The United Nations is commemorating World AIDS Day, on Tuesday, with a call for “global solidarity and shared responsibility” to overcome not only COVID-19, but also AIDS – another global pandemic that is still with us nearly 40 years after it emerged.
MoreA record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near- 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is “almost entirely from COVID-19”, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Tuesday.
MoreSanta makes big changes this year to make sure good little girls and boys have festive holidays despite the pandemic. IndyCar drivers Tony Kanaan and Ed Carpenter raced pedal cars while the Jolly Old Elf joined the socially distanced parade to greet families this year.
MorePrimary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 COVE study of mRNA-1273 involving 30,000 participants included 196 cases of COVID-19, of which 30 cases were severe
MoreThe weather outlook for the next few days and into the weekend will see colder conditions spreading southwards across the UK.
MoreThe alleged involvement of Frontex staff in pushbacks of asylum-seekers by the Greek border guard will be the focus of a debate in the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday.
MoreThe award ceremony for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, conferred upon the Belarusian democratic opposition, will be held on 16 December.
MoreThe attacks the USPS continues to face are not just attacks on the postal service but attacks on Black lives.
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