Pope's health
Pope feels better – sits up and appoints bishops
Pope Francis is feeling even better and was able to sit up on Wednesday. He spent the day working from the hospital and, among other things, appointing four bishops, Reuters reports.
The 88-year-old pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 and is still being treated for double pneumonia. The kidney problems he also suffered from have been resolved, the Vatican announced according to AFP.
The pope is still receiving oxygen but the development is going in the right direction, according to the Vatican.
Mysterious disease cases in Congo-Kinshasa
Could be a new pandemic: "It's burning everywhere"
Outbreaks of deadly viral diseases are now coming "one after another" in Central Africa, says Anna Mia Ekström, professor of global infectious epidemiology, to Aftonbladet.
- It's an extremely serious situation. It's burning everywhere, and they don't have time to stop the fires, she says.
The rebel group M23 has displaced nearly 1.2 million people in eastern Congo-Kinhasa, including patients with Mpox. The American USAID and CDC were previously often the first to arrive at outbreaks, says Ekström.
Now USAID has withdrawn all resources and hundreds of thousands of health workers in Africa have been fired. Africa CDC warns that a new pandemic could spread from the region.
– The combination of uncertainty, lack of money and lack of medical countermeasures means that we are playing with fire, says Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya in a press release.
Pope feels better – sits up and appoints bishops
Pope Francis is feeling even better and was able to sit up on Wednesday. He spent the day working from the hospital and, among other things, appointing four bishops, Reuters reports.
The 88-year-old pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 and is still being treated for double pneumonia. The kidney problems he also suffered from have been resolved, the Vatican announced according to AFP.
The pope is still receiving oxygen but the development is going in the right direction, according to the Vatican.
Mysterious disease cases in Congo-Kinshasa
Could be a new pandemic: "It's burning everywhere"
Outbreaks of deadly viral diseases are now coming "one after another" in Central Africa, says Anna Mia Ekström, professor of global infectious epidemiology, to Aftonbladet.
- It's an extremely serious situation. It's burning everywhere, and they don't have time to stop the fires, she says.
The rebel group M23 has displaced nearly 1.2 million people in eastern Congo-Kinhasa, including patients with Mpox. The American USAID and CDC were previously often the first to arrive at outbreaks, says Ekström.
Now USAID has withdrawn all resources and hundreds of thousands of health workers in Africa have been fired. Africa CDC warns that a new pandemic could spread from the region.
– The combination of uncertainty, lack of money and lack of medical countermeasures means that we are playing with fire, says Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya in a press release.
The nuclear power debate
Finnish nuclear waste repository ready – first in the world
Finland has become the first country in the world to solve the problem of final disposal of nuclear waste, writes SVT Nyheter.
The underground storage facility Onkalo, a few kilometers from the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant, is now ready to receive thousands of spent fuel canisters.
– This proves that we can safely and environmentally friendly dispose of nuclear fuel, says Pasi Tuohimaa, communications officer at the nuclear power company Industrins Kraft.
Olkiluoto 3 accounts for almost a third of Finland's electricity production.
Finnish nuclear waste repository ready – first in the world
Finland has become the first country in the world to solve the problem of final disposal of nuclear waste, writes SVT Nyheter.
The underground storage facility Onkalo, a few kilometers from the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant, is now ready to receive thousands of spent fuel canisters.
– This proves that we can safely and environmentally friendly dispose of nuclear fuel, says Pasi Tuohimaa, communications officer at the nuclear power company Industrins Kraft.
Olkiluoto 3 accounts for almost a third of Finland's electricity production.
The nuclear agreement with Iran
IAEA sources: Iran getting closer to nuclear weapons
Iran has significantly increased its production of highly enriched uranium since December. This is stated by sources with insight into a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA for the Washington Post and AP.
According to the report, Iran had 274.8 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent as of February 8. This is an increase of 92.5 kilograms since the IAEA's last report in November. This material is only a small technical step from the nuclear weapons-grade level of 90 percent, writes AP.
The increased production has taken place as tensions have increased between Iran and the United States. President Donald Trump has promised, among other things, a return to “maximum pressure” on Iran and announced new sanctions on the country’s oil industry on Monday.
IAEA sources: Iran getting closer to nuclear weapons
Iran has significantly increased its production of highly enriched uranium since December. This is stated by sources with insight into a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA for the Washington Post and AP.
According to the report, Iran had 274.8 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent as of February 8. This is an increase of 92.5 kilograms since the IAEA's last report in November. This material is only a small technical step from the nuclear weapons-grade level of 90 percent, writes AP.
The increased production has taken place as tensions have increased between Iran and the United States. President Donald Trump has promised, among other things, a return to “maximum pressure” on Iran and announced new sanctions on the country’s oil industry on Monday.
Climate threat Global challenges
British climate proposals: Less meat and more wind power
Air travel must become more expensive and Britons should be encouraged to eat less meat. These are two proposals in a new report from the British government’s climate advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), reports AFP.
According to British law, the government must present regular and legally binding measures to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, and it is the CCC’s task to propose these.
In its latest report, the body emphasizes electrification as the single most important measure to achieve the goal. Among other things, it wants offshore wind power to increase its capacity sixfold by 2040 and onshore wind power to double. The vehicle fleet and home heating must also be electrified to reduce emissions, the report states.
Regarding the sensitive issue of meat, the CCC writes that average meat consumption must be reduced by 25 percent by 2040, which means that Britons must eat two fewer meat dishes a week.
British climate proposals: Less meat and more wind power
Air travel must become more expensive and Britons should be encouraged to eat less meat. These are two proposals in a new report from the British government’s climate advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), reports AFP.
According to British law, the government must present regular and legally binding measures to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, and it is the CCC’s task to propose these.
In its latest report, the body emphasizes electrification as the single most important measure to achieve the goal. Among other things, it wants offshore wind power to increase its capacity sixfold by 2040 and onshore wind power to double. The vehicle fleet and home heating must also be electrified to reduce emissions, the report states.
Regarding the sensitive issue of meat, the CCC writes that average meat consumption must be reduced by 25 percent by 2040, which means that Britons must eat two fewer meat dishes a week.
Tech vs. traditional media
Bezos: Washington Post to become less broad – boss poked
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pokes the Washington Post's political editor, David Shipley, and announces that the newspaper's editorial page will have a different political profile. The New York Times reports, which has seen a letter from Bezos to Washington Post employees.
Going forward, the Washington Post's editorial page will be more narrowly focused on various issues related to "individual freedoms and free markets." Shipley was reportedly given the opportunity to continue leading the editorial team with its new focus, but instead chose to leave the position.
"I suggested to him that if his answer was not 'hell yes,' it must be 'no,'" Bezos writes in the letter.
Recently, several high-profile employees at the Washington Post have chosen to leave as a result of Bezos' involvement in the editorial work.
Bezos: Washington Post to become less broad – boss poked
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pokes the Washington Post's political editor, David Shipley, and announces that the newspaper's editorial page will have a different political profile. The New York Times reports, which has seen a letter from Bezos to Washington Post employees.
Going forward, the Washington Post's editorial page will be more narrowly focused on various issues related to "individual freedoms and free markets." Shipley was reportedly given the opportunity to continue leading the editorial team with its new focus, but instead chose to leave the position.
"I suggested to him that if his answer was not 'hell yes,' it must be 'no,'" Bezos writes in the letter.
Recently, several high-profile employees at the Washington Post have chosen to leave as a result of Bezos' involvement in the editorial work.
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