Everything posted by Petey11
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UK MPs Reject Social Media Ban for Under-16s
Under the amendment, the UK science secretary, Liz Kendall, would be given powers to restrict or potentially ban social media access for children of certain ages in the future. The powers could also apply to online chatbots and other digital services. Explaining the approach in Parliament, education minister Olivia Bailey said the government wanted flexibility while it gathered further evidence. As stated above this amendment, as read, puts the power of decision into one ministers hand, in my view, another step towards an authoritarian state.
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Trump Axes Key Climate Rule: Major Greenhouse Setback
What he really means is cheaper cars to produce, the public will still pay the same and the manufacturers will just pocket more profit, like a lot of politicians, decisions are made to benefit their elite sponsors and pals.
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'Superflu' Crisis: UK's Worst Flu Season Hits Europe
Difference between flu and common cold. Put a £50 note on the floor next to the bed ridden patient, if they get up to retrieve it it's the common cold, not flu.
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Flu Explodes in Thailand: 160K Cases in One Month, Deaths Rise
The UK is seeing higher numbers earlier than expected. A mutation of the H3N2 strain is showing up which this year's vaccine wasn't based upon, hence health authorities are concerned this year. I think I read it is currently circulating in the younger population more at the moment but the concern is when it starts hitting the older and more vulnerable population. My daughter has just had the worst bug of her life which I'm sure by the symptoms was flu.
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Trump Unlikely to Sack Federal Reserve Chair Powell
Reason heads of national banks are independent of politics. UK removed interest rate decisions from the treasury to Bank of England committee. It stops interest rates been manipulated for political advantages like cutting rates just before an election.
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Thailand's Tourism Industry Faces Pivotal Moment as Arrivals Decline
Exactly, "We're not selling as many hotel rooms, we better raise the price so turnover is the same".
- New Green Rules May Hike Rents by Thousands, Ministers Admit