Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A 9- year old boy from Kenya received a presidential award for building a public hand-washing sink of his own design that will help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Stephen Wamukota designed and created a prototype of a sanitation station that is operated by foot pedals. This way, users […]

Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″]  Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking the ire of China by signaling that the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the West. The seven-year lag will please telecoms operators such as BT, Vodafone […]

Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] After remaining closed for over four months, Disney World is once again opening its doors to visitors. The theme park officially shut its gates back in March to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, but now it’s reopening, with new health safety guidelines to mitigate the risk of infection.  […]

Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″]  Britain is home to at least 100,000 modern slaves according to a new study, 10 times more than the official estimate, as activists warned 90% of victims may be going undetected. Anti-slavery charity Justice and Care and think tank The Centre for Social Justice said the real number could […]

Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″]  A rare and life-threatening condition seen in some children and young adults after exposure to the novel coronavirus is being reported in older adults now as well. The condition, known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), can attack multiple organs, impair heart function, and weaken heart arteries. Children […]

Madeline Sponsler FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Two of California’s largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, will be online only in the new term, and Oregon is mandating masks outdoors as local leaders scramble to curb a rising number of coronavirus cases nationwide. Despite nearly 28,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last two days, […]

Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] For the next coronavirus stimulus package, politicians will soon discuss how to include a relief check and who it should go to.  Although there has been a previous attempt to push a stimulus check through with the Democrat-pioneered HEROES Act, it fell through after moving into the Senate.  The […]

Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Gilead Sciences is once again making news with its drug, remdesivir. Research is proving to be effective in the ongoing battle against COVID-19, with results the company says “significantly improved clinical recovery.” New data published by the company says the antiviral reduces mortality rate in severe cases by 62% […]

Ian Patrick, FISM news [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A top Turkish court recently ruled that the iconic Hagia Sophia’s transformation into a museum was illegal.  In response, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the mosque for Muslim worship on Friday. Erdogan has been a proponent for changing the status of the iconic church-turned-mosque-turned-museum throughout his 17 years […]