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  A South African biotech company has announced that it has made the first messenger RNA vaccine against Covid-19 on the African continent, using Moderna sequencing, and that it will be ready for clinical trials in November. Cape Town, South Africa-based Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines is leading the pilot project, supported by the World Health Organization and the Covax initiative. The number of active cases, that is to say people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the last seven days, has quadrupled in one week in Polynesia, according to figures released on Friday by the Health Department. local. It listed 579 active cases on January 28, against 2,080 on February 4.  The incidence rate now stands at 753 per 100,000 inhabitants, against 317 per 100,000 the previous week.

During a speech in Florida, Mike Pence dismissed allegations by the former Republican president, who argued that as vice president he could have prevented the certification of Joe Biden's victory by elected officials on January 6 2021.   It was on this cold winter day that thousands of Donald Trump supporters gathered in Washington and invaded the headquarters of Congress by the hundreds, in an attempt to put pressure on Mr. Pence and the elected officials. “The president is wrong” “President Trump said I had the right to reverse the election, but President Trump is wrong,” he said Friday, in remarks of rare firmness.  “And, honestly, there is no less American idea than the notion that only one person can choose the president,” he charged. Loyal among the faithful when Donald Trump was in power, Mike Pence, who did not rule out launching himself into the race for the White House - even if it meant confronting the billionaire there - had already contradicted his president, but ...

Vancouver, British Columbia  – Sixteen outstanding young professionals from around the world are joining the leadership of the fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5).  Chosen through a globally competitive selection process, they bring their leadership experience, their passion for ocean conservation, their expertise in marine protection and their desire to help IMPAC5 change the world for the better. Young people from all nations and walks of life are playing an increasingly important role in leadership, stewardship and decision-making about marine protected areas and ocean conservation, as they strive to shape the future they will inherit.  Today, on the eve of International Youth Day, IMPAC5 is proud to announce that a powerful Congressional Agenda Building Group, by and for young professionals, will be established and that these outstanding young leaders will be in charge. Eight of the sixteen members of the Young Professionals Committee are from...