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Isolation and innovation: 2 years of the Covid pandemic
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» PARIS: Two years ago, a previously unknown virus plunged humanity into an unprecedented global crisis that has transformed our daily lives -- and significantly expanded scientific knowledge.
Pfizer asks for US authorization of Covid vaccine for ages 5-11
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - US drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it has formally requested emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children age five to 11.
Pfizer asks for US authorization of Covid vaccine for ages 5-11
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» NEW YORK - US drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it has formally requested emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children age five to 11.
Who said what in sport this weekend
AFP, Published on 26/04/2021
» PARIS - Who said what in sport this weekend:
Germany scraps strict Easter shutdown as EU limits vaccine exports
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» BERLIN - Germany on Wednesday backtracked on its plan to impose a strict Easter weekend shutdown after public outcry, as the European Union said it would tighten vaccine export controls in a bid to ramp up its stuttering inoculation campaign.
Covid Cupid shoots down Thailand Valentine's Day marriages
AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» BANGKOK: Lovers across Bangkok will be heartbroken come Valentine's Day, with city officials declaring Wednesday that all of the capital's 50 districts will be banned from issuing marriage licences.
Covid-19 infection may reduce fertility in men: study
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» PARIS - Covid19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence.
Canada's Trudeau first foreign leader called by Biden
AFP, Published on 23/01/2021
» OTTAWA: In his first call to a foreign leader as US President, Joe Biden spoke with Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau Friday on a number of topics and made plans to continue the conversation next month, Ottawa and Washington said in separate statements.
#Covid19, #BlackLivesMatter top Twitter themes in 2020
AFP, Published on 08/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement topped the list of conversation topics on Twitter in a tumultuous year, the messaging platform said Monday.
After year-long sprint, Covid-19 vaccines finally at hand
AFP, Published on 26/11/2020
» PARIS - Less than a year after an unknown coronavirus that has claimed 1.4 million lives began spreading across the globe, a number of highly promising Covid-19 vaccines are on the cusp of release.