Thursday, June 3, 2021

U.S. names global destinations for first batch of vaccine doses it will share

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U.S. President Joe Biden plans to allocate 75 per cent of unused COVID-19 vaccines through the United Nations-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, the White House announced Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-vaccine-sharing-covax-1.6051753?cmp=rss

Twitter offering new subscription service to Canadian, Australian users

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Twitter is rolling out a subscription service, starting in Canada and Australia, that offers perks like an undo button for subscribers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/twitter-blue-subscription-service-canada-australia-1.6051871?cmp=rss

Michigan House of Representatives passes pre-emptive vaccine passport ban

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Republicans and a handful of Democrats in the Michigan House passed a bill Wednesday that would ban government-required COVID-19 vaccine passports, even though they do not exist and no legislative effort is being made to utilize them.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/michigan-covid19-vaccine-passport-ban-1.6051491?cmp=rss

Buckingham Palace barred minorities from office jobs in '60s: Guardian

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Buckingham Palace barred ethnic minorities from office jobs during the 1960s, the Guardian newspaper reported Thursday, citing documents in Britain's National Archives.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/buckingham-palace-barred-minorities-from-office-jobs-in-60s-guardian-1.6051421?cmp=rss

Japanese officials insist Olympics are a go despite overwhelming opposition

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The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee ruled out a cancellation or postponement of the Olympics as doubts swirled among city governments and medical professionals whether the event can be held safely.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-june3-2021-1.6051390?cmp=rss