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 […]

EU observers report irregularities in Venezuela vote

Caracas, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):An EU observer mission on Tuesday reported irregularities in Venezuelan elections for governors and mayors over the weekend, in which opposition parties participated for the first time since 2017. Despite “better conditions” than in previous elections, the observers noted a “lack of […]

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