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France: AstraZeneca Vaccine is for People Over 55 Only

19Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

France, Europe, News

France: AstraZeneca Vaccine is for People Over 55 Only

French health authorities recommend that the AstraZeneca vaccine be given to the elderly over 55 years old. This was decided because of the reports of a combination of clot formation and a reduced number of platelets in vaccinees. Several dozen cases of vaccinees with these rare conditions are known in Europe. Most of these people are under the age of 55. Although it has not been proven to be side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine, France will only administer the drug to older people as a precaution. The possible side effects resulted in several European countries, including France, temporarily suspending the vaccine's use. The vaccinations with AstraZeneca were resumed in France after a few days on Friday after positive advice from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which spo...

British Furious After Von Der Leyen Threat to Stop Export of Vaccines

18Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

UK, Europe, News

British Furious After Von Der Leyen Threat to Stop Export of Vaccines

By threatening to stop the export of vaccines to the United Kingdom, the European Commission behaves "like a dictatorship". British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said this after Ursula von der Leyen's speech. The German president of the European Commission had said that the European Union plans to stop sending vaccines to the United Kingdom if that country doesn't send vaccines the other way. Von der Leyen is also of the opinion that no more vaccines should go to countries at the forefront of vaccination. By that, she meant the United Kingdom. Brussels wants Oxford vaccines from AstraZeneca produced on British soil to come to the European mainland. This demand has surprised the British as half of the 14.8 million Oxford vaccines on the mainland are unused. On the other hand, th...

8 Dead in Shootings at Asian Massage Parlors in Atlanta

17Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

US, News

8 Dead in Shootings at Asian Massage Parlors in Atlanta

At least 8 people were killed in the United States in three shootings in Asian wellness centres and massage parlours in and around Atlanta. Most of the victims are said to be women of Asian descent. Police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect who holds them responsible for all three shootings. It is not yet clear what his motive would be. At around 5:00 pm local time, the first shooting occurred in Acworth, about 30 miles north of Atlanta. In an Asian massage salon, 5 people were shot. Two of them died on the spot, and two others died later in a hospital. An hour later, Atlanta police received a call for a robbery at a Buckhead ward wellness centre. Officers found the bodies of three women there. Shortly afterwards, in a wellness centre on the other side of the street, they disco...

16Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Technology, News

AMD Launches New Server Chips

With the third generation of EPYC processors, AMD is marketing nineteen variants for servers. Several major tech players have already confirmed that they will be using the new processors. AMD immediately launches the EPYC 7003 series. The series is the successor to the 7002 series and, following the consumer series that appeared last fall, is based on the Zen 3 architecture that promises, among other things, 19 percent more instructions per clock. The processor manufacturer targets three domains: high-performance computing (HPC), cloud players and enterprise, including I / O and memory throughput and better performance for transactional database processing, among other things. The 19 different server chips have 8 to 64 cores with 16 to 128 threads, respectively. In that range, f...

Tracking Surfers in Private Mode Can Cost Google 5 Billion

15Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Technology, News

Tracking Surfers in Private Mode Can Cost Google 5 Billion

A judge in the United States has given the green light to a class-action lawsuit against Google over tracking in Chrome's incognito mode. As a result, the case can continue in the name of thousands of users. Google had asked the judge to dismiss the class action class-action lawsuit, but it failed, Bloomberg writes. The lawsuit, which was started in June last year by three users, is claiming $ 5 billion in damages, almost $ 5,000 per user. The case revolves around Chrome's private mode, which would still forward user data to the company even after turning off tracking. This includes Google Analytics, Google Ad manager and a few other apps. The tech giant itself defends itself against the allegations. In a press release, Google says Incognito Mode in Chrome allows you to surf wi...

Israeli Prime Minister Postpones Historic Trip to Emirates

11Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Israel, News

Israeli Prime Minister Postpones Historic Trip to Emirates

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) scheduled for Thursday will not occur for the time being. Jordan was tough on allowing an Israeli plane through its airspace, according to the prime minister's office. A new date will be set. It is also possible that Netanyahu's wife Sara has been hospitalized with appendicitis. The Jordanian refusal is said to be linked to a cancelled visit by Crown Prince Hussein to the Temple Mount and the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. According to Israel, that was scheduled for last Wednesday, but there was a conflict over the security agreements. Jordan permitted the flight around noon on Thursday, but that was no reason for Netanyahu to board the plane. It would be the first time that an Israe...

The Stock Exchanges in New York Opened With Pluses on Wednesday

10Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Business, News, US

The Stock Exchanges in New York Opened With Pluses on Wednesday

The stock exchanges in New York opened with pluses on Wednesday. The lower than expected inflation figure for February, in particular, provided some relief. Investors seem a bit more reassured when it turned out that there was no inflation spike as the economy continues to gain momentum. Investors' gaze is further focused on the House of Representatives, which will later vote on the $ 1.9 trillion crisis support package. US inflation rose 1.7 percent year-on-year last month. This means that currency depreciation is at its highest level in a year, driven by higher energy prices. Shortly after opening, the Nasdaq rose more than 1 percent to 13,210 points after gaining 4 percent a day earlier. The Dow Jones index gained 0.9 percent to 32,092 points, and the broad S&P 500 rose 0....

Hashimoto Wants to Test Athletes More Often During Games

9Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Sports, News

Hashimoto Wants to Test Athletes More Often During Games

Seiko Hashimoto, the chairman of the organizing committee of the Olympic Games, wants to test athletes more often than planned this summer. According to the former Olympian, this is necessary given the number of mutants of the coronavirus that appear and because of the contacts between athletes during the matches in Tokyo. There is talk of testing every four days in the current setup, but Hashimoto is considering a higher frequency, she said on Tuesday. The Olympic Games were postponed by a year due to the corona pandemic and are now taking place this summer.

8Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Italy, Europe, News

Italy is Tightening Corona Measures

Italy has tightened corona restrictions in several regions due to the rising number of infections. Many schools will close again from Monday, and restaurants in the affected areas will no longer receive guests. The southern Italian holiday region of Campania, which includes Naples and the Amalfi coast, is the third region in the country of 60 million inhabitants to be designated a red zone by the Ministry of Health. Previously, Basilicata in the south and the small Adriatic region of Molise have been labelled as such. In these areas, all schools are closed, and people have to stay at home as much as possible. Since the autumn of 2020, the Italian government has divided regions into different coloured risk zones to fight against the pandemic. On Monday, other areas, such as Venet...

The Number of New Corona Infections in Germany Decreased Slightly

5Mar

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Germany, Europe, News

The Number of New Corona Infections in Germany Decreased Slightly

In Germany, slightly fewer new infections with the coronavirus have been detected in the past 24 hours than on the day before. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German counterpart of the RIVM, reported 10,580 new cases on Friday. On Thursday, the RKI reported almost 12,000 infections. The day before, it concerned more than 900 new cases. The coronavirus has been diagnosed in 2,482,522 residents of Germany since the start of the pandemic. Another 264 people died in Germany in the past 24 hours from the consequences of a corona infection. Covid-19 has thus claimed at least 71,504 lives in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the lockdown would remain in effect for a large part of this month on Wednesday evening. Merkel did, however, announce some easing that has be...