Costa Rica developed the first product category rule in Latin America to measure the environmental footprint of coffee with international standards and is working on a new ecolabelling norm for domestic sales of the grain. A product that protects nature, protects us all.
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Battle Color Detachment PerformanceThe U.S. Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment will perform Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m. EDT at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Due to COVID-19, this is a live-stream only event. Source: Marines […]
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New coronavirus concerns as cases surge nationwideThe White House task force says COVID-19 is “in full resurgence” in many metro areas. Source: ABC News […]
Amazon exec: We’re eager to help with vaccinationsJay Carney, Amazon SVP, tells CNN’s Julia Chatterley that in addition to vaccinating their own front-line workers, the company stands ready to help the Biden administration with vaccinations by offering their facilities, logistic capacities, and machine learning to track progress. #CNN #News #Business Source: CNN […]
GOP lawmaker accused of giving ‘reconnaissance’ tour prior to Capitol riotInvestigators are looking into tours members of Congress gave of the US Capitol prior to the insurrection on January 6. CNN’s Manu Raju reports. #CNN #News Source: CNN […]
CNNi: WHO heads to Wuhan lab at center of conspiracy theoriesA team of World Health Organization investigators in Wuhan are visiting a laboratory that has been the focus of conspiracies and speculation about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO investigators began research in the central Chinese city last week, after a 14-day quarantine and bureaucratic delays. Their […]
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers all resign after Beijing rulingPro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong have resigned en-masse, after four of their colleagues were expelled from the city’s legislature. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) The dismissal of the four came just days after the Chinese government passed a resolution saying any politician questioning […]
Russian police use batons, detain over 1,000 at Navalny rallyMore than 1,000 protesters were detained in St. Petersburg on Sunday as thousands gathered for a rally in support of . Riot police were seen using batons and electric shockers against protesters. Some of the protesters threw snowballs at police. Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after he was arrested […]
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Stopping Forest Fires from SpaceA start-up in San Francisco called Salo Sciences has developed a modern approach to preventing forest fires. Using a combination of satellite imagery, computer vision and AI algorithms, the company is creating measures of forest health and advising governments and homeowners about danger zones. #HelloWorld #AI […]
Full Video: Impeachment Managers Show New Graphic Security Footage Of Capitol Riot | NBC NewsHouse impeachment managers presented newly-released security camera video showing the events of the pro-Trump Capitol riot unfolding from inside the building. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and […]
Coronavirus: London, UK mayor declares “major incident” over COVID-19 crisisA "major incident" has been declared in London, U.K. by its mayor over the COVID-19 crisis. It’s a move normally reserved for terror attacks or natural disasters, but with the rate of infection out of control, Sadiq Khan made the decision Friday. In London’s worst-hit boroughs, it’s […]
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Trump ally reacts to Trump call with Georgia officialTrump ally and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shares his reaction to President Donald Trump’s call with Georgia officials in which the President pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" 11,870 votes. #CNN #News Source: CNN […]
Biden confronts the climate crisis with a new spate of executive ordersPresident Biden underscored his sweeping break from former President Trump signing a new batch of executive orders to address the climate crisis. Those actions include a pause on new oil and gas leases on federal land and water, a focus on environmental injustices and building new clean energy jobs. Yamiche Alcindor […]
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Family of Navy vet who died in police custody speaks out | WNTIn December, the family of Angelo Quinto called police as he was suffering a mental health crisis. They say officers allegedly knelt on Quinto’s neck for several minutes, and he died three days later. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’: https://bit.ly/3qT66Ud WATCH OTHER FULL EPISODES OF WORLD […]
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Global National: Jan. 28, 2021 | Canada says vaccine rollout still on track despite Pfizer delaysOn tonight’s top story: The federal government says Canada’s inoculation plan is still on track, despite delays in Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine shipments. As Eric Sorensen explains, Pfizer’s push to stretch the number of doses per vial is adding to complications. Confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine is low in […]
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This country’s Covid-19 death rate is world’s highest. CNN goes inside one of its ICUsWith mounting infections and a rising death toll since the new year, Portugal now has both the highest infection and death rates per million in the world, according to the Oxford University’s data crunching website, Our World in Data. CNN’s Isa Soares reports. #CNN #News Source: CNN […]
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Tennessee hospitals near capacity, with ‘mixed messages’ complicating COVID fightTennessee has been hit especially hard as of late by the coronavirus. While it’s numbers are lower than those in other states, it has had the highest rate of new cases and infections twice this week, and some hospitals are nearing capacity. Stephanie Sy spoke with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke to learn more. […]
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