Daniel Augusto, of Holyoke, arrested on federal charges related to stockpiling unregistered machine guns

August 5, 2022

A Holyoke man arrested Friday faces federal charges after investigators say he illegally possessed multiple unregistered firearms and conversion devices that allowed a firearm to function as a machine gun.Danie...

Hochul announces new spending to boost health workers and help fight COVID-19 and monkeypox

Karen Pleasant

August 4, 2022

Stockpiling

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she and state health officials are dealing with ongoing outbreaks of two diseases, COVID-19 and monkeypox. She also said the state is launching two programs...

‘Nuclear annihilation’ one step away, says UN chief Guterres

Karen Pleasant

August 2, 2022

Stockpiling

Comment this storyCommentThe world is only "one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation".That was the stark warning of UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a global meeting Monda...

Eric Musselman stores pro talent in Arkansas

Karen Pleasant

July 31, 2022

Stockpiling

Much of the recruiting talk to top prospects for Eric Mousselman is that he had an NBA draft pick in each of his seasons at Arkansas, and it appears the sale was a success as the...

Luis Castillo trade details: Sailors acquire Reds ace for top prospects

Karen Pleasant

July 30, 2022

Stockpiling

The Reds traded right-handed ace Luis Castillo to the Mariners on Friday in exchange for a package of top prospects. Castillo, the top starting pitcher available on the market before Tuesday's MLB trade deadli...

Tarik Skubal shows fire in Tigers win

Karen Pleasant

July 27, 2022

Stockpiling

DETROIT — Tarik Skubal threw 39 pitches to Padres batters in the fourth inning on a wet Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. Then he threw everything he could reach into the canoe. " Can you feel it ? Did th...

‘If there is a greater escape…’: what Adar Poonawalla said about the monkeypox vaccine

Karen Pleasant

July 26, 2022

Stockpiling

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US urges Russia to honor grain deal with Ukraine, calls on China to stockpile

Karen Pleasant

July 22, 2022

Stockpiling

A cargo ship sails through the mouth of Bystre, which connects the Black Sea and the Danube, at a location designated as the Izmail district of Odessa region, Ukraine, in this screenshot obtained from a video r...

New York prepares for fall COVID-19 surge, not ruling out school mask rule, Governor Hochul says

Karen Pleasant

July 21, 2022

Stockpiling

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters about legislation passed during a special legislative session in the Red Room of the State Capitol, Friday, July 1, 2022, in Alba...

Brii Bio Announces Strategic Partnership with China Resources Pharmaceutical Commercial Group to Advance Commercialization of Long-Acting COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Therapy, Amubarvimab/Romlusevimab Combination, in China

Karen Pleasant

July 19, 2022

Stockpiling

Partnership will expedite storage, distribution channels and hospital access for amubarvimab/romlusevimab combination in China The amubarvimab/romlusevimab combination is the first SARS-CoV-2 target-specific ...

EU prepares for gas shutdown

Karen Pleasant

July 17, 2022

Stockpiling

(MENAFN) Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the European Union is considering a series of emergency measures to offset the effect of a possible Russian gas shutdown. St...

The doctor cannot have his stock of ivermectin seized – court

Karen Pleasant

July 15, 2022

Stockpiling

Tony WallDr. Bernard Conlon of Murupara imported thousands of ivermectin pills but they were seized by Medsafe. He is pictured at a rally in Murupara in November 2021.A controversial GP in Murupara will not ge...

The IOC of Lanka will maintain a separate stock for ambulances

Karen Pleasant

July 13, 2022

Stockpiling

Dove: Lanka IOC, the unit of India's largest oil company, has instructed all of its 216 fuel pumps in Sri Lanka to maintain a separate fuel stock for supplying ambulances in the troubled island nation. The com...

U.S. crude and gasoline inventories likely fell last week

Karen Pleasant

July 11, 2022

Stockpiling

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph above Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees LatifJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reu...

Production resumes at struggling Abbott formula factory

Karen Pleasant

July 9, 2022

Stockpiling

(AP) - Production of infant formula has resumed at Abbott Nutrition's Michigan plant whose February shutdown due to contamination contributed to a nationwide shortage, a company spokesperson said.Damage from se...

Biden returns to Obama-era landmine policy

Karen Pleasant

July 8, 2022

Stockpiling

July/August 2022By Daryl G. Kimball and Magritte Gordaneer After a months-long policy review, the Biden administration announced on June 21 that it would reverse the Trump administration's policy that allowed f...

95,000 GM vehicles currently in limbo awaiting parts like semiconductor chips

Karen Pleasant

July 5, 2022

Stockpiling

General Motors revealed last week that 95,000 of its vehicles have mostly been built but are in storage awaiting finishing parts. The company, like others, finds itself in this situation due to ...

Ukraine War: Russia continues to make ‘minor’ advances but suffers from ‘dwindling stocks’ of modern weapons

Karen Pleasant

July 2, 2022

Stockpiling

RRussian forces continue to make "minor" advances in eastern Ukraine but are suffering from dwindling stockpiles of more accurate and modern weapons, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. In its latest update, th...

Russia continues to make ‘minor’ progress but suffers from ‘dwindling stockpiles’ of modern weapons

Karen Pleasant

July 2, 2022

Stockpiling

Russian forces have made minor advances to the east (AFP via Getty Images)Russian forces continue to make "minor" advances in eastern Ukraine but are suffering from dwindling stockpiles of more accurate and mod...

NC budget proposal hoards cash to fight inflation :: WRAL.com

Karen Pleasant

June 29, 2022

Stockpiling

By Bryan Anderson, WRAL State Government Reporter, and Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefRaleigh, North Carolina - A significant portion of North C...

Russian oil sanctions have turned the world upside down. Gold bans will not

Karen Pleasant

June 28, 2022

Stockpiling

Placeholder while loading article actionsLast month, sanctions against Russia upended the oil market, the world's largest commodity market. Now the leaders of the Group of Seven are proposing to repeat the tri...

The next threat to the fashion supply chain

Karen Pleasant

June 26, 2022

Stockpiling

Port problemsPandemic supply chain issues begin to dissipate as shipping costs and delays decreaseUS West Coast Port Operators and Dockworkers Negotiate New Labor Contract; current deal expires July 1A slowdow...

Access to birth control could be restricted, fear abortion advocates

Karen Pleasant

June 24, 2022

Stockpiling

Placeholder while loading article actionsThe Supreme Court's decision to strike down the fundamental right to abortion is fueling fears among some Americans that restricting access to contraceptives could be th...

Former Alcatraz Escape Investigator

Karen Pleasant

June 23, 2022

Stockpiling

(NewsNation) - Earlier this week, U.S. Marshals released age progression footage of convicts who escaped from Alcatraz Island more than 60 years ago. Over the years, speculation has grown as to whethe...

Warning energy cap will be above £2,600 until at least October 2023

Karen Pleasant

June 21, 2022

Stockpiling

Brits have to get used to high energy bills until at least October 2023. The dire financial warning comes with calls for the government to do more to help people in the cost of living crisis. Craig Lowrey, sen...

Kazakh president visits Iran amid nuclear challenges

Karen Pleasant

June 19, 2022

Stockpiling

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Brussels' support for his embattled country's bid to join the European Union as a "historic" achievement. The European Commission has recommended that Ukraine and ...

The United States is depleting its strategic oil reserve faster than it seems

Karen Pleasant

June 17, 2022

Stockpiling

Placeholder while loading article actionsThe United States has become the world's oil barrel of last resort, single-handedly preventing prices in the energy market from exploding even higher by selling off much...

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch on 49ers defensive philosophy, stocking D-line players like Drake Jackson

Karen Pleasant

June 15, 2022

Stockpiling

Photo courtesy of the San Francisco 49ers Many believe that the connection between Kyle Shanahan and ...

Shortage of infant formula should spur new thinking on regulation

Karen Pleasant

June 14, 2022

Stockpiling

No one should be happy about the shortage of infant formula. There is no good in watching families scrambling to meet the life and death needs of the most vulnerable members of society. This is why thi...

Iraq to import 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from Australia and America

Karen Pleasant

June 12, 2022

Stockpiling

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The director of the General Grain Trading Company at the Iraqi Ministry of Commerce, Muhammad Hanoun, said on Sunday that Iraq intended to import 1.5 million tons of wheat from the st...

How Henry Ford Would Handle the Current Supply Chain Disruption

Karen Pleasant

June 10, 2022

Stockpiling

DEARBORN, Mich. — Henry Ford, the godfather of mass production, was tormented by the possibility of running out of parts and raw materials. Distrustful of financiers—a spirit that animated his fervent anti-Sem...

WTI Extends Consolidation Towards $118.00, Oil Inventories Surge Unexpectedly

Karen Pleasant

June 7, 2022

Stockpiling

Oil prices are trading around $118.00 as investors wait for a new trigger. The growing odds of a demand recovery in China will keep the bulls in control. OPEC+'s promise to pump more oi...

The perils of China’s commodity finance attract attention again

Karen Pleasant

June 6, 2022

Stockpiling

Placeholder while loading article actionsThe opaque world of commodity trade finance in China is once again in the spotlight. This time, metals markets are obsessed with an incident in the southern province of ...

The fight for rare earth minerals

Karen Pleasant

June 4, 2022

Stockpiling

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Chinese counterpart Defense Minister Wei Fenghe face-to-face for the first time during a tour of Asia next week. The Chinese government officially contacted the Pen...

U.S. crude oil inventories likely fell in DOE data, analysts say – Update

Karen Pleasant

June 1, 2022

Stockpiling

By Dan Molinsky U.S. crude-oil stockpiles are expected to have fallen slightly from the previous week in data due Thursday from the Energy Department, according to a survey of analysts and traders ...

A large stock of narcotics confiscated from Mizoram

Karen Pleasant

May 31, 2022

Stockpiling

Ezrela Dalidia Fanai, NET Correspondent, Mizoram The Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Department issued an order and mentioned that significant quantities of heroin have recently been seized in several parts of th...

FDA chief suggested US infant formula stock

Karen Pleasant

May 27, 2022

Stockpiling

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government should consider creating a stockpile of infant formula to head off the possibility of future shortages, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug A...

Ukraine says Russia has exhausted 60% of its stockpile of high-precision weapons

Karen Pleasant

May 25, 2022

Stockpiling

The Russian occupiers have already used more than 60% of the stockpile of high-precision weapons, according to Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyiv Independent reported May 25. Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head o...

US to release Monkeypox vaccine from national stockpile, CDC says

Karen Pleasant

May 23, 2022

Stockpiling

Topline The United States is releasing vaccines that can prevent monkeypox from its national stockpile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Monday, after at least one U.S. resident tested ...

Pipe bombs and improvised grenades found with weapons stockpiles at Maryland home, officials say – CBS Baltimore

Karen Pleasant

May 21, 2022

Stockpiling

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Somerset County resident faces multiple charges after improvised bombs and a stockpile of firearms were discovered Friday at his Princess Anne home, Maryland State Police said.It took hours...

Doomsday warning as huge stockpile of sugar sits in oceans: ‘Rapid decline’ | Science | News

Karen Pleasant

May 19, 2022

Stockpiling

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute were alarmed by the massive amounts of sucrose they discovered in a recent study. Sea grass, which is a flowering sea plant found in many coastal regions of the world, c...

EPA rewards CDPHE for disposal of chemical weapons stockpiles in Pueblo

Karen Pleasant

May 17, 2022

Stockpiling

PUEBLO, Co. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) with the 2022 National Notable Achievement Award from EPA Headquarte...

Celtics prove why Houston Rockets fans should be excited

Karen Pleasant

May 16, 2022

Stockpiling

Direct comparisons in the NBA can be a dangerous game because it's hard to directly recreate success, but the signs tell us the Rockets are not far from being a great team again.Claiming that a team can directl...

Beijing residents flood supermarkets after lockdown rumors

Karen Pleasant

May 12, 2022

Stockpiling

Published on: 05/12/2022 - 14:18Amended: 05/12/2022 - 14:16 Beijing (AFP) - Beijing residents rushed to supermarkets on Thursday as Chinese authorities ...

In Dylan Railoa, Ryan Day and Ohio State add to elite QB stock

Karen Pleasant

May 10, 2022

Stockpiling

Add another quarterback to the arsenal for Ryan Day. Since Urban Meyer announced his retirement from Ohio State in December 2018, Day has landed five of the top 50 quarterback pro...

Seven stores fined in Sylhet for stocking and overvaluing soybean oil

Karen Pleasant

May 8, 2022

Stockpiling

Published: May 08, 2022 11:09:38 p.m. Authorities on Sunday fined seven edible oil wholesalers Tk 16,000 for hoarding and selling soybean oil at a higher price than set by the government during a rai...

Local health officials share what you need to know before stocking up on plan B

Karen Pleasant

May 7, 2022

Stockpiling

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) — With what lies ahead for Roe vs. Wade, that question still hangs in the air: what about emergency contraception?Currently, Plan B, also known as the morning after pill, is one of ...

AFC East draft review: New York Jets continue to store impressive talent | Buffalo Bills News | NFL

Karen Pleasant

May 4, 2022

Stockpiling

The New York Jets made three picks in the first round of the NFL Draft and seven picks in the first four rounds. Last year, the Jets had three picks in the top 34.The Jets have amassed some to...

Pushing to arm Ukraine could strain US arms stockpiles

Karen Pleasant

May 2, 2022

Stockpiling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware — huge C-17s loaded with javelins, stingers, howitzers and other hardware are flown to Eastern Europe Is...

Bears store late draft picks with return trades

Karen Pleasant

April 30, 2022

Stockpiling

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (670 The Score) -- The Bears are racking up picks in the latter rounds of this NFL Draft, making a series of trades on Saturday that took them to 10 total picks. The B...

Ransomware Defense Plans: Don’t Store Cryptocurrency

Karen Pleasant

April 29, 2022

Stockpiling

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UK shoppers stockpile cooking oil and other essentials as prices soar | Supermarkets

Karen Pleasant

April 26, 2022

Stockpiling

UK shoppers began stocking up on some essentials such as cooking oil as grocery price inflation hit its highest level in more than a decade in April.According to the latest survey by market analyst Kantar, supe...

Beijing supermarkets rush to stock fresh produce as fears of lockdown grow

Karen Pleasant

April 25, 2022

Stockpiling

(Yicai Global) April 25 -- The Beijing outlets of supermarket chain Wumart as well as online grocers such as Hema Fresh and Meituan Maicai have increased their stocks of fresh produce by up to five times the us...

Last Stockpile of Chemical Nerve Agent Destroyed in Kentucky

Karen Pleasant

April 22, 2022

Stockpiling

The last stockpiles of a deadly chemical agent in the United States have been safely disposed of, according to Kentucky officials tasked with destroying Cold War-era weapons. The last M55 rocket contai...

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Karen Pleasant

April 21, 2022

Stockpiling

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Ministry of Health stockpiles drugs in anticipation of Covid-19 outbreak

Karen Pleasant

April 19, 2022

Stockpiling

Thailand's health ministry has stocked up on treatments for Covid-19, in anticipation of a spike in infections after the Songkran holiday. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said hospitals are also ready to ...

GOP megadonors go big in battle for Congress: 5 takeaways from new campaign cash deposits

Karen Pleasant

April 16, 2022

Stockpiling

Senators are hoarding huge cash reserves The Democratic incumbents facing the toughest races this year have so far accumulated significant cash, far exceeding the financial resources of most potential Republic...

Global Bacon Market to Be Driven by Storage Amid COVID-19 Pandemic During Forecast Period 2021-2026 – Blackswan Real Estate

Karen Pleasant

April 14, 2022

Stockpiling

Expert Market Research's new report titled "Global Bacon Market Size, Share, Price, Trends, Growth, Report and Forecast 2021-2026", provides an in-depth analysis of the global bacon market, assessing t...

Russo-Ukrainian War: Live News and Updates

Karen Pleasant

April 11, 2022

Stockpiling

KRAKOW, Poland — Every week since the start of March, Evgeny has packed his car with box after box of medicine and driven from his home near Krakow to another Polish town, Rzeszow, near the border with Ukraine....

Large stock of contraband substances recovered from Dima Hasao; 5 held

Karen Pleasant

April 9, 2022

Stockpiling

In a major operation against the threat of drugs, Assam police apprehended five youths from Dima Hasao district and recovered a large quantity of contraband substances in their possession.Based on specific inf...

Oil prices rise but forecast 3% weekly drop as stocks are released

Karen Pleasant

April 8, 2022

Stockpiling

A maze of crude oil pipes and valves are pictured during a Department of Energy visit to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson/Join now for FREE unlimited...

Apple AirPods returned via Walmart are being stored due to a security breach

Karen Pleasant

April 6, 2022

Stockpiling

Some used AirPods remain linked to the previous owner's iCloud account even after a factory reset. The issue affects sales of refurb...

Companies are stockpiling drugs to treat radiation in Europe

Karen Pleasant

April 5, 2022

Stockpiling

This decision was made due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the increasing risk of incidents requiring medication. CHARLOTTE, NC - A Charlotte-based international drug distributor is inc...

Don’t be fooled by the oil and gas industry

Karen Pleasant

April 3, 2022

Stockpiling

As we approach the special session of the state legislature next week, I've been thinking a lot about how to provide relief to workers in New Mexico who are paying more at the pump, while creating long-term sol...

Michael Shannon will executive produce the upcoming Paramount+ series American Tragedies: Waco

Karen Pleasant

April 1, 2022

Stockpiling

The Dowdle brothers have a background in horror, having written, directed and produced such films as 'The Poughkeepsie Tapes' and 'Quarantine'. With "Waco," they turned to real-life horror that...

Oil prices rise to $111 a barrel on supply concerns after U.S. crude inventories fall

Karen Pleasant

March 30, 2022

Stockpiling

Oil rises on supply shortage despite 'constructive' talks between Ukraine and RussiaOil prices rose early on Wednesday, reversing losses from the previous two sessions when trading followed news of Russian-Ukra...

‘Proud’ dad ‘too tired to eat’ dies of rare disease

Karen Pleasant

March 27, 2022

Stockpiling

A 'proud' father has been given months to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Kate Pearce, 27, said it was a "lonely" experience caring for her "proud" father mostly alone as he lost weig...

These are the European countries most exposed to diesel shortages

Karen Pleasant

March 24, 2022

Stockpiling

(Bloomberg) - There are growing concerns that Europe will run out of diesel after Russia invaded Ukraine - and no wonder given that the continent has historically taken around 20% of its imports from the countr...

Government discourages people from stockpiling free covid tests before they are arrested

Karen Pleasant

March 23, 2022

Stockpiling

Lateral flow covid tests will no longer be able to be ordered free of charge from 1 April. Following the announcement, some people are trying to stock up to avoid having to pay for rapid coronavirus tests in th...

Flyers deal with Braun, Armband in pick storage – Delco Times

Karen Pleasant

March 21, 2022

Stockpiling

VOORHEES, NJ — The trade deadline came and went Monday for the Flyers with a few trades barely moving the needle. The Flyers sent 35-year-old defenseman Justin Braun to the New York Rangers for a third-round pi...

Russia has a $140 billion stockpile of gold, but no one wants to buy it

Karen Pleasant

March 19, 2022

Stockpiling

Alexandre Manzyuk/ReutersThe fifth largest stock of gold in the world belongs to Russia, valued at nearly $140 billion.As with oil, the sanctions make it very difficult for Russia to trade in the precious commo...

Croatians store and spend HRK 160 million more every week

Karen Pleasant

March 16, 2022

Stockpiling

ZAGREB, March 16, 2022 – Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Croatian citizens have been spending HRK 160 million more per week than before the war, the daily Večernji List reported on Wednesday.Last week's ...

Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccine stockpile increases to nearly 750,000 doses

Karen Pleasant

March 15, 2022

Stockpiling

Other US states are reporting similar dilemmas, where vaccine supply has far exceeded current demand. NORFOLK, Va. — Joining other states, Virginia health officials are reporting a vaccine ...

russia: Russian-Ukrainian crisis: exporters worry about large stocks and falling exports | Indore News

Karen Pleasant

March 12, 2022

Stockpiling

INDORE: Hundreds of containers full of custom products stuck in transshipment due to the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war could end up as unsold stock resulting in huge losses for domestic exporters. While shippin...

Campbell Soup says fewer people are stockpiling food as COVID demand drops

Karen Pleasant

March 9, 2022

Stockpiling

Campbell Soup on Wednesday fell short of market expectations for quarterly revenue, a sign that demand for its sauces and broths is slowing due to the surge caused by the pandemic. W...

Jared Kushner wanted Pfizer to put the United States on the front line for COVID-19 vaccines

Karen Pleasant

March 8, 2022

Stockpiling

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said he had a "heated" debate with Jared Kushner over COVID-19 vaccine supplies. Bourla told Kushner that t...

As demand for vaccines plummets, US states find themselves with a huge stockpile

Karen Pleasant

March 5, 2022

Stockpiling

As demand for COVID-19 vaccines plummets in many parts of the United States, states are scrambling to use up stockpiles of doses before they expire and need to be added to the millions that have already been w...

Man accused of storing incendiary devices for home attack

Karen Pleasant

March 3, 2022

Stockpiling

A 23-year-old Kingston man is accused of collecting chemicals to make incendiary devices after a family member returned parts of a diary in which he expressed 'neo-Nazi ideation' and made reference to blacks by...

Panic buying continues amid confusing lockdown information

Karen Pleasant

March 2, 2022

Stockpiling

Hong Kongers continue to bare store shelves on Wednesday morning following mixed messages from the government about whether it plans a hard mainland-style lockdown this month.Photos circulating on social me...

Stocks plummet amid Russian invasion and escalating sanctions

Karen Pleasant

February 28, 2022

Stockpiling

U.S. stocks traded mixed and energy prices rose on Monday after sanctions on Russia escalated over an ongoing conflict in Ukraine, adding to further uncertainty about the outlook for markets. global financials...

The United States and its main allies will ban access to SWIFT for certain Russian banks

Karen Pleasant

February 26, 2022

Stockpiling

Biden administration officials said on Saturday there would be new restrictions by the United States and its allies against selling rubles to Russia, undermining the country's ability to back its currency in th...

West Hits Russia With Sweeping Sanctions, Stops Before Toughest Measures

Karen Pleasant

February 24, 2022

Stockpiling

Russia was hit with painful new sanctions on Thursday after invading Ukraine, but the United States and its allies have stopped imposing even harsher measures to punish Moscow. The sanctions targ...

The easiest way to get leather in Minecraft

Karen Pleasant

February 21, 2022

Stockpiling

Leather is an essential component of many Minecraft items, including books, leather armor, and item frames. It is a material worth storing if possible. Leather can be obtained through six different methods i...

What happened to cannabis cafes in Amsterdam during Covid

Karen Pleasant

February 19, 2022

Stockpiling

Amsterdam (CNN) — Once crowded with too many tourists, Amsterdam's canals remain empty, even as the Netherlands eases travel restrictions. The infamous Red Light District is also largely deserted. The Dutch c...

US to ‘increase’ vaccine support in 11 African countries

Karen Pleasant

February 17, 2022

Stockpiling

The Global VAX initiative, which the administration first outlined in December, represents the latest effort to fulfill President Biden's wishes to help end the pandemic and restore American leadership in globa...

Congress should create a national council on pandemic preparedness

Karen Pleasant

February 16, 2022

Stockpiling

As we approach the frightening and terrifying milestone of nearly one million deaths from COVID-19, there is no doubt that preventing this loss of life again should be a top priority of our United States Congre...

Shanta’s Singida project progressing on track

Karen Pleasant

February 14, 2022

Stockpiling

Publicly listed Shanta Gold provided an update on the progress of construction at the Singida gold project in central Tanzania, which remains on track for first production in the first quarter of 2023. “Singid...

Iran marks revolution anniversary with provocative tone amid nuclear talks

Karen Pleasant

February 12, 2022

Stockpiling

Peter Polic/EyeEm/Getty Images(Tehran, Iran) - As nuclear talks enter what U.S. officials have described as the "last moment," Iran adopted a tone of defiance on Friday, marking the 43rd anniversary of the Isl...

15 years for weapons | Main stories

Karen Pleasant

February 11, 2022

Stockpiling

Gangsters or arms dealers found in possession, trafficking and storage of 'prohibited' weapons could be sent to prison for life under a bill tabled in Parliament on Thursday by the National Securit...

‘Mistakes’ at sewage treatment plant force 1 million Austin residents to boil their water

Karen Pleasant

February 7, 2022

Stockpiling

AUSTIN, Texas — About 1 million people in Austin have had their water boiled since Saturday after officials said “mistakes” at a treatment plant led to potentially unsanitary water flowing into homes and busine...