Can Indoor Farms Reach Skyscraper Height?
A proposed skyscraper in Shenzhen would grow food along the border of each of its 51 floors. A proposed Shenzhen skyscraper would include a 51-story hydroponic farm, as hopes grow Continue Reading
China’s Xi Intervenes to Punish Local Officials for Killing Trees
China punished and demoted 10 officials in the southern city of Guangzhou after thousands of banyan trees were cut down or uprooted by the local government, prompting a rare personal Continue Reading
China reports first Omicron case as fears mount for factory supply chains
The Omicron coronavirus variant has appeared for the first time in China, according to health authorities, piling pressure on officials already contending with an outbreak in one of the country’s Continue Reading
California to reinstitute statewide mask mandate amid rise in COVID cases
California will impose a statewide mask mandate in all indoor public spaces as COVID-19 case rates soar, the state’s senior government health official said on Monday as precautions ramp up Continue Reading
Israeli study finds Pfizer COVID-19 booster protects against Omicron
Israeli researchers said on Saturday they found that a three-shot course of the Pfizer/BioNTech (PFE.N) , (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine provided significant protection against the new Omicron variant. The findings were Continue Reading
Some Chinese companies suspend production in Zhejiang province on virus outbreak
More than a dozen Chinese-listed companies said they had suspended production in coronavirus-hit parts of China’s eastern Zhejiang province in response to local government’s tightened COVID-19 curbs, causing their share Continue Reading
Two-thirds of US companies demand staff have Covid vaccinations
Nearly two-thirds of US companies are planning to require at least some of their workers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 regardless of whether they are legally bound to do so, Continue Reading
Mass protest in Vienna against Austria’s controversial COVID restrictions
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Vienna on Saturday in protest against restrictions introduced to halt the spread of coronavirus in Austria, including mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and home confinement Continue Reading
UK’s Johnson warns of Omicron ‘tidal wave’, says two doses not enough
Britain faces a “tidal wave” of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and two vaccine doses will not be enough to contain it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Sunday, as Continue Reading
Britain says Omicron accounts for 40% of London infections
Britain said on Monday that the Omicron variant of coronavirus was spreading at a “phenomenal rate” and accounted for about 40% of all infections in London so people should get Continue Reading