A Facebook video uploaded on 19 September shows an interview about a potential Australian Covid-19 vaccine that was created using “a tiny fragment of HIV”. The clip has been shared now without the context that this vaccine was never rolled out and the project was stopped in late 2020. The video is originally from a BBC Horizon documentary from June 2021. Similar clips of the show were shared on social media in February 2022, as we wrote about at the time. Bad information about vaccines can lead to harm if people make decisions based on it. We have written about vaccine misinformation many times, including claims about Covid and other vaccines and HIV/AIDS. Honesty in public debate matters You can help us take action – and get our regular free email I’m in The… Source link
Read More »Morocco, Spain, Portugal to co-host 2030 FIFA World Cup
Lionel Messi captained Argentina to a third World Cup victory in Qatar last year. AFP/File Morocco, Spain, and Portugal have been awarded the honour to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, marking Morocco’s sixth attempt to secure the coveted hosting rights. The decision, which comes a month after a devastating earthquake in Morocco, is expected to uplift the spirits of the nation. In a surprise move, FIFA also announced that Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay will host matches as part of the centenary celebration of the World Cup’s inception in Uruguay in 1930. The decision to join forces with Spain and Portugal highlights the growing trend of collaborative hosting in international sports, emphasising unity among… Source link
Read More »Spain to host World Cup 2030: What other countries will host matches?
World Cup soccer is set to take place in Spain for the first time since 1982, it has been decided at a virtual meeting of the FIFA Council. However, they will not be going it alone, with soccer’s biggest international tournament to be played on more than one continent for the first time in its history in 2030. For anyone who has been following the bidding process, that will perhaps not come as a huge surprise given Morocco joined the initial bid put forward by Iberian neighbours Spain and Portugal. What few of us saw coming, however, was that some matches would be played in…South America. How many World Cups have been held in more than one country? Traditionally, the World Cup has always been held in one country, which was the case for the first 16 editions up until 2002, when Japan… Source link
Read More »2030 World Cup host will actually be 6 countries, FIFA says
The United States, Mexico and Canada will make history in 2026 when they co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The major sporting event is traditionally hosted by a single country, and the 2026 installment marks the first time three countries are sharing the hosting load. But FIFA, the governing body behind the World Cup tournament, made an announcement Wednesday that makes the 2026 World Cup seem a bit less impressive. It unveiled that the 2030 FIFA World Cup will take place in six countries across three continents and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first World Cup. “In 2030, we will have a unique global footprint, three continents — Africa, Europe and South America — six countries — Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and… Source link
Read More »Morocco, Spain and Portugal secure hosting rights for 2030 FIFA World Cup
Read < 1 minute FIFA World Cup Trophy. /Getty Images Morocco, Spain, and Portugal have emerged as the official hosts for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, announced by the global soccer governing body FIFA on Wednesday. The joint bid, featuring these three nations, stood as the sole candidate to host the tournament. Meanwhile, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches to mark the tournament’s centenary. This milestone event will mark the first time in the tournament’s history that it will span three continents and include six host countries. FIFA shared, “The FIFA Council unanimously agreed that the sole candidacy will be the combined bid of Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, which will host the event in 2030 and qualify automatically from the existing slot… Source link
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