Wednesday, April 7, 2021

EU regulator places no new restrictions on AstraZeneca vaccine due to 'possible' blood clot link

Virus Outbreak France

The European Union's drug regulator says it has found a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine and a rare blood-clotting disorder, but the benefits of the shot and the potential health consequences of suffering from COVID-19 still outweigh any risks.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ema-astrazeneca-vaccine-1.5977872?cmp=rss

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

Kenney and Hinshaw

People living in several provinces — including Alberta, Ontario and broad swaths of Quebec — are facing tighter public health restrictions as officials raise the alarm about more transmissible coronavirus variants and growing pressure on hospitals.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-april7-2021-1.5977698?cmp=rss

Iran says cargo ship anchored off Yemen was attacked

Persian Gulf Tensions

An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Iranian state television acknowledged Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ship-attack-iran-yemen-1.5977689?cmp=rss

Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?

AMAZON.COM-PROTEST/

As you do your taxes, do you wonder why global companies don't pay more? So far, the long battle to make corporations pay their fair share of taxes has failed due to a lack of political will. COVID-19 could change that.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/yellen-tax-avoidance-don-pittis-column-1.5976437?cmp=rss

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Arkansas lawmakers override veto, make it illegal for trans youth to get gender confirming treatment

Transgender Youth Arkansas

Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/arkansas-transgender-youth-medical-treatments-banned-1.5977115?cmp=rss