Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Get vaccinated or be confined at home, Philippines president warns

Philippines Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is warning that Filipinos who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus will not be allowed to leave their homes as a safeguard against the more contagious delta variant.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/philippines-duterte-vaccine-home-confined-1.6121990?cmp=rss

Elton John, Dua Lipa condemn rapper DaBaby's homophobic comments about HIV

Dua Lipa, DaBaby, Elton John

Grammy nominated rapper DaBaby is coming under fire from celebrities including Elton John and Dua Lipa after making homophobic remarks about HIV/AIDS during his performance at a Florida music festival Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/dababy-homophobic-rant-condemned-1.6121345?cmp=rss

Political novice Pedro Castillo sworn in as Peru's new president, the first of peasant origin

Peruvian president-elect Pedro Castillo

Pedro Castillo, a leftist political novice who has promised to be a champion of his country's poor, became Peru's new president on Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pedro-castillo-peru-president-novice-1.6121137?cmp=rss

Tanzanian president gets COVID-19 vaccine dose, urges others to follow her lead

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan with vaccination certificate

In a major breakthrough for one of the world's last countries to embrace COVID-19 vaccines, Tanzania's president kicked off a vaccination campaign Wednesday by publicly receiving a dose and urging others to do the same. But she immediately met some hesitation in the country, which is one of Africa's most populous nations.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tanzania-president-covid19-vaccine-promotion-1.6121008?cmp=rss

Man charged with emailing death threats to Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S. prosecutors say

Virus Outbreak Congress

A 56-year-old man has been arrested and charged in U.S. federal court with sending emails that threatened to harm and kill top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins, and their families, federal prosecutors in Maryland announced Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-connally-charged-fauci-collins-1.6120605?cmp=rss

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk hospitalized after on-set collapse

Golden Globes Nominations

Bob Odenkirk, a veteran comedic actor who starred as Saul Goodman on AMC's Breaking Bad before landing spinoff Better Call Saul, collapsed on the show's set Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/bob-odenkirk-collapse-on-set-1.6120555?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world Wednesday

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TANZANIA

Tanzania's president has kicked off her nation's COVID-19 vaccination campaign by publicly receiving a dose and urging others to do the same. Here's what you need to know now about the global pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-july28-2021-1.6120391?cmp=rss

Tokyo governor urges youth to get vaccinated to slow surge during Olympics

Virus Outbreak Japan Comapnies

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday urged younger people to cooperate with measures to bring down the high number of infections and get vaccinated, saying their activities are key to slowing the surge during the Olympics.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tokyo-coronavirus-vaccinate-1.6120329?cmp=rss