“Every one of those deaths is a mark of shame for the governments of countries like the U.K. and Germany who have protected patents over human lives.” More than three million people across the globe have died of Covid-19 in the roughly nine months since India and South Africa first proposed a temporary patent waiver for […]
“While hospitals in our state were filling up, DeSantis was shouting ‘Freedom over Faucism,’” said one Florida physician.about The state of Florida now accounts for one in five new coronavirus infections in the United States, making it the nation’s most alarming hot spot as the highly transmissible Delta strain rips through undervaccinated communities and drives a […]
If the Biden administration doesn’t reinstate mask and distancing guidelines, one expert warned, “we could well be on our way to another national surge—and one that was entirely foreseen and entirely preventable.” The highly transmissible Delta variant is fueling an alarming surge in new coronavirus infections across the United States, intensifying pressure on the White House […]
The Paris-based agency slammed rich governments for promising to “build back better” but refusing to “put their money where their mouth is.” The International Energy Agency warned Tuesday that global carbon dioxide emissions are on track to soar to record levels in 2023—and continue rising thereafter—as governments fail to make adequate investments in green energy and […]