Dediu Newsletter Vol. 5, N. 2 (50), 6 January 2021: World Monthly Report

We wish all people on this beautiful and peaceful Earth - Happy and Healthy New Year 2021, with peace, freedom, good health, good education, harmony and prosperity for all Over 406 years ago, around 1615, William Shakespeare wrote: "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."From a world sustainable peace, good health, freedom and prosperity point of view, this December 2020 had - beside the perturbing news of great increases in war-related expenses and preparations - the remarkably complicated COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a serious medical issue, which shows the need for a unified world, focused on the health, wellbeing and freedom of all people. Now some good news: bioluminescent imaging elucidates disease mechanisms, specialists use computer-aided creativity in robot design, Amazon-owned Zoox unveils fully autonomous electric vehicle, a new artificial intelligence platform detects COVID-19 by analyzing x-ray images of the lungs, scientists are working on a universal mosquito vaccineIn this World Monthly Report, which is the 50th in total, we included the most relevant news, in a balanced approach, usually directly from the source, to help the general public better understand the realities around us. Being well and correctly informed is a sine qua non requirement for everybody, in order to make the right decisions for the future. This World Monthly Report provides the information needed for making the best-informed decisions.Enjoy this World Monthly Report, and be optimist