world health organization
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A Sugar Substitute Used in Diet Coke and Pepsi Max May Be a Carcinogenic
Aspartame, a sugar substitute that’s used in low-calory drinks, is set to be ruled a carcinogenic by WHO’s cancer research arm.
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North Korea Rejects 3 Million Doses of China’s Covid-19 Vaccine
The government of North Korea rejected almost 3 million doses of China’s covid-19 vaccine Sinovac this week, claiming they should be sent to countries that are struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, according to U.S. state-financed broadcaster Voice of America. The authoritarian country has reported zero cases of covid-19 since the pandemic began.
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UK to Drop Covid-19 Quarantine Rules for Vaccinated Tourists From U.S. and EU
The United Kingdom is preparing to drop covid-19 restrictions that require visitors from the U.S. and European Union to quarantine for 10 days on arrival, according to several newspapers in England.
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U.S. President Joe Biden Will Reportedly Buy 500 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Donate Globally
The U.S. Biden administration just struck a deal with Pfizer to buy 500 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine from the pharma giant, with plans to donate the doses to countries that need them, sources familiar with the pact told the Washington Post on Wednesday.