U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for those with weak immune systems

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc for people with compromised immune systems.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/3rd-dose-fda-vaccine-1.6139757?cmp=rss

Britain's Olympic relay silver medallist suspended after positive test, Canada earned bronze in the event

British sprinter CJ Ujah, who was part of the team which won a silver medal in the men’s 4.100-metre relay event, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletic’s Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for a banned substance.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/chinjindu-ujah-tests-positive-4-100m-tokyo-olympics-1.6138959?cmp=rss

Wildfires continue to scorch southern Italy after temperatures reportedly top 48 C

Fires stoked by hot winds swept through southern Italy on Thursday, a day after a monitoring station in Sicily reported temperatures of 48.8 Celsius, which some scientists believe could be the highest in European history.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-wildfires-temperature-record-1.6138514?cmp=rss

Nurse in Germany may have injected people with saline instead of COVID-19 vaccine, police say

Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have injected them with a saline solution.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germany-nurse-suspected-saline-covid-vaccine-1.6138486?cmp=rss

London police chief says Prince Andrew case is under review

London's top police official said Thursday that the city's police department is reviewing its files but not opening an investigation of Britain's Prince Andrew, who faces sexual assault allegations in a U.S. lawsuit.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-andrew-police-virginia-giuffre-1.6138462?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced California will become the first U.S. state to require all teachers and school staff must be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing amid growing concerns about the highly contagious delta variant.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-august12-2021-1.6138415?cmp=rss

Why some climate change impacts are 'irreversible' — and how to deal with them

The latest UN climate report this week raised the alarm over “irreversible,” long-term impacts of climate change that will continue for centuries even if we stop emitting CO2 now. The good news is some impacts are reversible if we remove CO2 from the atmosphere. What does this mean for the future?

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/irreversible-climate-change-1.6137709?cmp=rss

Taliban could overrun Kabul within 90 days: U.S. intelligence

The Taliban captured a police headquarters Thursday in a provincial capital in southern Afghanistan teetering toward being lost to the insurgents as suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded the area, an official said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taliban-afghanistan-1.6138402?cmp=rss