Tag: Dangerous

How a Dangerous New Variant Thwarted Poorer Countries’ Vaccine Hopes

The infectious disease doctor in Johannesburg thought that he and his country would only have to hold on a little longer. A million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine had arrived from India. The first injections were set for Wednesday. After weeks of rich countries vaccinating doctors and nurses against the coronavirus, a respite from the […]

‘Dangerous Stuff’: Hackers Tried to Poison Water Supply of Florida Town

Beginning around 2012, Russian hackers started probing American energy companies and electrical utilities. Three years later, in 2015, they used similar access to Ukraine’s utility companies to shut off the power for several hours to Western Ukraine, and again one year later to Ukraine’s capitol, Kyiv. In 2017, Russian hackers reached far enough into an […]

The Big Tech takeover of agriculture is dangerous

On January 15, Liu Jin, a 45-year-old driver for Alibaba’s food delivery platform in the Chinese city of Taizhou, set himself on fire in protest over unpaid wages. “I want my blood and sweat money back,” Mr Liu said in a video shared widely over social media. Meanwhile, across the border in India, millions of […]

Baby food brands contain ‘dangerous’ toxic metals, US panel finds

United States congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a House of Representatives oversight subcommittee said in a report released on Thursday. The panel examined baby foods made by Nurture Inc, Hain Celestial Group Inc, Beech-Nut Nutrition and Gerber, a unit of Nestle, it […]

Opinion | Why the G.O.P. Argument Against Trying Trump Is So Dangerous

In any case, the Senate always decides on disqualification after the offender is a “private citizen,” since that is what he becomes upon conviction of an impeachable offense. The Constitution does not even specify that this second vote on disqualfication must be immediate. The Senate could vote weeks later, after deliberation and debate, well into […]

Covid-19 Live Updates: Virus Variants Continue to Evolve, Sometimes in Dangerous Ways

Here’s what you need to know: Researchers at Aalborg University in Denmark analyzing coronavirus samples for the variant B.1.1.7 last month.Credit…Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters A fast-spreading coronavirus variant first observed in Britain has gained a mutation that could make it harder to control with vaccines, Public Health England reported on Monday. It is the latest evidence […]

Childbirth dangerous for women in rural Kashmir during winters

Shopian, Indian-administered Kashmir – As snow fell thickly on Zirkan village, deep in the forests of Indian-administered Kashmir’s Shopian district, Akhtar Jan struggled as her contractions became more intense. It was the frail 32-year-old woman’s fourth birth and as her labour progressed, she knew the journey to the nearby hospital would be nearly impossible for […]

Michael Burry calls GameStop rally ‘unnatural, insane, dangerous’

Michael Burry, of The Big Short fame, took a bullish stance on GameStop in 2019, but is now warning that the rally has gotten out of hand. Michael Burry’s bullish stance on GameStop Corp. in 2019 helped lay the foundations for an epic retail-investor frenzy. Now the famed fund manager is warning that the rally has gotten […]

‘Counterproductive, dangerous’: Putin slams pro-Navalny protests

President Vladimir Putin has described mass protests held at the weekend demanding the release of Alexey Navalny as illegal and dangerous, as he faces mounting pressure from the West and thousands of Russians over the leading Kremlin critic’s arrest. Putin on Monday fielded questions from students in a video call from his Zavidovo residence after […]

Opinion | We Have to Make the Republican Party Less Dangerous

This is not a new insight, but it’s worth repeating all the same, especially in light of President Biden’s inaugural call for unity, decency and the common good. The Republican Party in 2021 is a party in near total thrall to its most radical elements, a party that in the main — as we just […]

Speaking as dangerous as coughing: New COVID-19 study 

LONDON: Speaking to someone when infected with COVID-19 could be as dangerous as coughing near them due to tiny droplets known as aerosol particles, new research has shown. COVID-19 can be spread via a number of routes, but research has shown that transmission is most common from aerosol droplets emitted when an infected person breaths, speaks […]

‘Dangerous’: Twitter CEO defends Trump ban, warns about precedent

Twitter removed US President Trump’s account last week citing risk of violence after storming of Capitol by his supporters. Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey says that banning United States President Donald Trump from its social media platform after last week’s violence at the US Capitol was the “right decision” but said it sets a […]

Defiant Trump says impeachment move ‘very dangerous’ for the US

In an effort to burnish his legacy, President Donald Trump toured a section of newly constructed wall along the US-Mexico border Tuesday, but also defiantly criticised legislators’ efforts to derail his presidency in its final days. During his remarks in Alamo, Texas, Trump said that discussion of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from […]

The Trump Twitter ban debate is a dangerous distraction

Stop. Just stop. The pernicious equivocations, obfuscations, excuses and reservations must stop. Now. The appeasement of a frothing maniac who encouraged, welcomed and cheered on a rampaging and deadly insurrection against the United States constitution and still, incredibly, remains the sitting president of the US must end – unequivocally. Enlightened Americans see the abiding menace […]

Ijeoma Oluo: How Dangerous is White Male America?

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