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Understanding whats driving coronavirus mutations Understanding whats driving coronavirus mutations January 29, 2021 Share To: New mutations have seen the virus spread like wildfire in parts of the world. Over a year after the virus was first reported, there are now a large number of strains. Some, like the variants detected in the UK and South Africa, seem to be spreading much faster. Each new infection opens the door to unknown variants which threaten to undo the progress that has been made ...

WHO publishes new Essential Diagnostics List and urges countries to prioritize investments in testing WHO publishes new Essential Diagnostics List and urges countries to prioritize investments in testing January 29, 2021 Share To: To address the lack of access to tests and testing services in multiple countries, WHO since 2018 has published a yearly essential diagnostics list (EDL), a basket of recommended in vitro diagnostics that should be available at point-of-care and in laboratories in al...

Twin suicide bombing strikes Baghdad

France, Ireland cut UK trade route after Brexit France, Ireland cut UK trade route after Brexit January 22, 2021 Share To: France and Ireland are cutting out the middle man. After Brexit, more and more goods are being shipped directly between the two countries. Share

Pilgrims plunge into ice bath for Shinto ritual Pilgrims plunge into ice bath for Shinto ritual January 16, 2021 Share To: Men wearing traditional loin clothes and women dressed in white robes clapped and chanted before going into an ice water bath during a Shinto ritual at a Tokyo shrine on Sunday to purify the soul and pray for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Share

Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy Dies at 81 Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy Dies at 81 January 14, 2021 Share To: Magician Siegfried Fischbacher, who alongside Roy Horn created the world-famous act Siegfried & Roy, died at his home in Las Vegas Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement provided to Reuters Thursday. He was 81. Share

Trump dropped by key lender Deutsche Bank according to NYT Trump dropped by key lender Deutsche Bank according to NYT January 12, 2021 Share To: Deutsche Bank will not do business in the future with President Trump or his companies in the wake of his supporters’ assault on the U.S. Capitol, the New York Times reported. Share

French police shut down party defying COVID rules French police shut down party defying COVID rules January 02, 2021 Share To: Police shut down a huge party in northwestern France that had been underway since New Years Eve in defiance of a curfew and coronavirus restrictions on large gatherings. Share