The 11th outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has ended after six months. Ultra-cold devices for vaccine distribution played a key role, and could help with the coronavirus pandemic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260476-ebola-outbreak-in-the-drc-ended-thanks-to-vaccine-distribution-efforts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Amazon Will Pay $135,000 To Settle Alleged US Sanction Violations
In a statement (PDF) issued this week, the U.S. Treasury Department notes that Amazon has agreed to pay $134,523 to settle potential liability over alleged sanctions violations. TechCrunch reports: The charges specifically pertain to goods and services sent to people located in Crimea, Iran and Syria, which are covered by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions, between November 2011 and…
Democratic Republic of the Congo gears up to fight 11th Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is using vaccinations, contact tracing and mobile handwashing stations to combat its latest Ebola outbreak, the 11th since the virus was first discovered in 1976 Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2246095-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-gears-up-to-fight-11th-ebola-outbreak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Three new Ebola cases detected in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fresh cases of Ebola have been detected just days before the deadly epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was to be declared over Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2240430-three-new-ebola-cases-detected-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo to be declared over
The DRC’s Ebola epidemic will be declared over on 12 April but there’s little time to celebrate as the country pivots towards tackling the coronavirus Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2240268-ebola-epidemic-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-to-be-declared-over/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
FDA Approves First-Ever Ebola Vaccine
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ABC News: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a vaccine for the prevention of the deadly Ebola virus disease. The agency announced the approval of Ervebo, a single-dose, injectable vaccine manufactured by American pharmaceutical company Merck. The announcement, made Thursday, comes a month after the European Union and…
Apple and Google Named In US Lawsuit Over Congolese Child Cobalt Mining Deaths
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A landmark legal case has been launched against the world’s largest tech companies by Congolese families who say their children were killed or maimed while mining for cobalt used to power smartphones, laptops and electric cars, the Guardian can reveal. Apple, Google, Dell, Microsoft and Tesla have been named as defendants in…
Is Earth on fire?
The European Space Agency was asking this question late last week, as multiple fires burned across the globe. Read more about 2019 fires, and fire-tracking via satellite, here. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/wildfires-summer-2019-esa-world-fire-atlas…