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• Vaccination remains an important public health countermeasure against COVID-19. As per the WHO Director General’s standing recommendations for COVID-19, Member States are recommended to continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination based on the recommendations of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE).
• SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate and evolve with important genetic and antigenic evolution of the spike protein since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Читать дальше...

How much do you know about Antarctica? Take our science quiz to see if you'll freeze up or be as cool as a cucumber.

Heung-min Son reflects on Tottenham’s crushing defeat against Liverpool, candidly admitting that football’s inherent risks can make even the best-laid plans fall apart. Tottenham vs... The post Heung-min Son gives captain’s reaction to losing 6-3 to Liverpool – ‘No excuses’ appeared first on Spurs Web.

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates, says he can't let Trump resume executions he halted.

When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work. Not that he’d been idle: in that same era, while working for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, he “developed, organized, and directed productions for festival pageants, triumphal processions, masks, jousting tournaments, and plays, for which he choreographed […]

"Dracula," "Dog Man," "The Monkey" and other books are being adapted for film and television this winter.

The readiness of the Navy's fleet of 32 amphibious warfare ships, which are deemed crucial in quickly projecting U.S. power around the world, is in dire shape, according to a scathing report issued this month.

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In 2024, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dealt with questions about President Biden's health and whether he would pardon his son Hunter.

Atlantic and Baltic herring are typical plankton-eating fish of central importance for the northern Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea ecosystems. A new study published in Nature Communications led by scientists from Uppsala University (Sweden) documents the discovery of the evolution of genetically distinct, fish-eating herring in the Baltic Sea, a young water body that has only existed since the end of the last glaciation.

Citi CEO Jane Fraser's has made major moves including layoffs, new exec hires, and starting a multibillion-dollar tech initiative.

The startup said its new tool can check and correct online text for bias, while drawing in new users.

13 investors share what they expect to see in healthcare in 2025, from a pickup in healthcare M&A to boosts for Medicare Advantage startups.

They made a pact to share their income with each other. Their startup, Prospinity, allows college students to strike that same deal with their peers.

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, December 23rd

1. Are you contagious? Check when you're most likely to spread COVID, the flu and other common illnesses  CBS News
2. Preventing Illness During the Holidays  WLNE-TV (ABC6)
3. Staying healthy over the holidays  CTV News Atlantic

USMNT Caps off Chile Tour with Win

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SANTIAGO, Chile – In their final match of the series and fourth against No. 23 Chile, the No. 25 U.S. Men’s National Team displayed resilience and determination to claim a 3-2 victory. With the win, the Wolves concluded their Chile Tour at the National Stadium Sports Park in Santiago, Chile.

It was a wild year for the ad industry, with disruption coming from everywhere: the culture wars, politics, and gen AI. Those themes surfaced a lot in the top 10 stories that were most popular with ADWEEK readers in 2024. Here they are: X owner Elon Musk 10. Comcast, Disney, and IBM Are Among Advertisers...

ABC News settled with Donald Trump over George Stephanopoulos’s on-air use of the R-word. But it likely would have won in court, and its concession to the president-elect set back press freedom.

Breadcrumbing is when someone you’re crushing on senses that you’re interested in a relationship, so they give you just enough attention to keep you around.

The fell moons rise, and in their cold glare emerges a parcel from the dirt. Bloat and gangrene, crimped as if by tourniquet. A dark promise wriggles within. Grip the fibrous handles, feel its jagged soul imprint upon your palm. Now pull! Rend the sinew, tear muscle from bone, hatch their fetid gift! The yoke draws near! Take up the slip and read the words upon its face.

Iraq has suspended crude oil deliveries to Syria, a member of the Iraqi parliament said on social media as quoted by BNE Intellinews. The statement coincided with one by Iraq’s foreign minister, who expressed concern about the security situation in the country that was taken over Islamist groups. “Iraq has decided to stop providing Syria with crude oil starting this month,” Mustafa Sanad said. Separately, at an event in Baghdad, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussain voiced his concern about the potential... Читать дальше...

We won't stop educating the future champions of freedom. We are in this together, “this” being nothing less than the battle to save Western civilization from the latest onslaught of socialist tyranny.

What is the great story and season of Christmas if not a tale and time of transformation?