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Popular Japanese Vaccine Minister Kono enters race for ruling party leader, could become next PM

Japan’s popular vaccine minister, Taro Kono, has announced his bid to replace Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the ruling party’s upcoming leadership election, making him the third candidate to enter the race. On Friday, Kono held a press conference and officially announced his candidacy for leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the September […]

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‘Liberty, cherished liberty’: Marine Le Pen launches anthem-quoting campaign poster for upcoming French presidential election

Marine Le Pen’s new campaign poster ahead of the 2022 general election pays homage to the French national anthem La Marseillaise. She is challenging incumbent President Macron on the protection of individual freedoms. The new poster carries the words “Libertes, libertes cheries” (liberty, cherished liberty) printed in green – the color that Le Pen said […]

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Moderna developing two-in-one booster shot for Covid-19 and flu

Moderna has announced that it is developing a single-dose vaccine to bring to the market that will combine a two-in-one booster shot that protects against both Covid-19 and flu. On Thursday, drugmaker Moderna unveiled its latest innovation in the fight against Covid-19 – a “pan-respiratory annual booster vaccine” that combines a booster against Covid-19 and […]

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IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to Japan in December to look into Tokyo’s plan to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, the sides agreed on Thursday. The decision was made during a three-day visit to Japan by the IAEA’s deputy director general and head of […]

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Rich states should stop hoarding Covid vaccines for boosters not yet backed by science, redirect jabs to Africa – African Union

Wealthy states should send their Covid jabs to under-vaccinated Africa rather than stashing doses away for booster shots which are not yet proven to be necessary, the African Union’s (AU) top health official has said. Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, John Nkengasong, the director for the continent’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]