The Heated Debate in the Birding Community
Weather: Rainy in the morning, then gradually clearing. High in the mid- to upper 40s. Alternate-side parking: In effect today. Suspended tomorrow for Ash Wednesday. After David Barrett started his Manhattan Bird Alert account on Twitter to spread the word about the variety of beautiful birds to be seen in the city, not everyone was […]
US to ramp up vaccination efforts with ‘community centres’
The White House on Wednesday announced that it will open more “community vaccination centres” in schools, universities and stadiums in several hard-hit states, in an effort to ramp up their vaccination campaign. “These centres are helping to provide new, more efficient places for people to get vaccinated,” White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said during […]
New Zealand detects first community COVID-19 case in two months
A 56-year-old woman who recently returned from Europe tested positive 10 days after completing two weeks in isolation. New Zealand health officials have confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the community in more than two months, sparking urgent contract-tracing efforts north of Auckland. A 56-year-old woman who recently returned from Europe tested positive 10 […]
After #EndSARS, community support helps Nigerians heal wounds
Lagos, Nigeria – More than two months after she was attacked while protesting against the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos, Clara Igwe*, 23, still finds it difficult to sleep. “Four [police] men cocked their guns and were facing me [saying] that I should lay down,” she recounts to Al Jazeera. “The next thing, […]
After Australia’s fires: A devastated community rebuilds together
Wonboyn, Australia – “It was about two months after the fire,” said Ian Williamson. “We’d been into town shopping. And I just collapsed on the ground crying and screaming.” On January 4 this year, the devastating bushfires that made media headlines around the world ripped through Wonboyn, a small lakeside community on Australia’s east coast. […]
Can France resolve tensions with the Muslim community?
Several mosques in France face closure as part of crackdown on religious 'separatism'. . Source link
Brazil quarry causes hearing loss in Indigenous community
At an Indigenous reserve in Brazil, explosions from a nearby rock quarry threaten the community’s way of life. . Source link
Bojaya: Colombia’s community leaders caught in the crossfire #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Undeterred by death threats, Leyner Palacios, a community leader in Colombia, fights for peace and human rights. . Source link
Int’l community must protect, preserve mass graves: Callamard #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The international community has a responsibility to protect and preserve mass graves while ensuring cultural and religious rites are respected, according to a report by Agnes Callamard, the United Nations special rapporteur for extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Callamard presented her findings to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. She believes the lawful […]
A Rapid Test Offers Hope for Community Screening #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
A study in April by the same team showed that 11 percent of Latino participants at another train station tested positive for the virus when P.C.R. was used, compared with 2.6 percent in the city over all. About 90 percent of people who tested positive in that study were essential workers, and 88 percent made […]
Yemen’s ‘microgrid girls’ power community amid war and COVID-19 #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
“The role of women was housework only,” laments Huda Othman Hassan, a young woman from Abs, a rural district in the north of Yemen, near the border with Saudi Arabia. “Although we are educated and university graduates, we had no decision-making power and couldn’t work in any field.” But now a new project is helping […]