SOURCE / ECONOMY By GT staff reporters Published: Jan 25, 2021 09:29 PM
A medical worker collects nucleic acid sample at a testing site in a primary school in Harbin, Northeast China s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 22, 2021. Citizens in Harbin have been undergoing nucleic acid testing for the COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Some Chinese manufacturers of coronavirus test kits said the market prospects for China-US anti-epidemic cooperation are bright and they look forward to making a contribution to the Biden administration s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtually none of the Chinese test kit producers have entered the US market previously, partly due to trade tensions and uncertainties on both sides, industry insiders said. But months before Joe Biden took office, some domestic suppliers started applying for the FDA certification, and others saw rising order inquiries from the US, especially in January, as the market sensed the potential oppo
InvestigateWest: Washington state plan would slash emissions
By PETER FAIRLEYJanuary 25, 2021 GMT
After more than a decade of the supposedly eco-friendly Pacific Northwest and British Columbia falling short on pledges to fight climate change, a new blueprint emerged this month for how to eliminate all but a sliver of fossil-fuel emissions.
The 428-page plan by Washington state outlines how to make a wholesale shift to renewable energy and meet some of the most ambitious climate-protection goals on the planet. It calls for building a regional network of solar and wind energy stations and transmission lines allowing sharing of power across the western U.S. and Canada.
A renewed plan for climate protection emerges in Washington state
Redoubled climate goals and a fresh blueprint revive hopes to cut emissions. But ongoing fossil fuel development in B.C. could undercut progress in Cascadia.
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InvestigateWest / January 25, 2021
Whether and how to expand the Interstate 5 bridge between Oregon and Washington is a prime example of decisions facing the governments of Cascadia to address climate change. Adding more lanes to the bridge will accelerate urban sprawl north into Washington from Oregon, baking in decades of single-user car trips that further heat the atmosphere, critics say. Yet pressure on the Washington and Oregon legislatures to expand the bridge is intense. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
Even dead Baloch woman not spared from abduction by Pakistan, says bother of slain activist Karima Baloch
Sun Online Desk
25th January, 2021 07:40:21
Sameer Mehrab, brother of slain human rights activist Karima Baloch, lashed out at Pakistani authorities on Sunday after the body of his sister was forcefully taken away while it was being escorted to her hometown in Tump, Balochistan.
“Previously we thought only living Baloch are prone to abductions. Here, this is a new law. Even a Baloch dead woman is not spared from abduction by Pakistan,” Sameer tweeted.
Karima, a prominent Baloch activist who died in Canada in December last year was slated to get buried on January 25, Balochwarna reported. However, before the corpse could be transported from Karachi to Balochistan, Pakistani authorities took Karima’s body along with her family from the airport, to an unknown location.
Due global climate adaptation actions not possible for lack of finance: PM
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DHAKA, Jan 25, 2021 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the lack of finance and political will were responsible for not taking due global actions for adapting to the damages caused by the adverse impact of the climate change.
“Adapting to the damage already done is as important as the process of reducing future losses and damages. But global adaptation actions are far from keeping pace with the scale of devastation due to lack of finance and political will,” she said.
She added that the recent experience of COVID-19 has proved the importance of being united and acting on time.