VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis warned on Wednesday against any chance that rich people would be given priority over a coronavirus vaccine. “The pandemic is in crisis. You do not get the same result – better or worse, ‘Francis said, adding improvised remarks to his planned speech to his …
Read More »Scientists on Arctic mission make no planned detour to pole
BERLIN (AP) – A German icebreaker accompanying scientists on a year-long international expedition in the high Arctic has reached the North Pole, after making an unplanned detour due to lighter-than-usual sea ice conditions. Expedition leader Markus Rex said on Wednesday that the RV Polarstern could reach the geographic North Pole …
Read More »More infected coronavirus mutation may be ‘a good thing’, says disease expert
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An increasingly common mutation of the new coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious, but appears less deadly, according to a prominent doctor of infectious diseases. PHILO PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was …
Read More »Belarussian leader orders police to quash protests, EU prepares sanctions
MINSK / BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday ordered his police to stage protests in the capital, Minsk, signaling an escalation after a week and a half of mass demonstrations against his government. Lukashenko’s mandate came when European Union leaders held an emergency summit on the political …
Read More »Belarussian leader orders police to quash protests, EU prepares sanctions
MINSK / BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday ordered his police to stage protests in the capital, Minsk, signaling an escalation after a week and a half of mass demonstrations against his government. Lukashenko’s mandate came when European Union leaders held an emergency summit on the political …
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