Texas students turn to petitions, walkouts over limited COVID-19 rules

Texas students turn to petitions, walkouts over limited COVID-19 rules

[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For Texas high school students, keeping up with class work was hard enough before the pandemic. But then the pandemic hit, and with it came debates over everything having to do with Texas schools. […]

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Omicron poses limited downside to Indian economy, say economists

Omicron poses limited downside to Indian economy, say economists

[ad_1] <a href=”https://tmsnrt.rs/33r57ny”>Reuters poll graphic on India economy and budget outlook:</a> <a href=”https://tmsnrt.rs/3GFvXXA”>Reuters poll graphic on India growth, inflation and interest rate outlook</a> BENGALURU, Jan 19 (Reuters) – There is scant downside risk to the Indian economy in the last months of this financial year from the Omicron coronavirus variant, according to economists polled by […]

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Israel study shows 4th vaccine has limited results with omicron

Israel study shows 4th vaccine has limited results with omicron

[ad_1] JERUSALEM — An Israeli hospital on Monday said preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine provides only limited defense against the omicron variant that is raging around the world. Sheba Hospital last month began administering a fourth vaccine to more than 270 medical workers – 154 who received a Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine […]

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Oil climbs on supply worries, limited Omicron impact

Oil climbs on supply worries, limited Omicron impact

[ad_1] Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Brent, WTI add to gains of over 5% in the previous week Concerns over tight supply, recovering demand lift prices […]

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