Explainer: Topsy-turvy weather comes from polar vortex
By Seth Borenstein, AP, published by Microsoft News IT’S as if the world has been turned upside-down, or at least its weather. You can blame the increasingly familiar polar vortex, which has brought a taste of the Arctic to places where winter often requires no more than a jacket. Around the North Pole, winter’s ultra-cold […]
Read MoreIn Covid-19 milestone for West, Britain starts mass vaccination
By Reuters Staff, published by US News London: A 90-year-old grandmother became the world’s first person to receive a fully-tested Covid-19 shot today (Dec. 8), as Britain began mass-vaccinating its people in a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history. Health workers started inoculating the most vulnerable with the […]
Read MoreGerman Santas hope to bring cheer despite masks
By Reuters Staff, published by US News Berlin: A group of Germans dressed as Santa and angels who rent themselves out over the Christmas period gathered in Berlin on Saturday, keen to spread joy and practice their “Ho-ho-hos” even though they have to wear masks. Most years, several hundred “Rent-a-Santa” meet at the beginning of […]
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