The UK has administered over 51 million vaccines. (FILE) The new coronavirus will no longer be circulating in Britain by August, the government’s departing vaccine taskforce chief Clive Dix told the Daily Telegraph on Friday. “Sometime in August, we will have no circulating virus in the UK”, Dix said, adding that he believed the vaccine […]
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Tony La Russa sings Albert Pujols’ praises, but says stacked White Sox lineup leaves ‘no fit’ for his ex-slugger
CHICAGO — There won’t be a reunion between Albert Pujols and his old manager as Chicago White Sox skipper Tony La Russa indicated Pujols won’t be joining him in Chicago. “We have Jose (Abreu) and Yermin (Mercedes) and even if Yermin gets less hot, it’s a good way to DH other guys, get them off […]
Ontario’s Premier Wants a Tighter Border. A U.S. Senator Eyes Reopening It.
The signals from either side of the border between Canada and the United States this week could not have been more dissimilar. On this side, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, who has repeatedly blamed travelers for the third wave of Covid-19, put out an ad condemning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for […]
Under-40s to Get Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Alternative in UK
The UK’s medicine regulators updated their advice on Friday to recommend all adults under 40 years of age should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) update extends its previous advice for all under-30s to be given an alternative jab, amid […]
Step-wise Guide for How it Works
The Union health ministry has announced the addition of a new security feature in the CoWIN portal, that will aim to reduce erroneously generated vaccination certificates and prevent impersonators and fraudulent actors looking to misguide users for financial gains. The new feature adds a four digit security code, which users will receive on their phones […]
Ready or not: Bears’ next QB dilemma is when to play Justin Fields – Chicago Bears Blog
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — It’s not an overstatement to call quarterback Justin Fields’ arrival in Chicago the city’s most celebrated sports moment since the Cubs won the World Series in 2016. The Bears — almost universally panned for their spotty Day 1 draft record over the past decade — administered a shot of adrenaline to […]
Ontario’s Premier Wants a Tighter Border. A U.S. Senator Eyes Reopening It.
The signals from either side of the border between Canada and the United States this week could not have been more dissimilar. On this side, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, who has repeatedly blamed travelers for the third wave of Covid-19, put out an ad condemning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for […]
Malaysian artist arrested for ‘insulting’ queen with Spotify playlist
A Malaysian artist was detained by police late on Friday for allegedly insulting the country’s queen by making a Spotify playlist that mocked comments on the queen’s Instagram account, an arrest condemned by rights groups as a clampdown on free speech. Police said in a statement the graphic artist, Fahmi Reza, had uploaded a Spotify […]
NFL allows teams to resume off-site training camps
NFL teams will be permitted to resume hosting off-site training camps in 2021 after a one-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league informed clubs in a memo Friday. The majority of training camps are expected to remain at team facilities and/or stadiums, as they were before the pandemic. But the handful of teams […]
UK PM says need to be very careful with Indian coronavirus variant
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the government needed to handle carefully the emergence of new coronavirus strains first found in India which have since started to spread in the United Kingdom. “I think we’ve got to be very careful about that. We’re doing a huge amount, obviously, to make sure that […]