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Stories for December 7th 2021
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Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Foreign travellers will need Health Pass to enter Colombia
Colombia is to require foreign travellers to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 attesting to a full treatment, President Iván Duque announced Monday.
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Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Argentina to head UN Human Rights Council throughout 2022
Argentina has been voted unanimously to preside over the United Nations Human Rights Council, in what has been perceived as a diplomatic achievement of President Alberto Fernández's administration.
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Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
World Bank-UNESCO-UNICEF report lays out the magnitude of the education crisis and costs for future generations
This generation of students now risks losing US$ 17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14% of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, according to a new report published today by the World Bank, UNESCO, and UNICEF. The new projection reveals that the impact is more severe than previously thought, and far exceeds the US$ 10 trillion estimates released in 2020.
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Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 08:43 UTC
WHO advises against use of convalescent plasma for Covid-19
Convalescent plasma (a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from covid-19) is not recommended for patients with covid-19, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today.
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Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 08:26 UTC
The US to boycott Winter Olympic Games scheduled for Beijing next year
The US Government of President Joseph Biden has announced Monday it would boycott the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games to be staged in Beijing, China, starting Feb. 4, as a response to human rights abuses in the host nation.
