The story is part of DC Comics’ 100-page anthology dedicated to various members of the Batman rogues’ gallery. Oswald Cobblepot, which is the real name of the short-statured umbrella-loving gangster, is the protagonist of the ‘Bird Cat Love’ comics. It was penned by writer, actor, and producer Danny DeVito, who …
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In a study published on Tuesday, Chinese scientists from a variety of institutions, including Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou and Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, suggested that they may have the panacea to the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors claim that monoclonal antibody 35B5 has been shown in both in vitro (laboratory …
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In an interview published on Monday in Moscow tabloid KP, Anatoly Altshtein, a virologist at the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, which pioneered Russia’s Sputnik V jab, said that there it is still not clear how deadly or infectious the new Omicron variant might be. According to him, …
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The token OMIC surged over 900% since Saturday to reach an all-time high of $689. Its market cap has soared to over $400 million. The cryptocurrency was trading at $379.61 as of 08:40 GMT on Tuesday. CoinDesk described the rise of the obscure token as an example of “peak irrationality,” …
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“Everyone ages 18 and older should get a booster shot either when they are six months after their initial Pfizer or Moderna series or two months after their initial J&J vaccine,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a statement on Monday. Citing “early data from South Africa” where the …
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On Sunday, officials in Veliky Ustyug, the fabled hometown of the bearded bringer of joy, warned that adults who want to tell him their wishes for the festive season will have to show a QR-code proving their immunization status, or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours. The region …
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During an interview with CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ on Sunday, Fauci said he didn’t believe Covid-19 was ever going to entirely go away. He noted that the world had only ever eliminated one infection completely: smallpox. “We’re going to have to start living with Covid. I believe that’s the case …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday named the B.1.1.529 variant of the novel coronavirus Omicron.’ Scientists are working overtime to find out what impact this variant will have on the trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic, but there are some things we know already. Where did it come from? The …
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The blaze engulfed the top floor of the Pacific Hotel in the northeastern city of Cairns on Sunday morning, forcing an evacuation of more than 160 guests. There were no injuries, but the damage to the building was “significant” and forced authorities to relocate people to other Covid-19 quarantine facilities. …
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Earlier this week, leading doctors from 11 facilities, nationwide, wrote an open letter inviting several prominent Russian skeptics of the reality of the pandemic to visit so-called ‘red zones’ – wards for patients with severe symptoms. They wanted those downplaying the severity of the current crisis to see the situation for …
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