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  2. Italy invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between the EU and drug giant AstraZeneca. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's spokesperson Paola Ansuini confirmed the move to CNN, adding that Italy and the European Commission had agreed on the action. The story was first reported by the Financial Times. Italy's move marks the first time the EU measures, which were introduced in January, have been used. In late January the EU engaged in a public and acrimonious fight with AstraZeneca over vaccine delays, after the company advised the bloc that it would deliver tens of millions fewer doses than agreed by the end of March. Following the spat the European Commission adopted new measures which gave countries the power to restrict the exporting of Covid-19 vaccines outside the bloc in some situations. The EU has said the new mechanism will not affect humanitarian aid or COVAX, the global initiative aiming to distribute some 2 billion vaccines to poorer countries. The trade bloc's vaccine rollout has since continued to falter. Only 5.5% of the 27-nation bloc's population of 447 million has received a first vaccine dose, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Some increasingly frustrated member states have turned to nations outside the trade bloc for assistance. CNN is seeking comment from AstraZeneca. The European Commission "did not oppose" Italy's decision to impose an export ban on vaccines for Australia, an EU official told CNN Thursday. The official is closely involved with trade processes inside the Commission, but is not authorized to speak on the record regarding closed door meetings or on trade documents between the Commission and European Union member states. Under EU procedures, a company wanting to export vaccines from an EU member state must notify the member state. The member state checks criteria for export and makes a draft decision on whether to approve the export. European Commissioners then have one working day to approve, amend or reject the member state's decision. The member state must follow the Commission's decision. The EU official told CNN that EU member states approved 174 requests for vaccine export authorizations during the period from January 30 to March 1, 2021. "The exports concerned the following export destinations: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, Panama , Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay, "the official said.
  3. Nick-ul tau: Dewey Nume propunere: Battle Player - Forum Descriere propunere: Well the project would be called Battle Player. what is this ? Battle a friend or a foe. We will have 2 servers of cs 1.6 to have versus between the members. Can be 1 vs 1 sniper/ pistol or how they want. The idea with this is to get the attention of our members. we will also have awards from forum. For example if a member wins 10 versus in a row, he will have a forum vip for 14 days. I can put 2 servers to play the versus. Ce imbunatatiri ar putea aduce comunitatii ELDERS ROMANIA?: meet others, work-team
  4. Few people will envy the man elected to be the new president of FC Barcelona. The upcoming election - to be held on Sunday, just days after four senior officials were arrested - is arguably the most important in the club's history and comes at a time of crisis that appears to be deepening by the day. Historic debts, reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo to be more than one billion dollars, forced Barcelona into a fire sale of some of the most important figures in its playing squad during the summer transfer window. The rebuilding of its decimated squad, proven once again in the recent 4-1 hammering against Paris Saint-Germain to be well below the standard of its European rivals, is one of just many headaches facing the incoming president. Top of the list, however, is the future of club talisman Lionel Messi. The Argentine made public his desire to leave Barcelona last summer and it looks increasingly unlikely he will sign a new contract, meaning the greatest player in the club's history can walk away for free at the end of the current season. "Many, many, many millions of debt for Barcelona, the worst financial situation in history," Catalunya Radio journalist Ernest Macià tells CNN. "On the pitch, we can discuss it, but it seems evident that when the Champions League arrives, Barcelona again commits a public suicide in front of millions of people, receiving so many goals and making it so difficult even for players like Messi who love the club and probably would like to stay at Barcelona in different circumstances. "At this point it's not easy to see Messi here next year, although there are many, many different variables intervening in this equation. So we will see what happens in the end because elections will take place this weekend and this is another variable in this equation, who becomes president. " Back in February, Barcelona issued a statement to say it "categorically" denied responsibility for the publication of Messi's $ 672 million contract in El Mundo. The contract would make Messi the highest paid athlete in sports history and the club said it would take legal action against the newspaper "for any damage that may be caused as a result of this publication." The leak only served to increase tensions between Messi and the Barcelona hierarchy, which had already been stretched to breaking point after the Argentine aimed a thinly veiled dig at the board in an emotional farewell to former teammate Luis Suarez. Barcelona's financial problems have been exacerbated by the club's move away from promoting players from its famed La Masia academy - which has developed the likes of Messi, Pep Guardiola, Andres Iniesta and Xavi - to the first team, instead choosing to spend vast transfer fees and wages on already established stars. Barcelona has reportedly spent more than $ 1 billion on transfer fees since the 2013/14 season and many believe this change is philosophy has eroded the club's 'More than a Club' mantra, which is still painted into the seats of its historic Camp Nou stadium. Historic elections Even with Messi, Barcelona's future looks bleak; without him, however, things start to look dire. It is on exactly that award that one of the presidential candidates is hanging his hat from him. Joan Laporta, one of three men standing, is the current favorite to win the election and was previously president from 2003 until 2010, presiding over one of the most successful era in the club's history. During his previous reign of him, Barcelona won 13 major trophies, including four La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues and he will be hoping that nostalgia and banked goodwill is crucial to securing another term. "Joan Laporta is, let's say, closer to Leo Messi and the players because they lived together the best moments in their stories and their lives," Macià says. "According to the polls now, Joan Laporta is first. There have been debates and anything can happen because a lot of people have voted via mail and it remains to be seen what influence these votes, for the first time in history, will have. "
  5. President Joe Biden is barreling into his first science-vs.-politics showdown with powerful Southern Republican governors, one that could define the outcome of the race to vaccinate enough Americans before variants take hold. Biden on Tuesday warned the country to dig in for a while longer as he flexed sweeping wartime powers under the Defense Production Act in another big leap forward in the inoculation drive, announcing there would be enough doses for all US adults by the end of May. He unveiled a pioneering plan for pharmaceutical giant Merck to make a vaccine developed by its rival Johnson & Johnson. "There is light at the end of the tunnel, but we cannot let our guard down now to ensure victory is inevitable; we can't assume that. We must remain vigilant, act fast and aggressively and look out for one another," the President said. But the governors of Texas and Mississippi defied federal government warnings to not relax restrictions and open their economies too fast, going it alone as new infections plateau at high levels and fears grow over a huge spike in the coming weeks. On Monday, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had warned that with variants spreading, "we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained." The looming openings are paradoxically a symptom of Biden's success as confidence grows in the availability of vaccines, which have rolled out fast since he took office. But experts are warning that opening too quickly could provide the vast petri dish that new variants of Covid-19 need to thrive. Those variants are often not just more infectious, but they also could make the vaccines that are expected to pave the way out of the yearlong crisis less effective. That means that states like Texas and Mississippi, which were slow to adopt steps like mask wearing, are not just risking their own citizens but all other Americans too. If new infections take hold before enough Americans are vaccinated, a desire to play into political sentiment that sees government scientific advice as much to an infringement on individual freedom could delay a return to normal life. "I have to be honest with you, this fight is far from over," Biden said at the White House, warning that the pandemic could begin to get worse as new variants, like those first found in the UK and South Africa, spread. Yet in Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott was taking exactly the opposite tack, announcing that serious economic pain and a fall in infections were leading him to lift a mask mandate and all restrictions on business from next week. "It is now time to open Texas 100%," Abbott said. The Texan is an ally of Donald Trump and one of a group of Southern governors who last year heeded the then-President's demands to reopen while flouting scientific advice, helping to trigger a summer infection surge that swelled the national death toll from the pandemic, which is now more than half a million. 'A gigantic mistake' In some ways, these early openings are a case of those who ignore history being doomed to repeat it, with yet more premature declarations of victory over the virus - after previous celebrations helped secure for the US the dubious distinction of having the most infections and most deaths from Covid-19. "This is a gigantic mistake," Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a professor of medicine at George Washington University, told CNN's Erin Burnett. "They are not doing well ... we have seen this movie and it doesn't turn out well," Reiner said, referring to the state of the pandemic in Texas. Another Southern Republican, Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi, also announced an end to all county mask mandates and said businesses can open from Wednesday at 100% capacity. "Our hospitalizations and case numbers have plummeted, and the vaccine is being rapidly distributed. It is time!" Reeves tweeted Tuesday. The Republicans are not the only governors easing restrictions as new cases of Covid-19 and deaths from the virus have fallen following a holiday spike. Some states and cities run by Democrats are also doing so, but unlike Texas and Mississippi, they are not acting as though the virus has simply gone away. The early openings are causing frustration in the White House, as Biden tries to make good on his vow to stamp out the virus and as new breakthroughs in manufacturing vaccines mean that relative safety could be just months away. "We certainly understand the pressure governors are under and we appreciate the working relationship we have with Gov. Abbott," Andy Slavitt, senior adviser to the White House Covid-19 response team, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "But at the same time, we think it's a mistake to lift these mandates too early. Masks are saving a lot of lives. I'm really hoping that the businesses and the community and people in Texas, the mayors, the counties, will rethink this. I hope the governor rethinks this. Hopefully states will stick with this until such a time as we get through all the vaccinations and see the other side of this. " Medical experts described the premature openings as nonsensical at a moment when there are signs that infections may be about to rise again from already high levels and as vaccines mean the end may even be in sight. Easing restrictions almost certainly means that people will die who could have been alive in just a few months when vaccines hit critical mass. "It's just irresponsible," Dr. Leana Wen, a former Baltimore health commissioner, said on CNN's "The Situation Room." "It could undo all the incredible work that we have done thus far," Wen said, adding that mask mandates would allow schools to reopen and businesses to get back on their feet - and were a path toward freedom, not an infringement on it .
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