Nuclear Power Is COP26’s Quiet Controversy

In the midst of the COP26 climate talks yesterday, U.S. and Romanian officials stepped aside for a session in the conference’s Blue Zone, establishing an agreement for U.S. company NuScale to build a new kind of modular nuclear power plant in the southeastern European country. The company’s plants—designed to be quickly scaled up or down based on need—are intended to be …

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The U.S. Is Requiring More Efficient Home Appliances

Under the Biden administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a series of stricter energy standards on Friday that they said would update regulations for household appliances, and slash greenhouse gas emissions while saving Americans around $3.5 billion annually on utility billsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเ…

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The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Outsized Effect on Women’s Mental Health Around the World

COVID-19 is a devilishly versatile disease, attacking all manner of body systems and doing all manner of damage—to the lungs, the heart, the liver, the kidneys. Though it doesn’t attack the mind directly, the pandemic the virus has caused has been devastating to mental health, and in many cases, the most vulnerable group is women.

In a new study conducted by CARE, a non-profit…

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Too Many Mothers Are Dying in Childbirth

With recent reports of difficult pregnancies and births from celebrities like Beyonce, Serena Williams, and Alyson Felix, and the death of Olympian Tori Bowie during childbirth, the long-overlooked dangers of maternal and child mortality have become increasingly prominent.

In a new report published by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the global health philanthropic group highlight…

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The Pharmacist Expanding Abortion Pill Access

On a recent spring evening, Jessica Nouhavandi found herself at the National Abortion Federation conference, surrounded by abortion providers talking excitedly about one key question: how to expand access to medication abortion in more states.

Nouhavandi’s company, Honeybee Health, is a crucial part of that goal. Barely four years old, the online, California-based mail-order pharma…

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Britons pretend to be more green than they actually are — survey

The study, by sustainable grocer and delivery firm Milk and More, found that 26% have pretended to have recycled old clothes when in fact they’ve put them out for the bin-men.The important point here is that consumers clearly want to be greener and that retailers and brands across fashion — as well as beauty — who make it easier for them could be long-term winners from this aspiration. <…

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Christmas month starts slowly for UK stores as footfall falters

Springboard said Tuesday that footfall at all destinations in the first real week of Christmas trading rose only 1% compared to the previous seven days. The week starting November 27 was slow despite the equivalent period a year ago having risen 3.2%คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. And with the wee…

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Clarks strike ends as Somerset workers reach deal

It involved workers signing new contracts that would have worsened pay and conditions for long-standing employees, while delivering a pay rise for more recent hires, the union said.Staff at the warehouse have been on strike since 4 October, saying Clarks had been seeking to cut their wages by almost 15% to £9.50 an hour.

However, the deal will ensure that no members of the Community unio…

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CFDA launches diversity-focused Impact initiative

The initiative, which launches with a talent directory powered by job platform Creatively on Friday, February 26, will seek to identify, connect, support and nurture Black and Brown creatives and professionals working in the fashion sector. Named after the CFDA’s mission “to strengthen the impact of American fashion designers in the global economy,” Impact will work to connect its more t…

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First US chain hotel in a half-century opens in Cuba

The newly-rechristened Cuba Four Points by Sheraton on Havana’s Quinta Avenida — a hotel owned by the Cuban military — now will be managed by the American hospitality giant.Located in Havana’s Miramar district, the posh hotel — formerly known as the Quinta Avenida hotel — has rooms available from $246 per night, according to its website.คำพูดจาก Read more