Canada will require self-isolation for people traveling from Congo, Sudan and Uganda due to Ebola
The Canadian government says travelers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from Congo, South Sudan and Uganda, Read MoreContinue Reading
In Congo displacement camp, fighting Ebola with sand, oatmeal and one thermometer but no water
There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in this camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo, Read MoreContinue Reading
Swedish transport operator orders 91 Scania battery-electric buses
Swedish transport operator VR has ordered 91 Scania battery-electric buses. The new e-buses are scheduled to go into service starting in June 2027 in the Södertälje area, where Scania has its headquarters and production facilities. The Fencer f1 BEV buses are based on Scania’s battery-electric bus platform, developed and producedContinue Reading
Maui Kapalua Airport commissions a new NEVI DC fast charging site
Remember the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program? It’s alive and well, funding public EV charging sites around the country. Sustainability Partners, a provider of Electric Vehicles as a Service, supported the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation in the development of a new DC fast charging site at Maui Kapalua Airport. ThisContinue Reading
This New LGBTQ+ Campaign Is Breaking The Silence Around Domestic Violence
For many queer people, conversations around love, dating and relationships are often framed through joy, liberation and chosen family. A new campaign launched in Washington, D.C., wants to make sure another reality is no longer ignored. The Wanda Alston Foundation and several local partners officially launched the “Queer Love Shouldn’tContinue Reading
Govt demands Volvo explain overheating batteries and fires
Volvo Car Thailand has been instructed to explain the overheating batteries causing fires in its EX30 electric vehicles, and the issue of compensation, with the most recent blaze last Friday…Continue Reading
A major newspaper chain is pivoting to AI-created articles. How this small newspaper’s staff is fighting back
People interested in visiting the Pennsylvania Military Museum over the long Memorial Day weekend were out of luck. As the facility undergoes renovations, an article in the Centre Daily Times newspaper notes, museum visitors “will find the doors still shut.” The most peculiar part of the article — consisting primarilyContinue Reading
Deaths reported after chemical explosion at Washington state paper plant
Multiple people are dead, at least 10 are injured, and countless others are reportedly missing after a chemical explosion at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state. The explosion happened just before 7:30 a.m. local time at the Nippon Dynaware Packaging facility in Longview, Washington, less than an hourContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Arroyo’s ‘message’ to lawmakers pushing for VP Sara impeachment is fake
Claim: Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that lawmakers are pushing for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment to stop her from becoming president, knowing that if Duterte wins, she would get back at her critics for trying to hinder her presidential bid. Rating: FALSE WhyContinue Reading
Industry-Linked Studies Disproportionately Advocate Meat Consumption
Academic studies funded or supported by industry are 16 times more likely to draw positive conclusions about the health impacts of meat than independent research, a new review has found. Public health experts at the University of Queensland reviewed 500 nutritional studies, including nearly 80 that had received funding orContinue Reading
The Pathways Alliance Carbon Capture Project Was Always a Boondoggle
Was it all just bullshit? After bold talk of a “ grand bargain ” between Ottawa and Alberta, the much-hyped memorandum of understanding between premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney seems to be devolving into a undignified series of federal capitulations around carbon pricing and clean energy regulations.Continue Reading
‘Deep suspicion’ of US lingers as Iran ponders agreement to end war
Iranian officials said the latest US strikes only validated their scepticism and resolve to stand firm on demands., Tehran, Iran – “The fundamental principle is distrust towards America” – this is how senior lawmaker Abbas Moghtadaei described the situation to state television on Tuesday afternoon. It came after an IranianContinue Reading
‘No livestock but still hope’: Palestinians prepare for Eid al-Adha in Gaza
Gaza Palestinians will mark a third Eid under war-like conditions, with a shortage of food and joy., Gaza City — In her tent, where she has spent much of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, 68-year-old I’tidal Hamdan prepares for her third consecutive Eid al-Adha away from home. Hamdan imagined thisContinue Reading