The 5 things you should know this December 9: More countries join the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games

The impact of Pfizer’s booster dose against covid-19 and the omicron variant. The entire world is not prepared for the next pandemic, according to a study. This is what you need to know to start the day. Truth first.

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More countries join the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games

Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday. Canada will do the same, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his official Twitter account. The United Kingdom also joins the measure.

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No more “abuses against Cuban artists”: the request of 300 personalities

A collective of more than 300 personalities from the world’s art, letters and human rights demanded this Wednesday the government of Cuba to immediately stop “abuses against Cuban artists,” according to a joint statement published by PEN International, Artists at Risk Connection. from PEN America and Human Rights Watch (HRW).

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The impact of Pfizer’s reinforcement against covid-19 and the omicron variant

Booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine reduce COVID-19 infections and deaths by 90% or more, according to Israeli studies. Additionally, Pfizer / BioNTech say that two doses of the vaccine may not provide sufficient protection against the omicron variant, but three doses may neutralize it.

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The whole world is not prepared for the next pandemic

The entire world remains unprepared for the next pandemic, and most countries are unprepared for even small disease outbreaks, researchers reported.

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Biden promises fulminating sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, ruled out on Wednesday the sending of American troops to Ukraine to defend the country from a possible Russian invasion, a day after exposing the consequences of an incursion in a tense phone call with President Vladimir Putin.

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At coffee time

Golf is a sport that is destroying the planet. But there is solution

The impact of golf on the climate and the environment has led to growing calls for the sport to be more sustainable, including for it to be played on totally dry courses, as golf legend Tiger Woods has done.

Parents of the social media generation are not doing well

Parents who did not have social media and media apps in their childhood are now struggling to understand and navigate the potential damage that social media can have on their children’s mental health as they grow up.

This time it wasn’t the coronavirus: check out the most searched on Google in 2021

Google released a list that offers a look at the events that occurred this year and trends in categories such as entertainment, series, movies and food.

Vacation travel: what changes with omicron?

Vacation travel will be on the rise again soon, and this is likely to be another busy time for travelers. Should the new omicron variant change vacation plans? Experts say.

These Christmas trees can improve your health

Nothing artificial can compete with the benefits that a living Christmas tree can bring to a home and the scents it emits, according to experts.

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The number of the day

11 million

Job vacancies in the United States jumped to 11 million in October. The search for workers by US companies was not easier this fall.

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Quote of the day

“If people do not have more children, civilization will collapse”

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX who is 50 years old and has six children born of two marriages, said that one of the main risks for today’s civilization is low birth rates and the speed with which they continue to fall.

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Day selection

We tested Apple’s $ 19 cloth to see if it’s worth it

Apple has its own cloth for cleaning its products and we test it to see if it is worth the expense.

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And to finish…

Hypnotic effect: this is how new rivers of lava descend from the volcano on La Palma

The landscapes with lava, volcanic ash and gases from the Cumbre Vieja are not strange after more than 2 months of eruption. However, new rivers of fiery lava were observed closely, causing a hypnotic effect to the human eye.

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