Views: 0 (FILES) In this file photo taken on May 2, 2021, security guards look on as activists prepare to clean a monument known as the ‘Pillar of Shame’ at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown and the 102nd anniversary of the May […]
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Views: 4 The Biden administration is taking new actions in an attempt to facilitate humanitarian aid to people in Afghanistan, with the Department of Treasury allowing some financial transactions with the Taliban. “The United States is the largest single provider of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan,” Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said in a
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Views: 5 The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant strain in England, South Africa, and probably in the US, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAPSo do we know how many of Australia’s latest cases are due to Omicron, and if it’s the dominant strain in
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Views: 2 Pressed about US testing shortages amid the omicron surge, Biden conceded in an interview that “nothing’s been good enough”. In an interview with ABC’s David Muir on Wednesday, the president signaled that the country was in a better shape now than last Christmas but said he wished he had ordered free at-home tests
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Views: 1 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the world and Nigeria are presently at crossroads. He said this on Tuesday at the launch of the International Centre for Yoruba Arts and Culture at the University of Ibadan. Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (C) is seen during his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony
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Views: 3 The UK’s advertising regulator has banned two promotions for “fan tokens” from Arsenal Football Club, saying they were misleading supporters over the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: ASA/PAThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said that the north London club was “taking advantage of consumers’ inexperience or credulity, trivialising investment
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Views: 1 The Queen has decided to celebrate her first Christmas since the death of her husband the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor as a “precautionary” measure amid rising coronavirus cases. Rather than travel to Sandringham as usual, the Queen will remain at Windsor where she spent last Christmas with her husband Philip – who
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Views: 5 Kanye West has split from model Vinetria. The chart-topping rap star and Vinetria, 22, have called time on their relationship after a few months together. © Bang Showbiz Kanye West has split from the model Kanye, 44 – who legally changed his name to Ye earlier this year – is no longer following Vinetria
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Views: 2 Oxford and AstraZeneca have taken “preliminary steps” to produce an updated version of their coronavirus vaccine to specifically target the Omicron variant, a scientist at the university has said. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Sandy Douglas, a research group leader at Oxford, told the Financial Times that an updated vaccine could be
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Views: 1 A-health-worker-during-a-vaccination-exercise-in-kigali-dan-nsengiyumva People who catch the Omicron variant of Covid may be less likely to end up in hospital, studies have suggested, amid rising case rates and new restrictions across the UK nations. Two new studies have suggested catching Omicron is less likely to result in severe symptoms and hospital admission than earlier
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