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Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill approved by U.S. FDA for at-home use

webmaster - December 23, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck & Co’s antiviral pill for COVID-19, after giving the go-ahead to a similar treatment...

Afghanistan’s climate change exacerbating poverty as humanitarian crisis looms

webmaster - December 23, 2021

Experts predict climate change will make droughts even more frequent and severe in Afghanistan, and they have been ringing the alarm bell for years.

Large holiday gatherings amid Omicron not safe despite boosters, Fauci says

webmaster - December 23, 2021

The United States faces a second Christmas of upended holiday plans, with a surge in infections fueled by the now-dominant Omicron variant.

Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen Square monument from campus

webmaster - December 23, 2021

The artwork, of anguished human torsoes, is one of the few remaining public memorials in the former British colony to remember the bloody crackdown...

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