Biden takes charge of a divided America Conducting his campaign largely virtually from the confines of his Delaware basement, Joe Biden promised voters a return to the staid ‘normality’ that characterized Washington, DC in the pre-Trump era. While Biden’s message won out, his inauguration in January did little to heal …
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More than 8.5 million Canadians have been ordered to remain at home for New Year’s celebrations, with the provincial government of Quebec imposing a curfew and a ban on private gatherings amid the spread of the Omicron variant. Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced the policies on Thursday, saying they will …
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SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk received mixed reaction after he shared a meme appearing to criticize both sides of the Covid-19 vaccine debate – vaccinated and unvaccinated – for taking things too seriously. The meme showed an unvaccinated man alongside a vaccinated man with dozens of needles jabbed into …
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The South African government has lifted nighttime restrictions on people’s movements as of Thursday, as it believes the nation has passed the peak of its fourth Covid-19 wave, driven by the Omicron variant. “The curfew will be lifted. There will therefore be no restrictions on the hours of movement of …
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Russians are fearful about the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, including vaccine requirements and new restrictions on those who haven’t had a jab – but they’re less concerned about the prospect of being infected themselves. That’s according to CROS, which published its National Anxiety Index on Wednesday, revealing the biggest …
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Covid-19 directly infects kidney cells and can cause severe damage to the vital organ, according to a scientific study which proves a link between serious infection and organ failure. In a report published in the scientific journal Cell Stem Cell on Friday, a group of researchers suggested that Covid-19 can …
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Jeff Ricchetti, brother of White House counselor Steve Ricchetti, has registered to lobby for a company behind a Covid-19 vaccine that is approved only in Taiwan, a new report has revealed. The connection between Ricchetti and the Taiwan-based Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation was laid bare in a disclosure report first …
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Authorities in China’s Guangxi region have publicly shamed four people accused of violating rules on Covid-19 by aiding migrants crossing the closed border from Vietnam, according to state news. State-run news agencies reported on Wednesday that four alleged violators of Covid-19 rules were publicly shamed on Tuesday. The four suspects, …
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Some “essential” workers who come down with Covid-19 in Quebec, Canada will be permitted to remain on the job, the province’s health minister said, citing an “urgent” need for nurses and healthcare staff amid a surge in cases. Quebec’s top health official, Christian Dube, told reporters on Tuesday that the …
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Countries across Europe are imposing restrictions on social life during the holiday season in response to a growing number of Covid-19 cases. The authorities fear hospitals could be overwhelmed by Omicron-variant patients. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Monday a series of new measures aimed at curbing the spread …
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