Coronavirus: how countries aim to get the vaccine first by cutting opaque supply deals
The University of Oxford recently published promising news about the results from the phase one/two trials of the vaccine it is developing for COVID-19.
The University of Oxford recently published promising news about the results from the phase one/two trials of the vaccine it is developing for COVID-19.
The UK government recently announced the removal of planning barriers to building energy storage projects over 50MW in England and 350MW in Wales.
The Democratic National Convention is approaching — in virtual form — and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will present his pick for vice president to the delegates for their affirmation.
On the surface, COVID-19 is a lung disease. The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infects cells of the respiratory tract and can cause life-threatening pneumonia.
HomeBuilder grants of A$25,000 are being offered to build or renovate a home as part of the Australian government’s emergency economic response to the coronavirus pandemic.
In an effort to prevent further bad design taking shape in its area, the Sunshine Coast Council decided to encourage good design by publishing a book.
Political parties’ platforms – their statements of where they stand on issues – get little respect.
Low-wage service workers increasingly are facing new physical and emotional hazards in the workplace as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to interviews with workers we conducted in April.
A paper came out in Nature on July 22 that further underscores earlier studies that show that neither the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine nor chloroquine prevents SARS-CoV-2
Disease outbreaks shape our cities. Public health concerns have influenced some of the most iconic developments in urban planning.
The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women has been particularly significant.
Only 22% of family members and carers of students with a disability agreed they had received adequate educational support during the pandemic.
Making technology-driven state surveillance part of the police’s response to democratic protest sets a dangerous precedent.
International collaboration is vital for science and medicine, and the pandemic has highlighted science’s global nature and the power of sharing ideas freely and widely.
By identifying the ways in which this litter is produced and distributed, we’ve also discovered how best to reduce the plastic deluge.
The toughest lockdown imposed on residents of public housing in Australia has been lifted, but their COVID-19 ordeal isn’t over.
Synairgen found that when SNG001 was given to patients with COVID-19, it stopped the development of more severe symptoms, accelerated their recovery, and allowed them to leave hospital earlier.
Twitter has announced it’s taking sweeping action to limit the reach of content associated with QAnon.
Bacteria live within us and all around us. So whether we like it or not, these microscopic organisms tag along wherever we go – including into space.
News that the “bad boys of Brexit” have been hired by New Zealand First to work on the party’s social media strategy is simultaneously amusing and ominous.
This week revealed cases of coronavirus infection in a Victorian prison guard and a prisoner in quarantine on remand.
A major new assessment has now calculated a range of 2.6–3.9℃. This implies that alarmingly high estimates from some recent climate models are unlikely.
Australia is living through the biggest economic and social disruption since the second world war.
The controversies surrounding TikTok are centred around its Chinese origins, and its potential connections or compliance with the Chinese Communist Party and its authoritarian system.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) successfully launched its Mars mission dubbed “Al Amal”, or “Hope”, from the Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan on July 20.
Over decades, Russian operators have stolen terabytes of data, taken control of millions of computers and raked in billions of dollars.
The reintroduction of restrictions in Victoria in response to its COVID second wave will reduce national growth by $3.3 billion, or about 0.75% of GDP.
Scientists first reported the existence of sky-bound bacteria in a couple of pioneering studies published in 2013 and 2018.
Leading Australian economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation ahead of Thursday’s economic statement want the government to keep spending to support the economy.
As with other parts of the global economy, COVID-19 has led to rapid changes in transport trends.
During Australia’s first wave of COVID-19, genomic sequencing of the earliest Sydney clusters was crucial to identifying the difference between imported cases and local community transmissions.
The government’s revised JobKeeper scheme, announced today following a treasury review, fixes many of the flaws of the original design.
Microfinance programmes – small-scale lending programmes targeted at low-income households that normally fall through the cracks of formal lending systems.
The preliminary data from the trial clearly demonstrates that the vaccine induces an antibody response within 28 days.
Historically, the fastest changes in Earth’s magnetic field have been associated with reversals.
Morrison argued Australia is an attractive destination due to our relative success in managing COVID-19.
The Morrison government on Monday released a long-awaited interim review into Australia’s federal environment law.
The government is set to continue a revamped and re-targeted wage subsidy when it delivers its Thursday economic statement.
World Health Organization released daily screen time guidelines for children in April 2019, it suggested tight limits.
It’s mid-July, two weeks after what many in the international media believed was Israel’s start date for the annexation of large parts of the West Bank.
According to a new United Nations report, global rates of hunger and malnutrition are on the rise.
Australia is one of the few countries that has suppressed COVID-19 after a peak in disease incidence in late March.
Similarly, different vaccines may offer different levels of protection. Scientists talk about this as the vaccine’s efficacy or effectiveness.
On July 1, Italian police made the largest amphetamine seizure in the world. At the port of Salerno, just south of Naples, they used chainsaws to open large cylinders of paper and industrial machinery that were inside shipping containers from Syria and found 14 tonnes of pills.
The brain’s jobs include interpreting touch, visual and sound inputs, as well as speech, reasoning, emotions, learning, fine control of movement and many others.
Australia wants to build a 2.7-kilometre concrete runway in Antarctica, the world’s biggest natural reserve.
New cycleways are being introduced in many cities, allowing healthy habits started during the lockdown to continue.
Enhanced rock weathering could both slow global warming and improve soil health, making it possible to grow crops more efficiently and bolster food security.
Although some surgery is of limited value to the patient, and some problems would be better treated in other ways, in most cases the surgery is necessary to reduce pain and enable people to go about their day-to-day lives.
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