FOTO-ILLUSTRATION VON FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES Willkommen bei Pollapalooza, unserer wöchentlichen Umfragezusammenfassung. Das vergangene Jahr war voll von Wahlen für große Demokratien und Verbündete der Vereinigten Staaten, einschließlich Wahlen in Kanada, Deutschland und Japan im September und Oktober 2021 und im letzten Monat in Frankreich. Und am 21. Maiwird Australien an der Reihe sein, über … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that free lateral flow and PCR tests will be withdrawn, as part of the government’s “learning to live with Covid” strategy. Johnson is expected to give more information at a press conference later today (February 21st). The requirement to self-isolate after a positive coronavirus test is also set to … Read more
The UK Government is set to announce sanctions against Russia tomorrow, reports say this evening (Monday). Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss said to be planning the move, for which laws were passed on in the UK on February 10. When the laws were announced earlier this month, the government said they would allow the UK to … Read more
The Government’s emergency Cobra committee is to meet to discuss ways to respond to the impact of Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice. There is particular concern about Storm Eunice after the Met Office issued a red weather warning for parts of the UK on Friday. The warning was upgraded because of the fear of ‘flying … Read more
The Welsh government is to launch a basic income pilot for care leavers, in an effort to help young people leaving care transition into independent adulthood. All 18-year-olds leaving care will be offered £1,600 a month upon leaving care. The pilot scheme is being launched later this year and is expected to cost as much … Read more
It has been revealed how long children should exercise per day in new Government guidelines, which for the first time includes disabled kids. the recommendationsbacked by research from Durham University, the University of Bristol and Disabilities Rights UK, highlight the significant physical and mental benefits of regular exercise. Chief medical officers Sir Chris Whitty, Sir … Read more
There’s already a low supply of avocados on grocery store shelves—and not because of sporting events like the Olympics and the Super Bowl. California supplies a lot of these magical fruits† but crops faced a tough year in 2021†and the effects are still being felt at supermarkets† in recent weeks, a shortage of avocados has … Read more
The government is urging everyone to take a daily vitamin D supplement. A dose a day can help support healthy bones and muscles, as well as being generally good for your body. Vitamin D can also regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy, the Liverpool … Read more
A major wind farm 47km off the Norfolk coast has been given the go-ahead by the UK government, despite objections. Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng ruled the “pressing need” for renewable energy outweighed concern over the “substantial harm arising from landscape and visual issues”. It came after a High Court judge last year quashed a decision … Read more
Since the Feb. 1, 2021, coup, the Tatmadaw, as the military is known, has responded to opposition with what the US State Department has called “abhorrent violence,” shooting protesters, conducting air strikes and attacking villages. More than 1,500 people have been killed, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a monitoring group based in … Read more