Meera Gopal on the Asia-Pacific at COP29

Meera Gopal on the Asia-Pacific at COP29

[ad_1] Magazine “All in all, vulnerable countries lamented that [COP29] was a lost opportunity for collective action and the outcome did not reflect a meaningful agreement on climate finance.” In November, the world gathered in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. COP29 was characterized by many as the…

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Photos: Asia rings in the new year

Photos: Asia rings in the new year

[ad_1] Across Asia, communities welcomed 2025 with spectacular fireworks shows, special events and cheering crowds. Fireworks light up the sky over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on Jan. 1, 2025.(MAY JAMES, May James/AFP) Dancers perform during the “Celebrating Cambodia” event in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Dec. 31, 2024.(Heng Sinith, Heng Sinith, Heng…

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Pfizer Ends Sangamo Alliance With Gene Therapy for Hemophilia on Cusp of FDA Filing

Pfizer Ends Sangamo Alliance With Gene Therapy for Hemophilia on Cusp of FDA Filing

[ad_1] Pfizer’s research partnership with Sangamo Therapeutics produced a hemophilia A gene therapy that reached FDA discussions about a regulatory submission. That’s as far as the alliance will go. Pfizer is terminating the seven-year-old pact, a move that comes before the pharmaceutical giant must pay costly milestone payments for a product with uncertain commercial prospects….

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Yuval Shoham, 22, soldier who searched for captive friend Hersh Goldberg-Polin, dies in Gaza

Yuval Shoham, 22, soldier who searched for captive friend Hersh Goldberg-Polin, dies in Gaza

[ad_1] Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Yuval Shoham were childhood friends, having grown up together in Jerusalem’s Baka neighborhood, where both their families were involved in the egalitarian prayer community Hakhel. When Hersh, a 23-year-old American-Israeli, was taken hostage from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, Yuval was among the soldiers tasked with finding him,…

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