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The Great Jupiter-Saturn
Conjunction of 2020

A spectacular event is unfolding in the night skies this December, as Jupiter and Saturn appear closer in the sky than at any time in the past four centuries. Not to be missed!


Saturn and Jupiter appear to close in on each other as the Great Conjunction 2020 approaches on 21 December (apparent distance given in degrees and arcminutes).

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What data from 20 countries show on Covid-19’s Vitamin D link


The study ( May 2020 ) shows that Italy and Spain, both of which have experienced high Covid-19 mortality rates, have lower average vitamin D levels than most northern European countries.
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In rare show of solidarity, 14 key nations commit to protect oceans

The 14 leaders agreed to sustainably manage 100 percent of the oceans under their national jurisdictions by 2025—an area of ocean roughly the size of Africa. Additionally, they vowed to set aside 30 percent of the seas as marine protected areas by 2030.

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Respect Wildlife...

Key Fishing Nations Endorse the Protection of 30% of the Ocean 


The coalition, led by France and Costa Rica, is driving forward this ambitious target as a key element of the treaty to be agreed on at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), expected to take place in 2021. 
The High Ambition Coalition now has over 38 members including Costa Rica, France, The United Kingdom, Canada, Peru, Gabon, Grenada, The Seychelles, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Colombia, Mozambique, Switzerland, Mongolia , Pakistan and the European Commission, . Recently, the UN Secretary-General, HRH Prince Charles and Christiana Figueres also announced support for this ambitious target.

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Yes, your boss can fire you if you refuse to get a Covid vaccine

Under the law, an employer can force an employee to get vaccinated, and if they don’t take it, fire them.


Anti-discrimination laws provide some protections. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, workers who don’t want to be vaccinated for medical reasons are eligible to request an exemption. In this case, an employer would have to provide reasonable accommodation, such as allowing the employee to work remotely. 
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, if taking the vaccine is a violation of a “sincerely held” religious belief, they, too, would potentially be able to opt out.


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