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Kyoto Protocol Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, mandating that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Facts 192 parties have ratified the protocol (191 states and one regional economic integration organization). The United States has not; it dropped out in 2001. The protocol mandated that 37 industrialized

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EU regulator declares AstraZeneca safe for use after clotting concerns. Will anyone take it?

The European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries suspended their rollouts following reports that it could be linked to blood clots. The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s executive director Emer Cooke said the agency had “come to a clear scientific conclusion: this is a

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Jack Daniel’s makes history with first female assistant distiller

Click here for updates on this story     LYNCHBURG, Tennessee (WSMV) — Lexie Phillips makes history becoming Jack Daniel’s first female Assistant Distiller. The world-famous whiskey company is known for its corn, rye, and barley malts promoted Phillips to serve as a collaborator with Jack Daniel’s Mast Distiller Chris Fletcher. Phillips previously worked for Daniel’s as

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Unsettling questions surround the motive behind the Atlanta-area spa shootings as Asians in the US face increased hate

At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen said. “This one fact alone highlights the vulnerability, the invisibility, and the isolation of working-class Asian women in our country,” Nguyen said at a Thursday news conference. “When

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Suspect in Atlanta-area spa shootings might have intended more shootings in Florida, mayor says

A man suspected of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area spas was headed to Florida “perhaps to carry out additional shootings” when he was arrested Tuesday night, Atlanta’s mayor said Wednesday, citing investigators. His family had helped police search for him, authorities said, perhaps averting further harm that the mayor said “could have been significantly

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Spain approves euthanasia law

Spain approved a law permitting euthanasia on Thursday by a 202 to 141 vote in parliament, making it the fourth European Union country to do so. “Today, a majority of parliament has borne witness to people who are ill who have been clamoring for years for this right,” Socialist Party MP Maria Luisa Carcedo said

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Dolly Parton Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of Dolly Parton, the Grammy Award-winning singer, song writer, producer and actress. Personal Birth date: January 19, 1946 Birth place: Locust Ridge, Sevier County, Tennessee Birth name: Dolly Rebecca Parton Father: Robert Lee Parton, farmer Mother: Avie Lee (Owens) Parton Marriage: Carl Dean (May 1966-present) Other Facts Has received

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