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Ghana’s speaker of parliament says the ‘LGBT+ pandemic is worse than COVID-19’

Ghana’s speaker of parliament Alban Bagbin said Tuesday (29 June) that the “LGBT+ pandemic” is “worse than COVID-19” in remarks dubbed “insensitive” by activists.

“The LGBT+ pandemic […] is worse than COVID-19,” he said at a morning prayer meeting with lawmakers, according to 76 Crimes.

“I can tell you that it is more than COVID-19, and I am happy that our beloved country, Ghana, is together in this.

For activists, Bagbin bolstering the bill is in no way surprising, they say, and his comments capture that clearly.

A bread-and-circus distraction from more pressing issues, such as the country’s flailing and rusted infrastructure, spiralling youth unemployment, a cratered economy and the coronavirus pandemic.

Above all, Rightify Ghana said, the “bill will negatively impact the lives of the already vulnerable LGBT+ community”.

“We want the bill thrown away and urge our members of parliament and the government to rather channel this urgency and resources to real problems. »

Nurse who received first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine will have her scrubs and vaccine card displayed in Smithsonian

Authored by cbsnews.com

"If there are any angels in heaven ... having spent a lot of time in the ICU, they're all nurses — male and female.

Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse in NYC, is the first person in New York to get a COVID-19 vaccine in a non-trial setting.

Many are concerned that the Delta variant, which is known to be more contagious, could devastate vulnerable populations that are not vaccinated. »

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut locks PS5 features behind a paywall – and that's dishonorable

Authored by techradar.com

If you haven’t played Ghost of Tsushima before, you can pick up the Director’s Cut for $59.99 on PS4 and $69.99 on PS5, which is par for the course.

However, on PS5, the Director’s Cut upgrade costs $29.99, which means players are being charged an additional $9.99 for the PlayStation 5-specific features mentioned above.

Let’s compare Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut to Gears 5, a title that was released in September 2019. »

A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN

Authored by nytimes.com

“I wish Maria Taylor all the success in the world — she covers football, she covers basketball,” Nichols said in July 2020.

Whether or not ESPN and Taylor agree on a contract, the internal damage from the past year has been substantial.

She had with her a video camera so that she could continue appearing on ESPN shows, primarily “The Jump,” a daily N.B.A. show she has hosted since 2016. »

World’s largest ever four day week trial in Iceland ‘overwhelming success’

Authored by independent.co.uk

The world’s largest ever trial of a four-day working week and reduced working time in Iceland was an “overwhelming success” and should be tested in the UK, researchers have said.

And as a result, researchers say, productivity and service provision remained the same or improved across the majority of workplaces included in the trial.

Will Stronge, director of research at Autonomy, said: “This study shows that the world’s largest ever trial of a shorter working week in the public sector was by all measures an overwhelming success. »