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[ad_1] (CNN) – Pope Francis used his Christmas message to say that coronavirus vaccines must be available to all and pleaded with states to cooperate in the race to emerge from the pandemic. “Today, in this time of darkness and uncertainty during the pandemic, different lights of hope appear, such …

[ad_1] YUNNAN: Amid mounting pressure from imported cases, especially after various forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) mutations were discovered globally and continued sporadic domestic cases, the Chinese central government called on people reduce mobility and gatherings during the upcoming New Years and Spring Festival holidays. Chinese analysts believe that …

[ad_1] Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has praised people for “magnificently meeting the challenges of the year” during her annual Christmas Day message. In his address to the nation on Friday, he described how people of all faiths were unable to celebrate festivals, such as Easter, Passover, Eid, and Vaisakhi, in …

[ad_1] Pope Francis highlighted the plight of children caught up in war, highlighting the victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq in his Christmas message. (AFP photo) VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said in his Christmas message Friday that fraternity was a watchword for these unusually troubled times exacerbated by the coronavirus …

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac is 91.25% effective, a Turkish health official said Thursday. Dr Serhat Unal, an infectious disease expert who works on Turkey’s medical board, said the finding is based on early results from late-stage trials in the …

[ad_1] FILE – Luka Doncic # 77 of the Dallas Mavericks drives around LeBron James # 23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Staples Center on December 1, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Katharine Lotze / Getty Images / AFP Talented 21-year-old Slovenian star Luka Doncic …

[ad_1] Pope Francis must deliver his Christmas Day message indoors due to coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said. The Pope traditionally delivers his message “Urbi y Orbi” (For the city and the world) from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on December 25. But this year, Italy has imposed tough new …

[ad_1] With rich countries acquiring supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on vaccines developed in China to try to beat the outbreak. The question: Will they work? There’s no external reason to believe they won’t, but China has a history of vaccine scandals, …

[ad_1] (CNN) – The opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics will be carried out with a “simpler and more measured approach,” the Organizing Committee announced on Wednesday. The ceremonies will be designed to “reflect the overall simplification of the Games” with Covid-19 countermeasures in place. The Tokyo Organizing …

[ad_1] Devout Catholics attend a Christmas Eve mass maintaining social distancing to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, in front of the Quiapo church in Manila on December 24, 2020 (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP). The holiday festivities began on Friday, with hundreds of millions around the world …