"In the hotter and more hellish world humans are creating, parts of the planet could become unbearable in the not-so-distant future, a panel of the world’s foremost scientists warned Monday in an exhaustive report on the escalating toll of _...Read More_

>"The automaker, which owns Jeep, Ram and Fiat, said its profit more than doubled, thanks to higher prices and cost-cutting measures that outweighed interruptions caused by the semiconductor shortage."

"The European Medicines Agency’s safety committee said on Friday it was reviewing reports of heavy menstrual bleeding and absence of menstruation from women who had received Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna."

"Meta’s stock prices plunged after the company reported that Apple’s privacy features would cost it billions this year. It’s not the only tech giant to take a hit."

"Stocks on Wall Street tumbled on Thursday, with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, leading the way with a drop of 26.4 percent, its worst one-day loss ever and one that erased more than $230 billion off its market value."

"Covid-19 brought death, suffering and financial straits, so it was unsurprising that depression rose around the world. But when the data came in, we found suicide did not – and it's a mystery why."

"The pandemic, the economy and partisan divisions continue, as national-security challenges over Russia and Iran loom."

CNN: University of Florida launches formal investigation after reports of pressure to destroy Covid-19 research data. >"A formal investigation has been _...Read More_

>"More than 20 countries, including the United States, issued a joint statement Saturday expressing deep concern over allegations of extra-judicial killings and disappearances of former member of former security forces in Afghanistan."

>"The retailer said its sales for the three months that ended on Oct. 30 were $5.4 billion, and it posted a net profit of $239 million."

CNN: Hate crime reports in US surge to the highest level in 12 years, FBI says.

>"The high cost of private PCR tests and results delays are inhibiting a key weapon in Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19."

[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/26/australia/australia-sydney-covid-19-pandemic-intl-hnk/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/26/australia/australia-sydney-covid-19-pandemic-intl-hnk/index.html) >"Australia's new daily cases of Covid-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since the global pandemic began, as two major _...Read More_

>"Now that tie wearers have tasted freedom, no one should expect them to go back."