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Australian Firm Recalls US At-Home Covid Test Kits Over False Positives

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Australian medical manufacturer Ellume ecalled almost 200,000 at-home Covid-19 tests. (Representational)
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Brisbane:
Australian medical tech manufacturer Ellume said it had recalled almost 200,000 at-home Covid-19 tests in the United States over an increased chance of false positives.
Ellume's rapid at-home coronavirus test last year became the first to receive emergency use authorisation in the US.
The US Food and Drug Administration issued an alert Tuesday over the "potential for false positive results with certain lots of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test, due to a recently identified manufacturing issue".
"Negative results do not appear to be affected by the manufacturing issue," the statement said.
"The FDA is working closely with Ellume to assess the company's additional manufacturing checks and other corrective steps to help ensure that the issue is resolved."
A spokesman for Ellume told AFP on Wednesday that 195,000 of the 3.5 million tests shipped to the United States had been affected.
Among them were tests provided to the Department of Defense for distribution to community health programmes.
In a statement dated October 1, the company said the voluntary recall was ordered after false positive results were reported in some product batches at higher rates than expected.
"I offer my sincere apologies and the apologies of our entire company- for the stress or difficulties people may have experienced due to a false positive result," founder Sean Parsons said.
The firm said it had identified the cause of the issue and implemented additional controls, and had resumed distributing the tests to US retailers.
"We have and will continue to work diligently to ensure test accuracy, in all cases," Parsons added.
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Over 5 Billion People Could Face Water Shortage By 2050: UN

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In the past 20 years, terrestrial water storage has dropped at a rate of 1cm per year. (File)
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Geneva:
More than five billion people globally are expected to face a shortage of water by 2050, a United Nations (UN) agency report has warned.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), on Tuesday, said that climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like floods and droughts, and the number of people affected by water scarcity is also expected to soar.
"According to figures cited in the report, 3.6 billion people had inadequate access to water at least one month per year in 2018. By 2050, this is expected to rise to more than five billion," the report titled "The State of Climate Services 2021: Water" said.
It further highlighted the need for urgent action to improve cooperative water management, embrace integrated water and climate policies and scale up investment in this precious commodity which underpins all the international goals on sustainable development, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
"Increasing temperatures are resulting in global and regional precipitation changes, leading to shifts in rainfall patterns and agricultural seasons, with a major impact on food security and human health and well-being," said World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas.
In the past 20 years, terrestrial water storage - the summation of all water on the land surface and in the subsurface, including soil moisture, snow and ice - has dropped at a rate of 1cm per year.
According to the report, the biggest losses are occurring in Antarctica and Greenland, but many highly populated lower latitude locations are experiencing significant water losses in areas that are traditionally providing water supply, with major ramifications for water security.
The situation is worsening by the fact that only 0.5 per cent of water on Earth is useable and available freshwater.
Water-related hazards have increased in frequency over the past 20 years. Since 2000, flood-related disasters have risen by 134 per cent compared with the two previous decades. Most of the flood-related deaths and economic losses were recorded in Asia, where end-to-end warning systems for riverine floods require strengthening.
The number and duration of droughts also increased by 29 per cent over this same period. Most drought-related deaths occurred in Africa, indicating a need for stronger end-to-end warning systems for drought in that region, the report added.
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Taiwan Records 600 Chinese Incursions In Its Air Defence Zone

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There were 380 incursions in the southwest corner of Taiwan's ADIZ. (File)
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Taipei:
Taiwan has recorded more than 600 Chinese sorties into its air defence identification zone (ADIZ) so far this year.
Chinese military aircraft started flying into Taiwan's ADIZ in March 2019, as per a report submitted to the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday.
There were 380 incursions in the southwest corner of Taiwan's ADIZ, Taiwan News reported.
Since mid-September of last year, Beijing has stepped up its grey-zone tactics by regularly sending planes into Taiwan's ADIZ, with most instances occurring in the southwest corner of the zone and usually consisting of one to three slow-flying turboprop planes.
Beijing claims full sovereignty over Taiwan, a democracy of almost 24 million people located off the southeastern coast of mainland China, despite the fact that the two sides have been governed separately for more than seven decades.
Taipei, on the other hand, has countered the Chinese aggression by increasing strategic ties with democracies including the US, which has been repeatedly opposed by Beijing. China has threatened that "Taiwan's independence" means war.
On June 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to complete reunification with self-ruled Taiwan and vowed to smash any attempts at formal independence for the island.
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No Donald Trump In Forbes 400 Rich List For First Time In 25 Years: Report

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Donald Trump's wealth is worth around USD 2.5 billion. (File)
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Washington DC:
Former US President Donald Trump and real estate mogul dropped off from the Forbes 400 list of America's richest people for the first time in 25 years, the magazine reported.
A Forbes report said that Trump has the same amount of wealth as he had a year ago, but he is down USD 600 million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump's wealth is worth around USD 2.5 billion, leaving him USD 400 million short of the cutoff to make this year's Forbes list.
The report said that Trump had the golden opportunity during the time of the US presidential polls. "Fresh off the 2016 election, federal ethics officials were pushing Trump to divest his real estate assets. That would have allowed him to reinvest the proceeds into broad-based index funds and assume office free of conflicts of interest," Forbes report said.
However, the former US president had decided to hang onto his assets. "At the time, they were worth an estimated $3.5 billion, after subtracting debt."
The magazine stated that Trump is to blame for this drop in standings."If Trump is looking for someone to blame, he can start with himself."
A few days before entering the White House, Trump had noted that he "could actually run my business and run government at the same time."
"I don't like the way that looks, but I would be able to do that if I wanted to. I would be the only one that would be able to do that," Trump had said, as quoted by Forbes.
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"Wish Steve Could See": Tim Cook's Staff Memo To Apple Employees

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Steve Jobs died in October 2011 at the age of 56.
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On the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs's death, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook told employees that the visionary co-founder would be eager to see what the company develops next.
The comments in the internal memo, obtained by Bloomberg News, came alongside other efforts from the company Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary. Apple replaced its homepage with a tribute to Jobs and published a letter from Jobs's family. Cook also posted a video of Jobs on his Twitter account.
Cook's full email to staff is here:
Team,
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Steve's passing. It's a moment to celebrate his life and to reflect on the extraordinary legacy he left behind.
Steve believed that "people with passion can change the world for the better." That's the philosophy that inspired him to create Apple. And it lives in us today.
Steve was so many things: brilliant, funny, and wise, a husband, a father, a friend, and, of course, a visionary. He challenged us to see the world not for what it was, but for what it could be. And he helped so many people, myself included, see the same potential in ourselves. Not a day goes by that I don't think about him.
This year, as much as any other, we're reminded of the profound impact our products have on the world. I feel so lucky that we spend our days creating wildly innovative tools that connect people, inspire them to think differently, and empower them to make their own dent in the universe, too. It's one of the many gifts that Steve gave to all of us.
I wish Steve were here to see the way his spirit lives on in all of your amazing work. But most of all, I wish he could see what you do next. Steve once said that his proudest achievements were the ones that were yet to come. He spent every day imagining a future that no one else could see and working relentlessly to bring his vision to life.
Steve was a singular figure, but he taught us all how to soar. I miss him, and I will cherish him always.
Tim
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“People with passion can change the world for the better.”— SJ. Hard to believe it's been 10 years. Celebrating you today and always. <a href="https://t.co/x2IUnlO7ta">pic.twitter.com/x2IUnlO7ta</a>
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) <a href="https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1445358107157221379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2021</a></blockquote>
Jobs died in October 2011 at the age of 56, two months after stepping down as CEO and appointing Cook as his replacement.
Cook, now 60, could remain in his current role until at least 2026 based on share payouts and other factors, and the company's management includes a variety of potential successors
 
 
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PJW Live: Professor Neil Ferguson Returns With More Dire Doom Mongering

The British government has claimed that it intends to send private security contractors to knock on the doors of anyone returning from holidays to make sure they are quarantining upon their return, as required by law.
Home Secretary Priti Patel <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9597685/Priti-Patel-reveals-plans-10-000-quarantine-checks-day.html">announced Wednesday</a> that those returning from destinations that have not been added to the government’s ‘green list’ should expect to be checked on at their homes.
The warning comes after the government lifted international travel restrictions on Monday, allowing people to go on holiday, but with extensive caveats.
Patel claimed that 10,000 checks will be conducted every day by private contractors hired <a href="https://www.mitie.com/all-services/security-fire/?filter-service=security-and-fire&filter-search=">via the firm Mitie</a>, and if people are found to be flouting quarantine or acting noncompliant, police will be called to deal with them, with the authorisation to issue fines of up to £10,000.
The government has decreed that a negative PCR test and ten day quarantine is required for anyone returning from countries it has not deemed to be completely safe to visit, including the popular destinations of The U.S., France, Spain and Greece.
Those returning will then have to take a further two PCR tests (at their own expense) and test negative to be allowed out of their houses after the ten day period.
“People will not go unchecked,” Patel threatened. adding “Significant resources have been put in place – millions of pounds – in terms of the follow-up checking of people around their testing and making sure they stay at home. It has been stepped up.”
Discouraging travel to so called ‘amber list’ countries, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-travel-expect-knock-on-the-door-when-you-return-from-amber-countries-priti-patel-warns-12311649">told Sky News</a> Thursday that “You’ve got to quarantine. People will come to your house to check your quarantine. It’s expensive. We’re not at the stage of saying to people, go to those places on holiday. Please don’t.”
Health Secretary Matt Hancock also claimed that the door to door checks are already underway, with 30,000 being conducted last week.
Boris Johnson told MPs yesterday that visits to medium-risk destinations are only acceptable in ‘extreme circumstances’. 
The announcement came after millions of people had already booked trips to the destinations, and in many cases have already arrived there, prompting fury from travellers, airlines and booking agents.
Julia Lo Bue-Said, of Advantage Travel Partnership described the government’s actions as “typical nanny state tactics.”
She added “Surely the British public can make up their own mind if they wish to quarantine in order to visit an amber country. As long as protocols are followed, testing is in place and rules in the destination are adhered to we see no reason why we cannot be allowed to travel safely to amber destinations for leisure. Otherwise, make those amber countries red.”
In related news, it has been revealed that UK ‘Covid passports’ officially rolled out for use during international travel <a href="https://summit.news/2021/05/20/privacy-watchdog-uk-covid-passport-small-print-says-it-will-be-used-domestically/">will eventually be used domestically</a> to restrict the movement of the population, according to the small print on the NHS website.
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