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Twitter inadvertently restricted Donald Trump's disputed election tweets
Twitter started applying "disputed" and other warning labels to tweets containing election misinformation ahead of the US presidential election on November 3, and flagged several Trump tweets in the days to come.
Immunization: Covid-19 vaccines to start arriving in US states from Monday
Shipping companies UPS and FedEx will deliver the vaccine to nearly 150 state locations. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday issued authorization for emergency use of the Covid-19 vaccine of American drugmaker Pfizer in partnership with German company BioNTech, the first vaccine against the disease in the country.
Canada warns allergic people against Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
In a notification on Saturday, the federal health policy agency said it issued the warning after following up on the two reports of anaphylactoid reactions to the vaccine in the UK. The reactions occurred on December 8 and the two persons had a history of severe allergic reactions and carried adrenaline auto injectors.
UK PM Boris Johnson urges using scientific advances to battle climate change
Johnson made the remarks while speaking at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit co-convened by the United Nations, Britain, and France, in partnership with Chile and Italy. The Prime Minister hailed a new era of "scientific optimism" as the year comes to the end.
Climate Summit shows surge in action, ambition
Co-convened by the United Nations, the UK and France, in partnership with Italy and Chile, on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Saturday's Climate Ambition Summit marked a major milestone on the road to the crucial UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow next November.
Nations must declare climate emergency, says Guterres
The United Nations, Britain and France co-convened the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, in partnership with Chile and Italy, exactly five years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. The summit is a major step on the road to the next UN Climate Conference, COP26, which will be hosted by the UK next November in Glasgow.
Zodiac Killer's cipher solved by amateur codebreakers: FBI
According to an archived FBI statement, the 'Zodiac Killer' sent local newspapers a three-part coded message explaining his motive for the killings in 1969 and in a separate letter to the editor suggested his identity was buried within an elaborate cipher message.
Trump signs 1-week govt funding bill
The President signed the bill, known as a continuing resolution, on Friday night after the Senate passed it earlier in the day by a voice vote just a few hours before the government funding was set to expire, Xinhua news agency. On Wednesday, the Democrat-led House of Representatives passed the bill with a vote of 343-67.
Gujarat govt to compensate farmers for damage to crops
The influence of multiple weather systems acting in tandem has not only caused damage to the standing crops but also to the harvested produce with the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) as well. The State Emergency Operation Centre shows that more than 75 taluks (tehsils) in the state received untimely rain since Thursday evening.
Iran executes journalist
According to a BBC report, Ruhollah Zam, who ran the anti-government Amadnews website, was hanged on Saturday morning. The Iranian government has accused the news portal of inciting the 2017-18 unrest after it shared videos of protests and damaging information about officials.
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