Getty Images Covid vaccines saved lives. Lots of them. Research by the World Health Organization (WHO) now puts the number at 475,000 in the UK with many more kept out of hospital or off a ventilator. The jabs were a “scientific miracle” we were told at the time, our best hope of life returning to […]
“It’s exciting to launch the first-ever Sport Industry Series: The Majlis at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open and we are very grateful to Mubadala for the opportunity,” said Sally Corander, Founder and Director of Interact. “The event is a mini version of our annual Forum and brings together Government, brands, and rights holders for top-level discussion, […]
Clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health and at organizations it funds may continue, and patients may still travel to trial sites to participate in research, despite the Trump administration’s restrictions on travel and communications, the acting director of the N.I.H., Dr. Matthew Memoli, said in an email to staff on Monday. While Dr. […]
In a tense exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a surprising lack of familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid, the government programs responsible for covering more than 150 million Americans. At times, Mr. Kennedy seemed to confuse the two programs. Medicare is a federal program that provides coverage to […]
To President Trump, one economic number represents everything that is wrong with the global economy: America’s trade deficit. That deficit is the total value of what the United States imports from other nations, minus its exports to other countries. The fact that America runs a trade deficit reflects how the nation’s appetite for foreign goods […]
Getty Images The first study to assess how weight-loss drugs affect the whole of human health has discovered an “eye-opening” impact on the body, researchers say. The analysis, involving about two million people, linked the drugs to better heart health, fewer infections, a lower risk of drug abuse and fewer cases of dementia. The US […]
Pernell Cezar’s coffee company, BLK & Bold, was operating out of the back of a brewery with three employees when he got his big break: an audience with a buyer at a Target Black History Month expo. By January 2020, bags of his Rise & GRND roast were on Target shelves. That was five months […]
El Aga Khan IV, quien como líder de los musulmanes ismaelitas del mundo fusionó el espíritu empresarial y la filantropía para convertirse en uno de los gobernantes hereditarios más ricos del mundo, murió el martes en Lisboa. Tenía 88 años. Su muerte fue confirmada por su Red de Desarrollo Aga Khan en una publicación en […]
Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. attorney general on Jan. 15. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Senate has voted to confirm Pam Bondi to serve as attorney general, elevating a longtime defender of President Trump to lead the […]
Trump’s executive order eliminated an exemption that allowed goods worth $800 (£641) or less to enter the US without having to pay duties or certain taxes. The so-called “de minimis” tax loophole faced increased scrutiny in recent years as Chinese e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu used it to reach millions of US customers. In […]