December 31 Sinovac’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine followed by a booster Pfizer-BioNTech shot showed a lower immune response against the Omicron variant compared with other strains, according to a study by researchers. The study, which has not been peer-reviewed researchers yet, was conducted by Yale University, […]
Month: December 2021
Huawei: turnover plummets under the effect of US sanctions

Posted on Dec. 2021 at 9:58Updated Dec. 2021 at 16:07 A big blow for Huawei. The Chinese telecoms giant unveiled on Friday a turnover for 2021 down by nearly a third over one year. The group has been penalized, since 2019, by unprecedented American sanctions. […]
“Difficult” weeks to come but optimism for 2022: what Macron said during his vows
Funny wishes for Emmanuel Macron. Stuck by the Omicron variant which is sweeping over France – more than 236,000 cases in the past 24 hours – while he hoped that the weapon of vaccination would allow him to approach the presidential election without Covid, the […]
Clarisse Agbegnenou elected sportswoman of the year by the editorial staff of France TV Sport

The judokate won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, in addition to her fifth world title won in Hungary. Article written by Posted the 12/31/2021 9:07 PM Update the 12/31/2021 9:09 PM Reading time : 1 min. Fifth world title in Budapest, […]
SII gets DCGI nod to manufacture drug substance, test it for developing jab against Omicron
New Delhi, December 31 India’s drug regulator on Friday approved Serum Institute of India’s proposal to manufacture a drug substance for new Covid vaccine against Omicron variant of coronavirus and carry out its testing and analysis, official sources said. The move assumes significance in view […]
Marketing budget of major brands: Publicis, the winner of 2021

Posted on Dec. 2021 at 12:28Updated Dec. 2021 at 13:38 It is time for annual reviews with figures from the advertising giants. Coca-Cola, Chanel, Facebook (Meta), L’Oreal, Walmart…: many big brands put their marketing budgets at stake this year after a very stable financial year […]
Mathieu Potte-Bonneville explains to you “History of madness in the classical age” by Foucault (as if you were a child)

Published in 1961, the “History of classic madness” crosses all disciplines: philosophy, medicine, anthropology, the arts… How do you tell a child about Michel Foucault’s so original enterprise? What has changed in the way we think about madness? What words would you use to describe […]
Automotive: Electricity continues to grow in a still depressed market in 2021

Struck by the Covid-19 health crisis, slowed down by the shortage of electronic chips, the French automotive market remained in 2021 at its historically low level of 2020, with 1.66 million units sold (+ 0.5% per report to 2020), according to provisional registration data from […]
Harry Potter: the crazy numbers of the wizarding universe, which turns 20 on our screens

Posted on Dec. 2021 at 7:45 The year 2022 will be rich in emotions for Harry Potter fans. They will once again be able to board the Hogwarts Express on at least two occasions. The first, on the occasion of the broadcast on Saturday of […]
Smic, Livret A, pensions, unsold food… Everything that changes on January 1st

Increase in the minimum wage, revaluation of pensions, free contraception up to 25 years, ban on destroying unsold non-food items … The year 2022 brings its share of new measures. Here’s what changes at 1er January. The minimum wage increases to 1,603 euros gross for […]