News about open_data on 2022-02-14

AstraZeneca to supply the US government with an additional one million doses of EVUSHELD long - acting antibody combination for the prevention of COVID - 19
The US government has agreed to buy an additional one million doses of a Covid-19 antibody therapy which is being administered in the US, AstraZeneca has announced. The announcement has been signed by the maker of the coronavirus vaccine.
Source: astrazeneca-us.com
Published on 2022-02-14

Equitable and clean energy access is the key to a sustainable future
Climate change is a key issue for the world’s climate change, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Glasgow, as part of the COP26 summit in the British Isles, which takes place next week. Why is it important?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Published on 2022-02-14

Innovating IT infrastructure at CBP : A conversation with Sonny Bhagowalia
This week's BBC One Business of Government Hour takes a look at how the UK government is changing the way it does business. Here are some of the key topics in this week’s show - What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Source: federalnewsnetwork.com
Published on 2022-02-14

Is Peter Thiel Trying to Buy a Fight With China ?
It’s a time of political turmoil in the US. But why is Peter Thiel turning his attention to his true love, engineering society through our broken राजनीति machinery? He believes that China is an enormous threat to America.
Source: msn.com
Published on 2022-02-14

Putin continues to rattle sabre but with rare nod towards de - escalation
The Russian president has been clear about what he wants: to reverse Nato expansion in Europe and a pledge that Ukraine will never join the alliance. But does he have anything concrete to show for the last year?The BBC's Jonathan Head looks at how Russia is willing to de-escalate.
Source: theguardian.com
Published on 2022-02-14

Refugee group warns of astonishing cost of new Home Office policies | Immigration and asylum
Taxpayers could face an extra £2.7bn a year cost to fund schemes to block refugees from entering the UK, according to new research published by the SNP and the Scottish Parliament newspaper 'A Bill at What Price?'.
Source: theguardian.com
Published on 2022-02-14

SOFR Options Market Catches Fire With $100 Million Wager
Financial markets have taken another straddle forward in the past week with the emergence of a synthetic volatility structure called the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). Here are the latest financial reports from the US stock market. Why?
Source: bnnbloomberg.ca
Published on 2022-02-14

The Middle East and Africa Data Center Market to Reach USD
The world’s data centre market is expected to grow at a faster rate than previously thought, according to research by the US research firm Arizton Economics and Financial Services (Arizaton) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other African countries.
Source: globenewswire.com
Published on 2022-02-14

Thwarting disinformation , defending democracy scholar sees a new approach
The US and Europe are advancing measures that could give researchers new rights to access data from these powerful technology platforms, says researcher Brandie Nonnecke, who is leading a study into how they help to spread misinformation and disinformation.
Source: phys.org
Published on 2022-02-14

Voting Rights expansion passes Washington State Senate
The US Senate has approved a bill which would require communities of under-represented people to get the rights to elect their candidates in the next general election.The proposal is being considered by senators in Washington, where they are expected to be elected in November.
Source: spokanepublicradio.org
Published on 2022-02-14

Zooming in on the potential of India geospatial sector
India is celebrating its first anniversary of the introduction of a new rules on geospatial technology, which have been published in the US and Canada in January. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey looks at the impact of its impact on the country's economy.
Source: thehindu.com
Published on 2022-02-14