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Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a co-ordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Former president Joe Biden last year ordered his national security team to establish working groups …
Read More »Quebec City toboggan slide to be refrigerated to counter effects of climate change
Winter traditions abound in Quebec City, but few are as thrilling as sliding on a wooden board down a hill of ice at 70 kilometres an hour. For 140 years, visitors and locals have flocked up the hill on Dufferin Terrace towering 83 metres above the St. Lawrence River, climbed onto …
Read More »Ethiopian collectors and craftspeople counter climate change scrap by scrap
16 hours ago News Duration 1:46 Scrap collectors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sell everything from plastic bottles and electronics to all kinds of unwanted bric-a-brac to middlemen — who either restore them or use the raw materials to make something sellable. Those involved in the Merkato market say the system …
Read More »More investment needed to counter COVID-19 misinformation, Canada’s top doctor says – National
After a year that saw the highest number of COVID-19 deaths and a massive increase in infections, Canada’s top doctor says more investments are needed to combat misinformation about vaccines and pandemic measures to ensure Canada is ready for possible new variants of concern. “This is the pandemic that is …
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