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New Zealand's workplace regulator, WorkSafe, has filed charges against 13 parties following an investigation into a volcanic eruption on White Island in 2019 which killed 22 people https://t.co/c5DoJMNeAc pic.twitter.com/Uq9t3M3IgZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 30, 2020
Nearly one year after the eruption on New Zealand's Whakaari/White Island which killed 22 people, 10 organizations and three individuals have been charged by WorkSafe.
It's the story of the year and now the word of the year.
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 30, 2020
'Pandemic' is our 2020 #WordOfTheYear. https://t.co/ZmB7xfRWko
As 2020 comes to an end, Merriam-Webster has announced its word of the year —pandemic.
BREAKING: Moderna says it will ask U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection. https://t.co/iZ4jno5uiQ
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 30, 2020
Moderna is submitting a request to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization and to the European Medicines Agency for conditional approval.
President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris today announced new members of the White House staff who will serve in senior communications roles.
— Biden-Harris Presidential Transition (@Transition46) November 29, 2020
For the first time in history, these communications roles will be filled entirely by women.https://t.co/SjWAWJg941
The Biden-Harris transition team has announced that seven women will fill the administration’s senior communications staff. This announcement makes it the first time every single person on the White House communications team is a woman.
So sad to hear David Prowse has passed. He was a kind man & much more than Darth Vader. Actor-Husband-Father-Member of the Order of the British Empire-3 time British Weightlifting Champion & Safety Icon the Green Cross Code Man. He loved his fans as much as they loved him. #RIP pic.twitter.com/VbDrGu6iBz
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) November 29, 2020
Actor Dave Prowse has passed away following a short illness. Prowse was best known for his role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, a character that was voiced by James Earl Jones.