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On his way to meet Pope Francis on Friday, Biden traveled with a massive motorcade, caught on camera and likely extended from his usual entourage due to a Covid-19 restriction in Italy limiting the number of passengers in each vehicle. A typical motorcade for the president includes a couple dozen …

A QR code appeared online on Tuesday and, when scanned with several verification apps, revealed a working EU Digital Covid Certificate bearing the name “Adolf Hitler,” born on January 1, 1900. Several versions of the code were then noticed on tech forums, some with the name capitalized, others with a …

“We will only achieve our ambitious climate goals if we rapidly scale up new technologies in areas like green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels – technologies that seemed impossible just a few years ago,” the British PM gushed on Tuesday during a speech at a Global Investment Summit in London’s …

Renewable energy firm Drax describes its plant in North Yorkshire as a “purely renewable” facility, boasting that it has slashed its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 90% since 2012. The plant burns biomass – pellets of compressed wood – and received £832 million ($1.13 billion) in direct government subsidies last …

Under the new rules that came into force on Sunday, the Green Passes of all Israelis were to become void, with citizens being told to re-register on the system to maintain their access to public venues, including restaurants and gyms. However, there was a catch: only those who had received …

A number of Apple and Tesla suppliers have suspended production at some Chinese factories this week to “comply with the local governments’ electricity limiting policy.” According to the South China Morning Post, at least 20 out of 31 provincial jurisdictions were forced to adopt electricity rationing measures last week, which …

Boris Johnson was doing his best Greta Thunberg impression at the United Nations yesterday.  According to BoJo, we have been acting like a 16-year-old and “it’s time for humanity to grow up.” Interestingly, Greta was only 16 when she told the UN that “you have stolen my dreams and my …

Watching day one of Extinction Rebellion’s planned two-week protest kick off with the promised mayhem on the streets of London on the same day that the woolly jumper brigade who prop up the more conservative political outfit began their search for new leadership, it was hard not to wonder, what’s …

Deputy leader Amelia Womack has picked Tamsin Omond as her running mate to head the Green Party of England and Wales. Both are long-time environmental activists, as befits the party’s agenda. But what makes Omond stand out among the candidates for co-leadership is gender identity: “trans nb nature lover,” according …

The IDF announced new guidelines, restricting guest entry to army bases, banning indoor gatherings of over 100 people, and reintroducing mandatory mask-wearing for large outdoor assemblies, or whenever a “unit commander sees fit.” All reservists will have to show a Green Pass when called up for training or operational duty, …