Month: February 2021

Nigeria to Add More Protection for Healthcare Workers Following Surge in COVID Infections

Nigerian authorities are pledging to provide more protection for healthcare workers following an increase in COVID-19 cases among the group.   Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Center for Disease …

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Marilyn Manson Denies Evan Rachel Wood’s Abuse Allegations

Rocker Marilyn Manson was dropped by his record label on Monday after actor Evan Rachel Wood accused her ex-fiancé of sexual and other physical abuse, alleging she was “manipulated into …

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South Africa to Begin Testing COVID-19 Vaccines  Before Launching Program

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said medical regulators will begin testing the integrity of the country’s first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 before vaccinating front line healthcare workers. He made the comment during a national address late Monday, hours after he …

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Britain Identifies 105 Cases of South African COVID-19 Variant

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Monday said 105 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa have been found in the nation, with 11 of those cases …

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WHO Chief: Global Coronavirus Cases Drop for Third Straight Week

The World Health Organization (WHO) noted Monday that globally, the number of new coronavirus cases fell for the third consecutive week. At the agency’s regular news briefing conducted virtually from its …

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Vaccine Skepticism Lurks in Town Famous for Syphilis Study

Lucenia Dunn spent the early days of the coronavirus pandemic encouraging people to wear masks and keep a safe distance from each other in Tuskegee, a mostly Black city where …

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WHO Visits Center In Charge of Early COVID Outbreak

A team of World Health Organization scientists investigating the source of the coronavirus, that first emerged in China’s Hubei province in late 2019, visited a provincial disease control center Monday …

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Music Helps Tony Bennett Battle Alzheimer’s Disease

Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease but it hasn’t quieted his legendary voice. The singer’s wife and son reveal in the latest edition of AARP The Magazine that …

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Diesel Industry Awaits Potential Biden Administration Clean Energy Initiatives

U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to bring what he calls a Clean Energy Revolution to tackle climate change. The diesel industry, which had gone through its own revolution a decade ago to …

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Academics Look to Restore Integrity to Science, Research

Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden has reaffirmed a national commitment to integrity in scholarship and research, appointing scientists to numerous leadership roles.  Educators and experts applaud these appointments …

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Cypriot Ghost Town at Center of Tussle Over Valuable Art 

The abstract figures of naked women gyrating to the rhythms of a five-piece band had shocked many people almost 60 years ago as they eyed the artwork for the first …

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