Month: September 2020

A senior German politician has called for a “European response” after “unequivocal evidence” found that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. Norbert Roettgen, who heads Germany’s parliamentary foreign affairs committee, said it was necessary to “pursue hard politics” and “respond with the only language (President) Putin understands – that
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The health secretary has defended former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott amid concerns about his attitudes towards women and homosexuality, declaring: “Well, he’s also an expert in trade.” Matt Hancock told Sky News that Mr Abbott has a “huge” amount of expertise on the subject, amid reports the ex-Australian leader is being lined up to
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September 3rd, 2020 by Guest Contributor  Tesla rooftop solar system. Image courtesy Tesla. On Sept 1, 2020, the Alabama Public Service Commission dismissed a challenge against Alabama Power’s discriminatory solar charge, which, since 2013, has limited the rights of Alabama homeowners and businesses to create solar power on their own properties and reduce their electric
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Biofourmis is part of a small but growing group of venture-backed start-ups looking to augment traditional medicines with digital technology, including wearables and software. The hope for these kinds of digital-drug combinations is to add personalization to medicine to help ensure the right patient gets access to the right drug at the right time. Not all
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409 migrants crossed the English Channel to reach UK shores in small boats today – significantly breaking the previous single-day record. Hundreds were intercepted while others managed to land on beaches, according to the Home Office. It brings the total number who have successfully made the journey this year to more than 5,600. The previous
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Britain’s foreign secretary has said Russia “must tell the truth” about the poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny with novichok. Dominic Raab said it is “absolutely unacceptable” a banned chemical weapon has been used again by Russia. The Kremlin was accused of poisoning former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with novichok in Salisbury
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