TASHKENT — A court in Tashkent has refused to release from house arrest Miraziz Bazarov, a blogger and rights activist arrested who was severely beaten by unknown attackers in March last year. The Mirobod district court in the Uzbek capital rejected a motion by Bazarov’s lawyer to free the blogger during his trial, which started […]
Evidence shows that getting a flu jab during pregnancy provides substantial protection to young babies, but uptake in many countries is still concerningly low Health 14 January 2022 By Alice Klein Pregnant women can pass on antibodies to their babies Shutterstock/Rido Babies are two-thirds less likely to get the flu in their first six months […]
Supporters of Bulgaria’s far-right Rebirth (Vazrazhdane) party tried to storm the country’s parliament building during a protest against COVID-19 restrictions. An estimated 1,000 people took part in the rally on January 12 in downtown Sofia that turned into a clash with police. Hundreds of law enforcement officers were deployed. They finally stopped the protesters when […]
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says she has briefed officials from NATO after holding talks with Russia in an attempt to remain united with Washington’s allies during a week of high-level diplomacy prompted by Moscow’s demands for a security deal and its threatening military buildup near Ukraine. “I briefed the North Atlantic Council […]
Kazakh police and collaborators in plain clothes detained men gathering in the streets of the city of Shymkent as protests against a fuel price increase continued on January 4. In the cities of Aqtobe and Oral, police tried to prevent demonstrators from marching in the streets. The crowd in Aqtobe chanted “Old man, go away!” […]
— According to data published on Thursday by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the 50th week of 2021 witnessed 2,644,836 more cases and 26,179 new deaths registered in Europe. — For many Europeans and Americans, a surge in COVID-19 infections driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant has thrown a wrench […]
Europe Baby Monitor Market Europe Baby Monitor Market Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2014 – 2022 POTLAND, 5933 NE WIN SIVERS DRIVE, #205, OR 97220, UNITED STATE, December 28, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Demand for baby monitors with smarter features such as heart rate, temperature and humidity monitoring, would witness promising growth in coming years. Adoption […]
MINSK — A court in Minsk has sentenced a blogger to 18 months in a maximum security penal colony for her participation in protests against the government of authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Among the charges for disrupting public order in August 2020, Volha Takarchuk, a 36-year-old blogger and mother of two young children, allegedly “blocked […]
14.12.2021 13:52 A full-scale military conflict in Donbass may break out in February 2022, during the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky believes. According to LDPR TV, the politician said that Russia would have to interfere should a threat to civilians in Donbass arise. Russia […]
Radiative cooling means ordinary windows are not very effective at keeping buildings warm or cool as required, but modified windows could help save energy Technology 16 December 2021 By Chen Ly Windows in a house covered by snow Botastock images/Alamy A smart window that automatically keeps heat in during the winter and lets it out […]