Trump attempted to orchestrate a withdrawal to end the “forever wars” and was met with resistance, even Biden’s withdrawal start date of May 1st was the original withdrawal deadline negotiated by Trump with the Defence Department before leaving office. Biden to full privatise the US military presence there, to keep up the illusion
Religion Role in Vietnam War
At the time of the Vietnam War the country was made of a Buddhist majority and a Catholic minority, Vietnam has an interesting religious mix, while today the country is mostly atheist.Anti-Catholic laws had been passed in the region since the 19th century and Catholics faced heavy persecution and violence. This played a large role