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Brazilian troops prepare for public action aimed at educating the population on eliminating the mosquito which carries the Zika virus. Nathan Frandino reports.
Dili, May 10 (EFE/EPA).- The East Timorese authorities are preparing to begin the second phase of vaccination against Covid-19 that includes people over 60 years of age and people with health problems who will be inoculated with the dose of AstraZeneca.So far, East Timor has registered 3,227 infections and 5 deaths from covid-19. (Camera: ANTONIO DASIPARU).SHOT LIST: AUTHORITIES GEARING UP TO BEGIN SECOND PHASE OF INOCULATION DRIVE, IN DILI, EAST TIMOR.
The United States is aware of Russia's announcement that it will withdraw troops from its border with Ukraine and now awaits Moscow to actually do so, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price says. "We've heard words," Price says during a news briefing in Washington. "I think what we'll be looking for is action." SOUNDBITE
Steven A Henry via Getty Images Scott Stringer, an early front-runner for New York City mayor, pledged to completely phase out fossil fuels, drive private utility companies out of the nation’s largest metropolis, and “electrify everything” in a near total embrace of climate activists’ demands ahead of this year’s election. The 34-page proposal Stringer laid out Sunday would transform the five boroughs, glazing the rooftops with solar panels and battery units, prioritizing bike lanes and pedestrian walkways over highways, and providing new programs to make electricity cheaper and green jobs more plentiful for the city’s squeezed working class.
A federal judge has ruled 114,000 homeless students in New York City are to have their day in court. Business Insider reports a judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit to advance to expedite the roll-out of WiFi to homeless shelters across the city. The suit was filed when homeless students were unable to access the internet in homeless shelters during periods of remote learning this year. Business Insider reports the city provided students with iPads with unlimited cellular data, but many have had trouble getting proper cell service. US District Judge Alison Nathan wrote in her opinion that homeless students are deprived of their right to education without internet connectivity. For as long as that deprivation exists, the City bears a duty...to furnish them with the means necessary for them to attend school. US District Judge Alison Nathan
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