(May 10, 2021) “Often dubbed the 'pharmacy of the world,' India is one of the biggest suppliers of the AstraZeneca vaccine under the COVAX programme to help immunization in poorer countries,” reported Al Jazeera on May 10, and the COVID disaster in India has worldwide implications. Africa is ‘watching in horror’ as India’s vicious second COVID wave forces that country to … [Read more...] about COVID disaster in India spills over: ‘The pharmacy of the world’ halts exports of vaccines
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I heard a thousand blended notes
Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of … [Read more...] about I heard a thousand blended notes
COVID 19: Ontario’s disastrous third wave
(April 16, 2021) In a disastrous third wave, if current trends continue, Ontario could see well over 18,000 new daily COVID-19 infections by the end of May — despite continuing vaccinations — CBC News has learned from a government source. And the Ontario government has been ignoring doctors and public health officials about a crushing third wave of COVID 19 for months. … [Read more...] about COVID 19: Ontario’s disastrous third wave
Happy birthday to us! Editor in chief Gail Picco chats about the first year of publication with Doug Nelson on The Discovery Pod
Great Women Authors: 10 of the best
(March 6, 2021) A vast majority of the wealth of literature produced by women throughout the dawn of time has likely faded from view or never came into public view. The journals, jottings and stories written by women have been heralded in the quiet whispers of their own homes, communities and maybe their own imagination. Nevertheless--and despite a world agnostic to their … [Read more...] about Great Women Authors: 10 of the best