Vaccines are safe. But huge numbers of people around the world say they wouldn't take a Covid jab
Updated 0801 GMT (1601 HKT) August 15, 2020
Susan Bailey, a 57-year-old retired nurse from Florida, has had all her jabs and gets a flu shot every year. She's a vocal Joe Biden supporter -- and one of a growing number of people globally who say they wouldn't take a coronavirus vaccine even if one becomes available soon.
"I'm not anti-vaccine. My kids were both vaccinated with everything, but I would not take a Covid vaccine today," Bailey told CNN.
"I have underlying health issues ... I would want to see enough studies in a long-term period of what the ramifications are for the vaccine."
Lukashenko and Putin say Belarus 'problems' will be resolved
Pressure mounts on Alexander Lukashenko to go as protests threaten to spill beyond Belarus’s borders
The Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, have expressed confidence that all problems that had arisen in Belarus would soon be resolved, the Kremlin said.
“These problems should not be exploited by destructive forces seeking to harm the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the union state,” the Kremlin said in a statement on Saturday.
The two leaders spoke to each other by telephone.
‘They’re legit taking mailboxes off the street’: Postal Service tells US citizens removals are nothing to do with Trump
Postmaster general Louis DeJoy, a major Trump ally, has overhauled USPS’s corporate structureJacob Bogage
The removal of dozens of mailboxes in a handful of states set off a social media panic and some high-profile attention this week, but the US Postal Service said the iconic blue boxes are just being moved to higher-volume areas.
The reaction underscores the heightened sensitivities around the agency, which has been in Donald Trump’s crosshairs for months. On Thursday, Mr Trump vowed to withhold funding for the agency to restrict Americans’ ability to vote by mail during the pandemic. Hours later, photos began circulating online of postal workers in urban areas loading trucks with the public mailboxes.
“They’re legit taking the mailboxes off the street,” tweeted record producer Isaac Hayes III. “Cheating 101.”
Climate change: Greenland's ice sheet has melted past the point of no return
Greenland's ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests.
Scientists studied data on 234 glaciers across the Arctic territory spanning 34 years through 2018 and found that annual snowfall was no longer enough to replenish glaciers of the snow and ice being lost to summertime melting.
That melting is already causing global seas to rise about a millimeter on average per year. If all of Greenland's ice goes, the water released would push sea levels up by an average of 6 meters -- enough to swamp many coastal cities around the world. This process, however, would take decades.
Palestinians slam 'traitor' UAE for normalising ties with Israel
Israel-UAE deal nullifies hope that only peace with Palestine can usher in ties between Israel and the Arab world.by Ibrahim Husseini
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) decision to normalise ties with Israel did not surprise Saeed Ibrahim, an 83-year-old Palestinian living in East Jerusalem. For Ibrahim, it was just the latest betrayal of the Palestinian cause by Arab states.
"It all began with Anwar Sadat's visit to al-Quds. It is Egypt who opened the door," he said, referring to the former Egyptian president's visit to Israel in 1977.
VJ Day: Japan marks 75 years since end of WWII
Japan's Emperor Naruhito has expressed "deep remorse" over his country's actions during World War Two, on the 75th anniversary of its surrender.
"I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated," he said at a ceremony on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to "never repeat the tragedy".
The PM marked the occasion by sending an offering to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, but did not visit in person.
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