2021

WorldWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that “no country can boost its way out” of the COVID-19…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: Even as the newly reported Omicron variant is poised to replace Delta as the dominant variant across the world, a study led by an Indian-origin researcher shows that many mutations in the variant…
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WorldGraph showing the drop in cases from mid-December 2021, when Omicron was the dominant variant.Tags: Print EditionSOUTH AFRICA: South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's…
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WorldGerman Health Minister Karl LauterbachTags: Print EditionGERMANY: German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Wednesday that a fourth vaccination will be necessary in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic due to the more…
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WorldTags: Print EditionUS: US life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years in 2020, final official figures showed Wednesday, the steepest drop in more than 75 years driven in large part by the COVID-19 pandemic. Life expectancy at birth was…
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WorldTags: Print EditionBELGIUM: The European Union (EU) is poised to limit the validity of vaccine recognition in its EU Covid certificate to nine months, its executive said today, in a bid to encourage boosters. The European…
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WorldTags: Print EditionUK,SPAIN,CANADA: Two studies from Britain published Wednesday showed COVID-19 infections with Omicron are less likely to result in hospitalization compared to the Delta variant, the latest research confirming a…
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WorldA White rainbow which appeared in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex in the UK.Tags: Print EditionUK: In a rare sight, people around England’s east coast witnessed a white rainbow, also known as a fogbow. The white rainbow – formed when…
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WorldRescue teams search for survivors at a lake near the jade mine.Tags: Print EditionMYANMAR: A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar Wednesday killed at least three persons and left dozens missing, a member of the rescue team…
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WorldTags: Print Edition  CHINA: Scientists on Tuesday announced the discovery of an exquisitely preserved dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago that was preparing to hatch from its egg just like a chicken. The fossil was…
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