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Google to Delete Location History for Visits to Abortion Clinics

July 2, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Google said on Friday that it will delete the location history of people who have gone to abortion sites after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week. Jen...

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President Xi Jinping Announces China Retaining Zero-COVID Policy

June 30, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Tuesday that China would stick to its zero COVID policy despite its effects on the country’s economic development. Xinhua reported that Xi made the...

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Canada Mulls Printing Health Warnings on Individual Cigarette

June 11, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Canada’s government has proposed to put health warnings on individual cigarettes, making it the first country in the world to do so. Carolyn Bennett, the Mental Health and Addictions Minister...

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Omicron Sub-Variant Driving COVID-19 Spike In Portugal

June 3, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

An omicron-sub variant has driven the spike in COVID-19 cases in Portugal, threatening the country’s pandemic recovery. Portugal has recorded 2,888 new COVID-19 cases per million for the last seven...

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Shanghai Neighborhoods Return to Lockdown After Restrictions Eased

June 3, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Multiple neighborhoods in Shanghai returned under lockdown on Thursday, a day after it lifted city-wide restrictions. Shanghai officials announced at a news conference on Thursday that health officials detected seven...

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Kim Jong Un Promotes COVID-19 Vaccines As ‘Immortal Potion of Love’

May 27, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

An anonymous source said North Korea has started promoting its COVID-19 vaccination for soldiers working on construction projects, calling the vaccine an “immortal potion of love.” Another source, a Pyongyang...

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Shanghai Declares Zero-COVID Achievement

May 17, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Shanghai said Tuesday it had achieved zero COVID-19 community transmissions across all its 16 districts after the strict six-week lockdown. Zhao Dandan, deputy director of the Shanghai municipal health commission,...

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Booster Dose for Kids

May 17, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

The United States (US) Food and Drugs Administration approved the expansion of the emergency use authorization (EUA) for a booster shot of Pfizer/COVID-19 BioNTech’s vaccination for children aged 5 to...

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Switzerland Votes in Favor of ‘Presumed Consent’ on Organ Donation

May 17, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Switzerland has voted in favor of a new “presumed consent” system for organ donations, making everyone a potential donor after death unless they actively chose to opt out. The legal...

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US Study Shows Almost More Than Half of Country had COVID

April 27, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

A U.S. nationwide blood survey released on Tuesday showed that more than half of the U.S. population has been infected with the coronavirus since the pandemic. The study issued by...

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