Pompeii online: Italy launches cultural streaming platform

Rome, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Italy’s top cultural institutions are happily welcoming back visitors after months of online-only events, but digital skills learned during the pandemic are being repurposed into an innovative national streaming service. The new “ITsART” (Italy is art) platform, launched Tuesday in the spectacular […]

Canada government speech to outline pandemic exit plan

Ottawa, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority liberal government begins its third term on Tuesday with a policy speech outlining plans to exit the pandemic and tackle other legislative priorities. Governor General Mary Simon, the first indigenous person to act as Queen Elizabeth […]

Nigeria lose Napoli’s Osimhen for Africa Cup of Nations

Rome, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Napoli’s Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen seems certain to miss the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations as he needs three months to recover from surgery to a smashed cheekbone, the Serie A leaders said on Tuesday. Osimhen suffered multiple face fractures following a […]

EU watchdog could approve Merck Covid pill ‘within weeks’

The Hague, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):The European Medicines Agency said Tuesday it may decide “within weeks” whether to approve Merck’s anti-Covid pill, Lagevrio, which could offer patients an easy at-home treatment for the disease. “EMA will assess the benefits and risks of Lagevrio under a reduced […]

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