WHO says 'we can see the finish line' for the COVID-19 pandemic but it's not over yet Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the world isn't there yet, "but the end is in sight" for the coronavirus pandemic. ABC News · Sep 15, 2022
Pandemic fatigue threatens COVID-19, monkeypox funding requests As the Biden administration asks Congress for additional federal dollars to fight infectious diseases, it faces a conundrum: pandemic fatigue. Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022
Important Biotech Catalysts For September 14, 2022 - End Of The Day Summary The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for the development of TRACON’s (NASDAQ:TCON) lead asset envafolimab (KN035) for patients with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) and myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) who have progressed on one or two prior lines of chemotherapy. TRACON shares… Benzinga · Sep 14, 2022
Uyghurs living under COVID-19 lockdowns in Xinjiang face food shortages, family separations Australia's Uyghur community say relatives in China face food shortages and family separations, but are too scared to ask for help as they continue to live under a COVID-19 lockdown in the western region of Xinjiang. ABC News · Sep 14, 2022
The Loop: WHO says end of COVID pandemic 'in sight', new revelations in Serial murder, and China slams report about Australian submarines Here's your quick catch-up of news happening around the world. ABC News · Sep 14, 2022
Imagining COVID is 'like the flu' is cutting thousands of lives short. It's time to wake up It is difficult to understand the ease with which we have accepted a major proportion of the Australian population getting infected with COVID in just a matter of months. Many have been infected multiple times, potentially exposing them to long COVID and other problems we are only beginning to understand.… The Conversation · Sep 14, 2022
Exclusive-Biden urges Mexico to take migrants under COVID expulsion order he promised to end As border crossings have soared to record highs, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is quietly pressing Mexico to accept more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela under a COVID-19 expulsion order that the White House has publicly sought to end, seven U.S. and three Mexican officials said. Reuters · Sep 14, 2022
Council chiefs actively considering acquisition of Swansea's flagship former Debenhams store Minutes from a meeting behind closed doors indicate that a budget has been authorised but details are limited for commercial reasons Wales Online · Sep 14, 2022
Australians believe life is improving after lockdowns and are more confident in government, survey finds Younger people in particular feel more positive about their lives, latest Covid Impact Monitoring study shows The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2022
WHO: COVID End ‘in Sight,’ Deaths at Lowest since March 2020 The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022
Bake Off fans convinced The Masked Dancer’s Candlestick is show judge The Masked Dancer fans have had plenty of guesses about who Candlestick could be, but one now floating around fan theories is a Great British Bake Off judge Daily Mirror · Sep 14, 2022
Explained: What India needs to do to tame soaring inflation NEW DELHI: Just when the world was gradually recuperating from the slowdowns caused by Covid-19 pandemic in the last 2 years, the war between Russia and Ukraine worsened matters. The Times of India · Sep 14, 2022
Pandemic fatigue threatens COVID-19, monkeypox funding requests - Roll Call COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are down, but White House argues that pandemic money is needed for future public health threats. Roll Call · Sep 14, 2022
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation fights ‘anti-West dictators club’ tag SCO is not against any other country or bloc, says Indian Ambassador to Uzbekistan The Hindu · Sep 14, 2022
Belfast Live · Sep 14, 2022 Girl, 6, diagnosed with leukaemia after suffering colds and bruising Mum Sharon said: "When the doctor uttered the words ‘your daughter has leukaemia’ I burst into tears"
Reuters · Sep 14, 2022 Take whatever COVID booster you can get, says head of EU drugs watchdog People in Europe should take whatever COVID-19 booster is available to them in the coming months, Emer Cooke, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), said in a Reuters Next Newsmaker interview ahead of an expected autumn rise in infections.
The Times of India · Sep 14, 2022 Covid eases: DGCA removes cap on conducting six breath analyser tests in an hour SAN FRANCISCO: The Covid-time cap of testing a maximum of six aviation personnel in an hour and the requirement of personnel conducting these tests wearing PPE kits has been dropped with the significant drop in infection rate and a return to almost pre-pandemic air traffic.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022 ‘Those clothes were like gold’: fashion donors give refugees dignity of choice Give Your Best’s virtual shopfront allows women in need to select from people’s unwanted garments
Reuters · Sep 14, 2022 End of COVID pandemic is 'in sight' -WHO chief The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, his most optimistic outlook yet on the years-long health crisis which has killed over six million people.
Daily Record · Sep 14, 2022 New Zealand drops Covid restrictions in sweeping changes - updated travel rules explained The country's Prime Minister has said it is 'time to safely turn the page' as mask and vaccine mandates are dropped.
Benzinga · Sep 14, 2022 US Stocks Could Head For Recovery Today After Inflation-Report-Induced Bloodbath, Futures Trading Suggests — Nikola, JNJ, SoFi In Focus U.S. stocks could pick up the shreds after the ravages inflicted by an inflation reading that came in more than expected. The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a higher open on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the major U.S. averages recorded their worst single-day declines since the middle of June…
Birmingham Post · Sep 14, 2022 Redrow reports strong financial year as profits return to pre-Covid levels However the housebuilder has cautioned over a cooling housing market amid the cost-of-living crisis
Los Angeles Times · Sep 14, 2022 Commentary: What can save restaurants? Try hospitality COVID-19 and inflation have knocked restaurants to their knees, and everyone with a vested interest, from owner to chef to server to customer, seems to have an opinion on how to get them up and running again.
Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022 Mac Engel: The problem with Texas A&M football isn’t Jimbo Fisher. It’s the job. There is no colder seat in college football than the one in College Station, Texas.