[ad_1] The Pope is serious. Capitalism met Catholicism on Tuesday, when some of the world’s greatest business leaders announced a new partnership with Pope Francis. The alliance, known as the Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican, aims to create a more inclusive, fair and sustainable economic landscape by making …
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[ad_1] Geneva, December 8 Breakdancing has become an official Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) quest for urban events to appeal to a younger audience saw street dance battles officially added to the medal event program at the 2024 Paris Games. Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing were also confirmed …
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[ad_1] LONDON: An 87-year-old man and his 83-year-old wife from northeast England became the world’s first Indian-origin couple to receive a Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, after being injected with their first of two doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech prick in a Newcastle hospital. Dr Hari Shukla, a Tyne and …
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[ad_1] We hope to ask this question. CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana As the first Covid-19 vaccines are released, pandemic fatigue becomes more acute, especially during this Christmas season. Everyone asks, “How much longer?” The last nine months have been strange and surreal. Children and older people who …
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[ad_1] Carlito Gálvez Jr., Presidential Peace Advisor and Chief Response Executor for the National COVID-19 Task Force, FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The first COVID-19 vaccine the Philippines could get will likely come from China, the government’s chief of pandemic response implementation and vaccine czar Carlito Gálvez Jr. said Wednesday. …
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[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a vial labeled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” on dry ice in this illustration taken on December 5, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration NEW YORK – U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 15 million mark on Tuesday as regulators moved one step closer to approving …
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[ad_1] An 81-year-old man became the second person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the UK on Tuesday, but he gained worldwide attention for his name: William Shakespeare. Shakespeare, a native of Warwickshire, the county where the famous English poet was born, received his chance at Coventry University Hospital. Shortly …
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[ad_1] Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears to be safe and effective enough for limited approval, based on the findings of a review by federal regulators published Tuesday. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an informational document ahead of the Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meeting …
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[ad_1] Nine out of 10 people in dozens of poor countries could lose the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next year because rich countries have accumulated far more doses than they need, activists said Wednesday. Rich nations that are home to 14% of the world’s population had purchased 53% …
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[ad_1] Pope Francis made a surprise visit first thing in the morning to the Spanish Steps in Rome to pray for people fighting the pandemic. By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press December 8, 2020 8:21 PM • 4 min read ROME – On Tuesday, Pope Francis made an early morning surprise …
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