Australia and New Zealand to host 2023 FIFA Women's World CupShareAustralia and New Zealand have been successful in their historic joint bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The trans-Tasman bid beat out that of Colombia by 22 votes to 13 at the FIFA Council meeting in Zurich early this morning.The tournament will be the first co-confederation-hosted FIFA World Cup (Australia, being part of the Asian football confederation and New Zealand a member of the Oceanic branch), as well as the first FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in the Asia-Pacific region.After in recent days, Australia...…Australia and New Zealand to host 2023 FIFA Women's World CupShareAustralia and New Zealand have been successful in their historic joint bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The trans-Tasman bid beat out that of Colombia by 22 votes to 13 at the FIFA Council meeting in Zurich early this morning.The tournament will be the first co-confederation-hosted FIFA World Cup (Australia, being part of the Asian football confederation and New Zealand a member of the Oceanic branch), as well as the first FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in the Asia-Pacific region.After in recent days, Australia...WW…

As Donald Trump feuds with Twitter, here's how the US President's relationship with the platform has evolvedShareBetween #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, #CrookedHillary and #BuildTheWall, it's clear that Twitter is US President Donald Trump's most favoured method of communicating to the public. The independence Twitter allows has, until now, been consistent throughout his presidency, as he tweeted in late 2016: "If the press would cover me accurately & honourably, I would have far less reason to 'Tweet'."But from Mr Trump's perspective, Twitter has just committed an act of betrayal, by tagging...…As Donald Trump feuds with Twitter, here's how the US President's relationship with the platform has evolvedShareBetween #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, #CrookedHillary and #BuildTheWall, it's clear that Twitter is US President Donald Trump's most favoured method of communicating to the public. The independence Twitter allows has, until now, been consistent throughout his presidency, as he tweeted in late 2016: "If the press would cover me accurately & honourably, I would have far less reason to 'Tweet'."But from Mr Trump's perspective, Twitter has just committed an act of betrayal, by tagging...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci got into a heated exchange Thursday over the country’s mitigation measures, which ended with Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters telling Jordan to “shut your mouth.”During a House subcommittee hearing about federal government’s response to the pandemic, , asked Fauci when the nation can begin relaxing physical distancing measures and mask-wearing – posing it as a question as to when Americans will regain their freedom and liberties., started to respond that...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci got into a heated exchange Thursday over the country’s mitigation measures, which ended with Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters telling Jordan to “shut your mouth.”During a House subcommittee hearing about federal government’s response to the pandemic, , asked Fauci when the nation can begin relaxing physical distancing measures and mask-wearing – posing it as a question as to when Americans will regain their freedom and liberties., started to respond that...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackWatch “COVID WAR: The Pandemic Doctors Speak Out” at 8 p.m. Friday, April 2 on CNN. The special report will also be available on demand, on CNNgo and CNN mobile apps. — No longer working under the Trump administration, six leading US health officials now reveal to CNN the real challenges they faced during the nation’s fight against Covid-19 over the past year: death threats, mixed messages and in some cases, being kept from sharing information with national audiences.The nation’s doctors – Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Brett Giroir, Dr....…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackWatch “COVID WAR: The Pandemic Doctors Speak Out” at 8 p.m. Friday, April 2 on CNN. The special report will also be available on demand, on CNNgo and CNN mobile apps. — No longer working under the Trump administration, six leading US health officials now reveal to CNN the real challenges they faced during the nation’s fight against Covid-19 over the past year: death threats, mixed messages and in some cases, being kept from sharing information with national audiences.The nation’s doctors – Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Brett Giroir, Dr....WW…

(CNN)Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday that she's worried the US could see "another avoidable surge" of if mitigation measures -- such as mask-wearing, physical distancing and avoiding crowds or travel -- are not followed."As I've stated before, the continued relaxation of prevention measures while cases are still high and while concerning variants are spreading rapidly throughout the United States is a serious threat to the progress we have made as a nation," Walensky said at a White House briefing."Increasingly, states are...…(CNN)Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday that she's worried the US could see "another avoidable surge" of if mitigation measures -- such as mask-wearing, physical distancing and avoiding crowds or travel -- are not followed."As I've stated before, the continued relaxation of prevention measures while cases are still high and while concerning variants are spreading rapidly throughout the United States is a serious threat to the progress we have made as a nation," Walensky said at a White House briefing."Increasingly, states are...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The said that people should not use ivermectin to attempt to treat or prevent Covid-19. The drug is typically used to treat parasites, such as lice and scabies.“There seems to be a growing interest in a drug called ivermectin to treat humans with COVID-19. Ivermectin is often used in the U.S. to treat or prevent parasites in animals. The FDA has received multiple reports of patients who have required medical support and been hospitalized after self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses,” the agency’s announcement said on Friday.The...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The said that people should not use ivermectin to attempt to treat or prevent Covid-19. The drug is typically used to treat parasites, such as lice and scabies.“There seems to be a growing interest in a drug called ivermectin to treat humans with COVID-19. Ivermectin is often used in the U.S. to treat or prevent parasites in animals. The FDA has received multiple reports of patients who have required medical support and been hospitalized after self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses,” the agency’s announcement said on Friday.The...WW…

(CNN)In some hospitals, health centers and pharmacies in the United States, there are vials of Covid-19 vaccines that aren't making it into arms.Out of the more than 22 million doses of vaccine that have been distributed to hospitals and pharmacies so far in the United States, only about 6.7 million people have received their first dose, according to .There's no one reason for the slow rollout or doses going unused; experts say it was never going to be easy to begin a mass vaccination campaign during a pandemic. It takes time to vaccinate and monitor large numbers of people, and some...…(CNN)In some hospitals, health centers and pharmacies in the United States, there are vials of Covid-19 vaccines that aren't making it into arms.Out of the more than 22 million doses of vaccine that have been distributed to hospitals and pharmacies so far in the United States, only about 6.7 million people have received their first dose, according to .There's no one reason for the slow rollout or doses going unused; experts say it was never going to be easy to begin a mass vaccination campaign during a pandemic. It takes time to vaccinate and monitor large numbers of people, and some...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Counties where large colleges and universities opened for in-person classes in the fall suffered a significant rise in the incidence of Covid-19, according to a .Within three weeks of colleges or universities opening to in-person instruction, counties that were home to these institutions “experienced a 56% increase in incidence,” a CDC-led research team wrote in the agency’s weekly report.Meanwhile, the researchers found that incidence decreased by 5.9% in counties without universities and by 17.9% in those with universities that held remote...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Counties where large colleges and universities opened for in-person classes in the fall suffered a significant rise in the incidence of Covid-19, according to a .Within three weeks of colleges or universities opening to in-person instruction, counties that were home to these institutions “experienced a 56% increase in incidence,” a CDC-led research team wrote in the agency’s weekly report.Meanwhile, the researchers found that incidence decreased by 5.9% in counties without universities and by 17.9% in those with universities that held remote...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Black, Hispanic and Native American people infected with Covid-19 are about four times more likely to be hospitalized than others, data from the (CDC) shows.In the eight-month period between March 1 to November 7, there were 70,825 hospitalizations reported to the CDC. While White and non-Hispanic Black people represented the highest number of hospitalizations, racial and ethnic groups were disproportionately impacted.The rate for Hispanic or Latino was approximately 4.2 times the rate of non-Hispanic White persons, according toThe same was...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Black, Hispanic and Native American people infected with Covid-19 are about four times more likely to be hospitalized than others, data from the (CDC) shows.In the eight-month period between March 1 to November 7, there were 70,825 hospitalizations reported to the CDC. While White and non-Hispanic Black people represented the highest number of hospitalizations, racial and ethnic groups were disproportionately impacted.The rate for Hispanic or Latino was approximately 4.2 times the rate of non-Hispanic White persons, according toThe same was...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — More than 150 prominent US medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and others have urging political leaders to shut down the country and start over to contain the surging coronavirus pandemic.“The best thing for the nation is not to reopen as quickly as possible, it’s to save as many lives as possible,” they wrote in the document, which was sent Thursday to the Trump administration, leading members of Congress and state governors.“Right now, we are on a path to lose more than 200,000 American lives by November 1st. Yet, in many...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — More than 150 prominent US medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and others have urging political leaders to shut down the country and start over to contain the surging coronavirus pandemic.“The best thing for the nation is not to reopen as quickly as possible, it’s to save as many lives as possible,” they wrote in the document, which was sent Thursday to the Trump administration, leading members of Congress and state governors.“Right now, we are on a path to lose more than 200,000 American lives by November 1st. Yet, in many...WW…