aid workers say there has been more damage to houses, and there are fears of more flooding in areas which have not yet recovered from the earlier extreme weather. at least one journalist was killed and two others wounded when police opened fire on protestors in port au prince in haiti. the protestors are calling for a higher minimum wage than the one approved by the government earlier this week. the world health organization is setting up a new hub in south korea to help train low and middle income countries to produce their own vaccines and therapies. the organisation also said five more countries bangladesh, indonesia, pakistan, serbia and vietnam will receive support from its mrna vaccine technology transfer hub in south africa. we believe the modern technology transfer holds huge promise, notjust for increasing access to vaccines against covid i9, but also for other diseases including malaria,
was killed and two others wounded when police opened fire on protestors in port au prince in haiti. the protestors are calling for a higher minimum wage than the one approved by the government earlier this week. the world health organisation is setting up a new hub in south korea to help train low and middle income countries to produce their own vaccines and therapies. the organisation also said five more countries bangladesh, indonesia, pakistan, serbia and vietnam will receive support from its mrna vaccine technology transfer hub in south africa. the long awaited batman film starring robert pattinson in the dual role of gotham city s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire bruce wayne had a special screening in london on wednesday. the film will be released next month after production was delayed due to covid. claudia redmond reports.
the weeks long protest was prompted by anger at a mandatory covid vaccination requirement to cross into the united states. madagascar has been hit by the fourth cyclone in a month. aid workers say there has been more damage to houses, and there are fears of more flooding in areas which have not yet recovered from the earlier extreme weather. the world health organisation is setting up a new hub in south korea to help train low and middle income countries to produce their own vaccines and therapies. the organisation also said five more countries bangladesh, indonesia, pakistan, serbia and vietnam will receive support from its mrna vaccine technology transfer hub in south africa. we believe it holds huge promise not just for increasing access to vaccines against covid 19 but also for other diseases including malaria, tuberculosis and cancer.
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