#HurricaneFiona strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as it continues to roar through the western Atlantic Ocean.
The storm is expected to impact Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec early Saturday. #TWNStormCentre
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🧠A vaccine against Alzheimer’s disease could be on the horizon after scientists carried out successful trials in animals.
Researchers were able to reverse memory loss in mice and are keen to move quickly to human trials
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⚠️Afghanistan is on the brink of becoming the world's worst humanitarian crisis the UN has warned.
More than half of Afghans are now short of food, and the catastrophe will soon eclipse crises in Yemen and Syria.
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Canadian: I want to live forever
Genie: I can't grant wishes like that
Canadian: Alright, I want to live until the Leafs win the Stanley Cup
Genie: You crafty bastard
Ryanair Flight 4978 had already begun its descent into the Lithuanian capital when the pilot announced that the plane would be suddenly diverting to Minsk, capital of neighboring Belarus.
There was no explanation https://t.co/eNBa3QO49B 1/5
Today, we remember the sacrifices that our Veterans made so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today. Wear your Poppy as a pledge to never forget and at 11:00 am please pause to Remember. #RemembranceDay#CanadaRemembers#LestWeForget#GetYourPoppy
With the world economy expected to contract nearly 5% this year, households worldwide are spending less. Among those who went into the pandemic in extreme poverty, hundreds of millions are unable to secure their basic dietary needs. https://t.co/dQ3kLnF3zA
“If the international community is serious about the fight against #COVID19 + the eradication of food + nutrition insecurity, States need to refrain...from direct + indirect interference with access to food,” said @UN expert @UN_SPExperts@HilalElver
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“The continued imposition of crippling economic sanctions on Syria, Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Zimbabwe, among others, severely undermines the ordinary citizens’ fundamental right to sufficient and adequate food,” said @HilalElver, #UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to #Food.
@GHGGuru @CompetitiveAg @NewYorker@tadfriend@ucdavisCAES@ucanr The max fuel load for an A380 Airbus is 330,000 litres which will keep it in the air for a day.
On that we could run our 3000 acre farm for 11 years.
We’d grow 33,000 tons of grain, 16500 lambs & 650 bales of wool with a days fuel for a big jet!
And sequester a heap of carbon
@TorrensJonathan @joshbirtch24 @costcocanada For those wondering, you need to buy at least 59.4 cucumbers at Costco to break even on the membership fee. But you also need to consider the distance of your travel to Bayers Lake relative to your local grocery store.