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[ad_1] The 2021 Global Risks Report is the 16th edition of the Forum’s annual analysis and looks back on a year devastated by a global pandemic, economic recession, political upheaval and the deepening climate crisis. The report explores how countries and companies can act against these risks. Unsurprisingly, one of …

[ad_1] Dr. Rochelle Walensky, chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to head the Centers for Disease Control, said … [+] One of the first priorities is to make sure that scientists, public health experts and agency staff are “heard again.” ASSOCIATED PRESS One of the first priorities of the next director …

[ad_1] Washington DC – During the last 10 months of despair and hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the prospect of an effective vaccine was always seen as the light at the end of the tunnel. That hope seemed to materialize last month when US …

[ad_1] From Germany The Health Minister said on Monday that while measures to contain the coronavirus had started to take effect, more needed to be done to keep it permanently under control. “The numbers (of infections) seem to be decreasing, which is good, but we are still a long way …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have raised alarm around the world as they are said to be more contagious, making it even more difficult to stop the spread of the disease. While the SARS-CoV-2 variants are expected to reproduce and adapt to their human …

[ad_1] Just over a year ago, scientists around the world began sequencing the SARS-CoV-2 virus with the goal of discovering more about the enigmatic new coronavirus. A few months ago, experts began to notice mutations in the virus genome that have prompted a new round of lockdowns and increased concern …

[ad_1] The new coronavirus has infected more than 95 million people worldwide and has claimed more than 2 million lives. Here are the updates for January 18: Health workers receive a dose of the vaccine against the Sinovac coronavirus disease (Covid-19), after the Brazilian health regulator, Anvisa, approved its emergency …

[ad_1] For the first time in history, climbers climbed K2 in winter. The highest peak of 8,611 meters in Karakoram in Pakistan is the second highest mountain in the world and is considered very challenging. “A team of ten Nepalese Sherpas boarded K2 that afternoon,” confirmed a secretary of the …

[ad_1] From “emaciated” refugees to burned crops on the brink of harvest, famine threatens survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The first aid workers to arrive after requesting access to the Ethiopian government describe weakened children who die of diarrhea after drinking from rivers. …

[ad_1] Addis Ababa, January 17 (IANS): The total number of coronavirus cases on the African continent has risen to 3,207,639, according to health authorities. In its latest update on Saturday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said the death toll from Covid was 77,684, with 2,617,110 …