TAIPEI—Taiwan is struggling with the pandemic, short on vaccines and locked in a geopolitical fight with China over access to the shot BioNTech SE co-developed with Pfizer Inc. Now, in a twist, two of the world’s most important technology players—who also happen to be Taiwan’s two best-known homegrown companies—are stepping in to buy millions of
Fifty years ago, the Chicano Cultural Center’s Centro Cultural de la Raza opened on July 11, 1971 in a modified water tank in Pepper Grove, Balboa Park. From the San Diego Union, July 12, 1971: Chicano Cultural Center opens 500 fascinated by the Balboa Park festival Susan Haringer Colorful dance to authentic Mexican music and
The nursing home operated by Alaris Health on John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Guttenberg was old. Built long before there was any concerns about isolating large numbers of residents to stop a virus that could spread like wildfire, it was small and had as many as four to a room. And now it is closed.
The bringing forward of millions of Pfizer vaccine doses last week followed a back channels intervention eight days earlier by a high-powered network which included a senior business figure despairing of the government’s failure to secure enough vaccine supplies, and a former prime minister. Key points: Australia contracted Pfizer for 40 million doses of the
Two Jacksonville hospital leaders have received national recognition for their work: Among other accomplishments, one has a transformational new vision for children’s health, the other led an exhaustive COVID-19 testing and vaccination plan. R. Lawrence Moss, president and CEO of Nemours Children’s Health, which has hospitals and clinics in five states, and Tammy Daniel, Baptist Health senior vice
For the last four months, Shannon Kellogg has been struggling to find a reliable EMS service. In March, medical transportation service MedCare stopped transporting residents from the Presidential Post-Acute nursing home in Marion to dialysis and doctors’ appointments. Then last month, Life Line Medical Ambulance said they will be cutting its services, too, the administrator said. “There is nobody servicing
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> WARREN — The Warren City School District has spent nearly $2 million over the past two years on the roof at Willard PK-8 School to fix problems that experts and school leaders now say likely existed since, or shortly after, the building was first constructed more than 10 years ago. Close
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) – In a series of tweets on Saturday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the company is building a second rocket engine factory near its existing facility in Central Texas with the hope of one day powering a fleet capable of creating a city on Mars by the year 2050. The SpaceX Rocket
By: Albert Fernandes & Pritam Chodankar POINGUINIM/BICHOLIM: Last month, when Canacona resident Suresh Desai (name changed) lost his father to Covid, he had another pressing worry to deal with – whether his father would get a decent cremation. The pandemic has often resulted in days when there are multiple deaths in a single municipal or
<!– Construction on a new “utility corridor” has begun at the former Shuttle Landing Facility, now known as the Launch and Landing Facility, which is run by Space Florida. –> Theresa Cross July 10th, 2021 A 3D render of the proposed “utility corridor” that is being built at the Launch and Landing Facility, which was
The federal government is being urged to use Australia’s friendship with the United States to secure supplies of the Pfizer vaccine, after a total reliance on Europe for about 4.4 million doses shipped to Australia by the company so far. Labor leader Anthony Albanese called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to “aggressively” increase the vaccine
Josephine Peterson / The News Tribune Plans to remake the state psychiatric hospital in Lakewood have become more clear, as has the price tag: Upwards of $1.86 billion. The Department of Social and Health Services submitted plans last year to build a 350-bed forensic psychiatric hospital, an 18-bed residential cottage for the child treatment center
WASHINGTON, July 10 — Mia Dell, policy director at the Service Employees International Union, has issued a public comment on the Office of Management and Budget notice entitled “Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through Government”. The comment was written and posted on July 6, 2021: * * *
Business workshops • Oakland County Local Business Connect is hosting a series of free workshops covering small business topics including financial management and business planning from its “One Stop Shop”, 8-10:30 a.m. at various locations. The first week’s workshops are July 13 at Oak Park City Hall Campus, 14300 Oak Park Blvd., Oak Park; July
Thanks to those efforts, Dickerson and Higginbotham are confident that the rodeo will still be held as scheduled, with athletes and their horses checking in on Thursday and events beginning July 18. “We’ve been excited to come to Lincoln since we signed the contract,” Higginbotham said. About 40% of the stalls on the grounds were affected, Dickerson
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — No one in South Florida has a basement. So why, with the water table just a few feet below the surface, do developers build underground parking garages, structures that require expensive maintenance and leave a building vulnerable to deterioration? The answer is money. Shoving all the parking underground allows builders to
When Vireo Health needed help lobbying state lawmakers to expand Minnesota’s medical cannabis program, employees and their union stepped up, helping push the measure across the finish line in May. Unfortunately, that spirit of cooperation has not extended to the bargaining table this summer. Workers at Vireo Health’s Otsego growing facility and eight Green Goods
Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kansas, have been on strike since Monday over low pay and forced overtime. Some workers have been forced to work 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, for weeks on end due to short staffing. They want to see that change. “Nobody I know loves Frito-Lay enough that they want to live
It’s official: Eleanor Health–an addiction outpatient treatment center with locations in six states, including a New Jersey site in Verona–has become the first addiction treatment program in New Jersey to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Eleanor Health’s Office-Based Opioid Treatment is a comprehensive outpatient opioid addiction treatment program, now
By Miriam Raftery July 10, 2021 (San Diego) – A Trump-era executive order that required detention of pregnant undocumented immigrants has been blamed for putting lives of women and babies at risk, with many women suffering miscarriages in detention centers. On July 1, Tae Johnson, acting director of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued
<!– SHOW ARTICLE — The Maui News has compiled a list of countywide cancellations, closures and postponements due to coronavirus. This story is updated daily as information is released. Datebook Listings Today 10 • Maui AIDS Foundation, a portion of all gasoline sales at Maui Ohana Fuels locations will be donated to the organization. Contact
The earth observatory ETRSS-1 satellite, designed to collect and forward data required to modernize agriculture and mitigate drought, is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Dec. 20, 2019. Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images If we didn’t know already, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven home the fact that data is the most important strategic
By SEAN SAURO, LNP newspaper BAINBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — Piled in thousand-ton heaps, garbage was a putrid mountain, stacked about two stories tall in a concrete pit last month in rural Conoy Township, where the rubbish is seen as more than just discarded trash to be landfilled. Instead, trash piled at Lancaster County’s Waste-to-Energy Facility
COVID-19 has created a moment of truth for healthcare organisations by testing their emergency preparedness at every level—including their technology infrastructure. The pandemic has accelerated technology adoption across healthcare organisations, from telehealth to clinical collaboration. Amid the global crisis, healthcare CIOs have experienced the inherent challenges of self-hosted systems—such as maintenance time, outages and the
While lidar has been around for years, it’s now more affordable and accessible than ever, so we’re seeing this technology show up on a variety of professional applications … and even in the smart home. Here’s what you should know about this technology, where it’s heading, and what products you can expect to see it
Engie announces change of leadership Engie has announced significant changes following the departure of a number of senior directors. Figures including Marcus Asquith, Partnership Director for NELC, have left their posts under circumstances which remain unclear. Engie, who have a pre-existing contract with North East Lincolnshire Council, has now confirmed plan to launch a new
Throughout this year, the Bedford County Sestercentennial Celebrations Committee will be presenting a series of articles by means of the kind assistance of the Bedford Gazette (itself, a gem in the crown of Bedford County history). This series will be comprised of a variety of subjects carefully chosen to tell the story of Bedford County.
The onset of coronavirus in 2020 accelerated digitisation and redefined the way we live and work. By Raj Kumar, While 2021 began on a positive note with a quick rebound of the Indian economy, the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic derailed the progress while resulting in massive loss of human lives. A daily average
Abuja, 9 July, 2021 – The humanitarian crisis in Nigeria’s North-eastern BAY (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe) remains protracted, with an estimated eight million people at risk of displacement, impoverishment and threats of violence. As a result, WHO has resolved to maintain the current status of grade 3 health emergency declared in the region since 2019.
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