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Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle arrive at One World Trade Center in New York for a tour, alongside New York mayor Bill de Blasio, his family and New York Governor Kathy Hochul. IMAGES
Quito, Sep 9 (EFE) .- Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday said that he wants to sign free trade agreements with the world's largest 10 economies as part of a strategy to bring Ecuador into the Pacific Alliance. (Camera: EFE)SHOT LIST: INTERVIEW WITH ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT GUILLERMO LASSO (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS:1. Our aim is very clear: Signing free trade agreements with at least the world's 10 largest economies. This includes the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and also the Euro-Asia group. More bananas in the world means more jobs in Ecuador, more flowers in the world means more jobs in Ecuador.2. Vaccine diplomacy is nothing other than direct frontal and ongoing contact with friendly countries like the US, China, Russia, the support of Spain and Canada.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, new World Trade Organization's director general, arrives at the WTO's headquarters for her first in day in office. She is the first woman and first African to lead the WTO. IMAGES
Masks do not need to be worn during "vigorous intensity physical activity," the WHO has said. The WHO, or the World Health Organization, made updated guidelines, citing new research. The research says wearing masks can have negative effects, reports Business Insider. The WHO said other prevention measures, like distancing and ventilation, need to be in place. This includes indoor exercise venues or these venues should temporarily close. Some experts disagree with the guidance, however, citing that masks don't impair breathing.
The FDA approved remdesivir as a treatment for severe COVID-19 cases last month. This is after granting emergency authorization in May, reports Business Insider. But on Thursday, the WHO announced it will not recommend the drug's use for COVID-19 patients. "There is currently no evidence that it improves survival or the need for ventilation," the organization said. Remdesivir was the first coronavirus treatment to receive emergency authorization from the FDA. With Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines on the horizon, there is less of a need for weaker treatments.
In 2019, measles infected at least 860,000 people and killed over 200,000 worldwide. According to Gizmodo, the World Health Organization says it's a roughly 50% jump in deaths from the highly contagious but vaccine-preventable viral illness. What's more, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is likely to make this situation even worse. Outbreaks were especially large and uncontrolled in Africa and Europe, which the WHO says was fundamentally due to the failure to vaccinate. Many countries this year have documented declines in routine vaccinations, including the US. Experts fear the pandemic will thwart the battle against diseases such as measles, HIV, and tuberculosis--particularly in already-struggling regions.
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