#UK abolishes tax on women’s sanitary products

#UK abolishes tax on women’s sanitary products

“#UK abolishes tax on women’s sanitary products” Britain on Friday became the latest country to abolish the so-called “tampon tax,” eliminating sales taxes on women’s sanitary products. The move was widely praised by women’s rights advocates as well as proponents of the country’s departure from the European Union. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak had committed to…

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#Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

#Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

“#Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine” LONDON — Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. AstraZeneca said the authorization was for a two…

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#Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ experiencing fishy, sulfur smells

#Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ experiencing fishy, sulfur smells

“#Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ experiencing fishy, sulfur smells” While researchers continue to study lasting, long-term effects following infection from the novel coronavirus, new reports reiterate the so-called “long haulers” experiencing a distorted sense of smell, catching odd, unpleasant fishy, sulfur and burning odors. Professor Nirmal Kumar, consultant ENT surgeon and president of ENT UK, attributed the warped sense of smell to parosmia, calling it…

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#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal

#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal

“#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal” ​Ambassadors of 27 European Union member states on Monday unanimously approved the provisional application of the Brexit agreement struck on Christmas Eve between the United Kingdom and the EU.   “Green light,” said Germany’s spokesman Sebastian Fischer after the vote in Brussels. The deal, reached after nine…

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#AstraZeneca chief says COVID-19 vaccine will fight UK strain

#AstraZeneca chief says COVID-19 vaccine will fight UK strain

“#AstraZeneca chief says COVID-19 vaccine will fight UK strain” The United Kingdom is set to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that drugmakers say is effective in fighting the new variant of the coronavirus spreading around the world. AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot told the Sunday Times that researchers say its vaccine is as effective as the…

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#Beware Section 230 repeal and other commentary

#Beware Section 230 repeal and other commentary

“#Beware Section 230 repeal and other commentary” Speech watch: Beware Section 230 Repeal Those on the left and right calling for a complete repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act need to realize it would “return us to the legal no-man’s land” that prohibits even “good Samaritan” censorship, explain Sen. Ron Wyden and…

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#Britain to infect healthy volunteers with COVID-19 for research

#Britain to infect healthy volunteers with COVID-19 for research

“#Britain to infect healthy volunteers with COVID-19 for research” The world’s first COVID-19 human challenge is about to start. Britain will infect 2,500 healthy volunteers with coronavirus to study how the infection behaves in the body — specifically the amount it takes before a person develops Covid-19, the Sun reported. The government has budgeted $45…

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#US to require negative COVID-19 test from UK travelers

#US to require negative COVID-19 test from UK travelers

“#US to require negative COVID-19 test from UK travelers” The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday. The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the…

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