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• [New] In New York, when Covid-19 testing capacity could not meet the high demand of residents, people could be prioritized for testing if they admitted to attending a protest.
• [New] The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will start a campaign Friday to vaccinate 6.6 million residents, or 70% of adults over 18, by the end of October.
• [New] With the rest of the world's population aging, Africa will become home to more than a quarter of the world's total under-25 population by 2030.
• [New] State officials plan to continue directing most of Maine's limited supply of doses to organizations that can quickly and efficiently vaccinate older residents, who are most at risk from COVID-19.
• [New] Establishing a Bureau of International Cyberspace Policy at the State Department will help shape and strengthen cyber norms and bolster the United States' leadership on the global stage.
• [New] Use executive authority to allow undocumented immigrants who have resided in the United States for five or more years to remain free from threat of deportation.
• [New] In Connecticut, health authorities say they will now administer COVID -19 vaccines based solely on age, eliminating priority status for most essential workers, with residents 55 and older and teachers prioritized.
• [New] The U.S. was not going to announce a plan to share Covid-19 vaccines with its northern neighbor, or exempt it from Biden's Buy American executive order, the application of which the White House is still evaluating.
• [New] Workers and their families across the globe could use digital wallets to receive stablecoins from anywhere in the world almost instantly - with low fees, and without price volatility.
• [New] Over 2022, Amazon's fully-automated supermarkets will make their way in our normal lives, it will cut down on the need for non-vital human interaction as we stock our homes with food and other essentials.
• [New] The CDC, in collaboration with states and localities, should make it standard practice to collect and share data on the vulnerability of specific populations, most notably Black Americans, Native Americans, Latinx Americans, low-income families, and the elderly, to pandemic disease.
• [New] While millions of Americans are sheltering at home to protect public health, essential workers continue to report to work at increased risk to themselves and their families.
• [New] Based on current rates of urbanisation, two-thirds of the world's population are forecast to reside in cities by 2050.70 Countries and governments are initiating major projects to build smart cities in collaboration with major telcos, technology providers, and other stakeholders.
• [New] Most of the homes in the United States that rely on natural gas for heat are located in the Northeast, which has significant opportunity for pipeline and grid expansion.
• [New] The UK has made commitments to a green recovery, and risks undermining its credibility on the global stage at the Cop26 and G7 summits if it allows its keystone green stimulus measure to fail.
• [New] More people will demand more energy, more food and more exploitation of the earth's resources and more production of green house gases.
• [New] Under Biden's plan, families could get back as a tax credit as much as half of their spending on child care for children under age 13, up to $4,000 for a single child and $8,000 for two or more children.
• [New] Research from the ABI demonstrates that job sharing could be a solution to closing the gender seniority gap that exists in many industries and that more should be done to increase awareness of job sharing.
• [New] WALES will relax rules on outdoor exercise by allowing four people from two different households to work out together from tomorrow.
• [New] Next month, at the end of which the lockdown laws expire, stay at home message are expected to be lifted across UK, outdoor sport rules to be relaxed, with people allowed to exercise in groups and care home visits permitted again.
• [New] A revolution in other sectors like energy will only make sense in a world where Africa's more than 1bn people have shelter or have a home to go to, and more importantly, one that is connected or close enough to their source of livelihoods.
• [New] The Maryland General Assembly has passed a pandemic relief measure that will deliver more than $1 billion in tax relief and economic stimulus for low-income families and small businesses.

Last updated: 27 February 2021