[ad_1] MOSCOW – Russia’s main media holding company, which is controlled by state-owned energy giant Gazprom, will launch an app similar to the social network for video sharing TikTok, the group’s chief executive said on Wednesday. The business daily Kommersant quoted Gazprom-Media CEO Alexander Zharov as saying that the holding …
Read More »COVID vaccines appear safe and effective, but key questions remain
[ad_1] The recent launch of two recently licensed COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope in the pandemic’s darkest hour. We now have a path that can lead us to happier times, even as we watch and suffer the horrible avalanche of new infections, hospitalizations and deaths that mark …
Read More »Nurses and doctors celebrate Covid injections
[ad_1] Here is the latest news from the global pandemic. Nurses and doctors celebrate Covid injections Nurses with stickers and dancing doctors are the face of the Covid-19 vaccine launch in the US. Healthcare workers across the country are taking to social media to show they got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, …
Read More »10 things in technology you should know today, December 23
[ad_1] Good Morning! These are the technological news that you should know this Wednesday. Sign up here to get this email delivered to your inbox every morning. Have an Amazon Alexa device? Listen to this update by searching for “Business Insider” in your flash report settings. Facebook and Google agreed …
Read More »Scientists discover microplastics in human placenta for the first time
[ad_1] INQUIRER.net Stock Photo Researchers have discovered the first evidence of microplastics in the human placenta, which they said was “a matter of great concern.” The researchers selected six healthy women who had a vaginal delivery at term of pregnancy in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the San …
Read More »Duke on the Pfizer vaccine question: ‘What we did was right’
[ad_1] Video courtesy of Kapihan sa Manila Bay MANILA – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III defended himself again on Wednesday amid accusations that he had “dropped the ball” to ensure the immediate supply of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to the country, saying the department The health department followed the proper protocol …
Read More »Pharmacists rush to test whether vaccines stop coronavirus variant
[ad_1] ZURICH / FRANKFURT: Drug makers, including BioNTech and Moderna, are scrambling to test their COVID-19 vaccines against the new, fast-spreading variant of the virus sweeping Britain, the latest challenge in the fast-paced race to curb the pandemic. . Ugur Sahin, chief executive of Germany’s BioNTech, which with its partner …
Read More »Confident Fauci receives COVID-19 vaccine in ‘symbol’ for the US
[ad_1] BETHESDA, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 22: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Institutes Health Nationals on December 22, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland. …
Read More »IFC to fund Pinay-led MSME funding mechanism – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Women entrepreneurs in the Philippines are seen as benefiting from the new loans that World Bank Group member institutions will issue to two of the largest microfinance institutions in the country. In a statement Tuesday, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced its plan to issue up to P750 million …
Read More »“Bravo, Breville!” Celebrate 10 Years With An Online Event – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Bravo Breville! It was hosted by Kakki Teodoro and featured Chef Tatung and Chef Waya. As we explored interests during the pandemic, there was a need for local partners to have technical support in this phase. This is something that Breville Philippines, a premium home brand, distributed exclusively by …
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