10th Annual Learning! 100 Award Postponded for 2021 - Award Program Recognizes Top 100 Global Learning Organizations

It was announced today that the 2021 Learning! 100 Awards will be rescheduled for 2021. The annual award program honors public and private sector organizations for innovation, collaboration and learning culture that drives performance. Previous Learning! 100 honorees include Amazon Web Services, AT&T, American Heart Association, Salesforce, NASCAR, New York Life and Defense Acquisition University. [PR.com]

More work needed to identify risk from Nigeria strain, says researcher

A researcher who identified a novel coronavirus variant in Nigeria has cautioned against automatic assumptions that it poses similar risks to strains that have emerged elsewhere.

Vaccine campaign grows alongside fears Covid spreading faster

Belgium on Monday joined a growing list of countries to launch COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, while a new coronavirus variant believed to be more infectious spread further and other nations ramped up restrictions.

Common diabetes drug may trigger rare complications for COVID-19 patients

Diabetes is a known risk factor for morbidity and mortality related to COVID-19. In diabetes patients, rare but severe complications, like the potentially lethal condition diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can arise when illness or certain conditions prevent cells from receiving enough glucose to fuel their functioning. An uptick in a particular type of DKA called euDKA at Brigham and Women's Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic has led researchers to hypothesize that diabetes patients on glucose-lowering drugs may be at increased risk for euDKA when they contract COVID-19. The observational case series was published in The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Clinical Case Reports.

XinFin: Update on XDCE Token and AlphaEx

XinFin community update on the hack of XDCe tokens from a hot-swap wallet on AlphaEx. [PR.com]

Discover the Best Value Sightseeing Tours & Days Out with New Travel Comparison Website Tripindicator

Cash-conscious families, tourists and holidaymakers can discover the best value sightseeing and day out’s throughout the world destination with new travel comparison website Tripindicator.com. [PR.com]

FADESA Ecuador and FADESA Peru Earn First “SpecMetrix Certified’’ Facility Designations in South America

Metal container solutions leader Fadesa is the latest recipient of the “SpecMetrix Certified Facility” Award from Sensory Analytics recognizing the company’s successful transition and demonstrated commitment to the highest level of film weight quality and coating process control. Fadesa is the first metal packaging manufacturer in South America to be awarded this status. [PR.com]

Vocal Star Music Showcase Brings Hope and Inspiration to the Music Industry at the End of a Very Difficult Year for Artists

George Caceres’ “Vocal Star” hosted by James Maslow - Big Time Rush, Kim Caldwell and Justin Guarani - American Idol Finalists, unites and inspires talent from around the world with the 2020 Vocal Star Virtual Music Showcase, tele-streaming live on KNEKT.tv Vocal Star, the first multi-talent music agency of its kind, dedicated to providing all the tools, exposure, connections, and actions necessary to [PR.com]

ARMotors Launched Land Rover Services and Maintenance

Along with luxury super sports cars, ARMotors have included Land Rover into their service list. ARMotors is an independent garage in UAE specialized in the service of European Car brands. They have more than 12 years of experience in the industry. [PR.com]

Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe

There's something a little off about our theory of the universe. Almost everything fits, but there's a fly in the cosmic ointment, a particle of sand in the infinite sandwich. Some scientists think the culprit might be gravity—and that subtle ripples in the fabric of space-time could help us find the missing piece.

Popular Black Male Youtuber Has the #1 Book on Amazon in Gender Studies - New Releases

Author & Dating Coach Alan Roger Currie has released a new eBook and paperback titled "No FREE Attention" that is bound to attract a lot of attention from both single women and single heterosexual men. The new book is actually an updated revised edition of Currie's popular 2012 book titled "The Possibility of Sex: How Naïve and Lustful Men are Manipulated by Women Regularly." Currie was once voted as the Best Dating [PR.com]

China ramps up virus controls to head off winter wave

Temperature checks, queues for tests and inspections at airports—Chinese authorities have stepped up health checks to snuff out the threat of a coronavirus resurgence.

China orders Ant Group to return to online payment roots

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has been ordered by regulators to drastically change its business model and return to its roots as a payment services provider, as the state squeeze continues on the once unbridled empire of tech tycoon Jack Ma.

Atlanta Actress Mia Rio Creates Animated Christmas Movie Using Nothing But an Animation Snapchat Filter

Atlanta-based actress, singer and writer Mia Rio (Greenleaf, Vanderpump Rules, Vida) has put the social media app Snapchat to work in an unusual way, utilizing the app's "Cartoon" filter to create a twenty-minute animated Christmas short film, "Last Christmas on Earth: The Short Story" illustrates the journey of Sapphire, a girl trying to find answers about her recurring dream of the end of the world happening on [PR.com]

Local Santa Barbara Investment Advisor, Kipley Lytel CFA Awarded "Wealth & Finance Elite 2021"

RIA Founder of Montecito Capital Management, Kipley J. Lytel CFA, recognized as “Best Wealth Manager 2021” by Corp Today for Southern California region. [PR.com]

Mallard to go? Dig of Pompeii fast-food place reveals tastes

A fast-food eatery at Pompeii has been excavated, helping to reveal dishes that were popular for the citizens of the ancient Roman city who were partial to eating out.

Sydney bans New Year crowds as Australian virus cluster grows

Plans to let thousands of frontline workers ring in the new year around Sydney Harbour were ditched Monday as authorities work to suppress a growing cluster of virus cases in Australia's most populous city.

US surpasses 19 mn Covid-19 cases: Johns Hopkins

The United States surpassed 19 million coronavirus cases Sunday, figures from Johns Hopkins University showed, adding one million new cases in less than a week.

South Korea detects first coronavirus variant cases

Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in South Korea, health authorities said Monday.

2020 weather disasters boosted by climate change: report

The ten costliest weather disasters worldwide this year saw insured damages worth $150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting a long-term impact of global warming, according to a report Monday.

German pilot traces giant syringe in sky to mark Covid jabs

A young German pilot said Sunday he traced a giant syringe in the sky as a way of marking the start of Germany's roll out of vaccines against the coronavirus.

Trump, under pressure, signs $900 bn Covid relief bill

After delaying for nearly a week and under pressure from all sides, US President Donald Trump finally signed a massive $900 billion stimulus bill Sunday, in a long-sought boost for millions of Americans and businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages

Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemic's fallout has been enormous, disrupting the supply chain that brings crucial food imports and sending prices soaring as tourism wanes.

AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant

The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain.