Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline ready to pump gas to Europe
MOSCOW - Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is ready for operation amid an energy crunch in Europe, Alexei Miller, the CEO of Russia's gas industry giant Gazprom, reported to President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Wednesday. Gazprom has completed filling the second string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with gas, and both strings with sufficient pressure are fully ready for use, Miller said. "Now, of course, everything depends on our partners, consumers in Europe. As so...
Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline ready to pump gas to Europe
MOSCOW - Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is ready for operation amid an energy crunch in Europe, Alexei Miller, the CEO of Russia's gas industry giant Gazprom, reported to President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Wednesday. Gazprom has completed filling the second string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with gas, and both strings with sufficient pressure are fully ready for use, Miller said. "Now, of course, everything depends on our partners, consumers in Europe. As so...
US president Biden's approval hits record low: poll
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's approval rating has hit a record low, as he concludes his first year in office, said a recent article published on the US News and World Report website, citing a new poll. Just 41 percent of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing as president, the lowest the pollsters have recorded during his presidency, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found. The United States is grappling with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the country. Meanwhile, ...
US president Biden's approval hits record low: poll
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's approval rating has hit a record low, as he concludes his first year in office, said a recent article published on the US News and World Report website, citing a new poll. Just 41 percent of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing as president, the lowest the pollsters have recorded during his presidency, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found. The United States is grappling with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the country. Meanwhile, ...
US FDA authorizes another oral antiviral for COVID-19 treatment as Omicron surges
WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized American pharmaceutical company Merck's oral antiviral for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19, the second pill approved for treating COVID-19 following the one from Pfizer. The FDA's decision has added another at-home COVID-19 treatment option to help keep high-risk people out of the hospital. Merck's pill, called molnupiravir, is authorized to use in adults with positive results of direct SAR...
US FDA authorizes another oral antiviral for COVID-19 treatment as Omicron surges
WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized American pharmaceutical company Merck's oral antiviral for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19, the second pill approved for treating COVID-19 following the one from Pfizer. The FDA's decision has added another at-home COVID-19 treatment option to help keep high-risk people out of the hospital. Merck's pill, called molnupiravir, is authorized to use in adults with positive results of direct SAR...
Canada's Ontario needs 'immediate circuit breaker' measure against Omicron variant
OTTAWA - Ontario, Canada's most populous province, is expected to see intensive care capacity reach unsustainable levels in January without an "immediate circuit breaker" to stem the spread of Omicron variant, according to Ontario's Science Advisory Table on Thursday. The Omicron variant is set to become the dominant strain in the province this week and without some type of circuit breaker, COVID-19 cases could exceed 10,000 per day before Christmas, according to the modeling issued...
Canada's Ontario needs 'immediate circuit breaker' measure against Omicron variant
OTTAWA - Ontario, Canada's most populous province, is expected to see intensive care capacity reach unsustainable levels in January without an "immediate circuit breaker" to stem the spread of Omicron variant, according to Ontario's Science Advisory Table on Thursday. The Omicron variant is set to become the dominant strain in the province this week and without some type of circuit breaker, COVID-19 cases could exceed 10,000 per day before Christmas, according to the modeling issued...
Omicron now accounts for 3% of US coronavirus cases
The Omicron variant has accounted for 3 percent of coronavirus cases in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday, an increase from the previous week of 0.4 percent. Health officials said the number is likely to increase quickly, given the pattern in other countries. For example, officials in the UK said Omicron represents more than 1 in 5 coronavirus cases there and that the number of cases from the variant is doubling every two to three days. The variant has ...
Omicron now accounts for 3% of US coronavirus cases
The Omicron variant has accounted for 3 percent of coronavirus cases in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday, an increase from the previous week of 0.4 percent. Health officials said the number is likely to increase quickly, given the pattern in other countries. For example, officials in the UK said Omicron represents more than 1 in 5 coronavirus cases there and that the number of cases from the variant is doubling every two to three days. The variant has ...
