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King Felipe At VI Camino Real Award - Madrid

King Felipe VI (right), with the winner of the VI Edition of the 'Galardón Camino Real', virologist Ana Fernández-Sesma (2l), and the rector of the UAH, José Vicente Saz (1l) at the Auditorium of the University of Alcalá, on July 13, 2023, in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (Spain). The Camino Real Award is given by the Franklin Institute of the University of Alcalá to recognize the professional work of Spaniards who, in an outstanding and exemplary manner, project and enhance the 'positive' image of Spain in the United States. Ana Fernández-Sesma is director of the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and is a world reference for studies related to pathogens that cause infectious diseases. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At VI Camino Real Award - Madrid

Virologist Ana Fernández-Sesma during the ceremony in which she receives the VI Edition of the 'Galardón Camino Real', at the Paraninfo of the University of Alcalá, on July 13, 2023, in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (Spain). The Camino Real Award is given by the Franklin Institute of the University of Alcalá to recognize the professional work of Spaniards who, in an outstanding and exemplary manner, project and enhance the 'positive' image of Spain in the United States. Ana Fernández-Sesma is director of the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and is a world reference for studies related to pathogens that cause infectious diseases. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At VI Camino Real Award - Madrid

Virologist Ana Fernández-Sesma during the ceremony in which she receives the VI Edition of the 'Galardón Camino Real', at the Paraninfo of the University of Alcalá, on July 13, 2023, in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (Spain). The Camino Real Award is given by the Franklin Institute of the University of Alcalá to recognize the professional work of Spaniards who, in an outstanding and exemplary manner, project and enhance the 'positive' image of Spain in the United States. Ana Fernández-Sesma is director of the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and is a world reference for studies related to pathogens that cause infectious diseases. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At VI Camino Real Award - Madrid

The director of the Instituto Franklin-UAH, José Antonio Gurpegui (1r), the mayoress of Alcalá de Henares, Judith Piquet Flores (2l), the Minister of Health, José Miñones (4r), the King of Spain Felipe VI (3l), the awarded virologist Ana Fernández-Sesma (2r), the rector of the UAH, José Vicente Saz (1l) and the president of the board of H2B2, Antonio Vázquez Romero (3r) during the presentation of the VI Edition of the 'Galardón Camino Real', at the Paraninfo of the University of Alcalá, on July 13, 2023, in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (Spain). The Camino Real Award is given by the Franklin Institute of the University of Alcalá to recognize the professional work of Spaniards who, in an outstanding and exemplary manner, project and enhance the 'positive' image of Spain in the United States. Ana Fernández-Sesma is director of the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and is a world leader in the study of pathogens that cause infectious diseases. Photo by Alb

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COVID-19 origins tracing shouldn't be politicized by U.S.: experts

STORY: COVID-19 origins tracing shouldn't be politicized by U.S.: experts DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University, Kenya STORYLINE: International experts have said that the COVID-19 origins tracing is a matter of science, which should not be politicized by the U.S. The U.S. Senate passed the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 about 10 days ago, which says that the COVID-19 pandemic may have originated in China. However, Director of the U.S. National Intelligence Avril Haines on Wednesday noted that there is not a consensus among the U.S. intelligence community on whether or not the outbreak is a result of a lab leak or natural exposure to an infected animal. Besides, Polish virologist Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska recently said in an interview that the COVID "lab leak" theory rehashed by the U.S. Department of Energy and FBI is sensation-see

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New COVID variant sweeping U.S. of "major concern" but Europe well-placed to resist: Spanish expert

STORY: New COVID variant sweeping U.S. of "major concern" but Europe well-placed to resist: Spanish expert DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JULIA BLANCO, Head of the Cell Virology and Immunology (VIC) group at IrsiCaixa Institute 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JULIA BLANCO, Head of the Cell Virology and Immunology (VIC) group at IrsiCaixa Institute STORYLINE: A new COVID variant sweeping the United States is the "major cause of concern" in the evolution of the pandemic, but Europe's high vaccination level means it is well-placed to resist the new strain, a leading Spanish virologist has told Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JULIA BLANCO, Head of the Cell Virology and Immunology (VIC) group at IrsiCaixa Institute "What's happening in the United States is that this new variant has appeared, XBB.1.5, which seems to be more transmissible, with a few different mutations, and which is causing a surge in infections in the U.S. and wh

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5 Order of Culture recipients decorated by emperor

TOKYO, Japan - The five recipients of this year's Order of Culture -- electronics expert Hiroo Inokuchi (front L), painter Tadashi Moriya (2nd from L), sculptor Toshio Yodoi (C), social anthropologist Chie Nakane (2nd from R) and virologist Kumao Toyoshima (R) -- pose for a photo in the courtyard of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, the Culture Day national holiday after being awarded the order by Emperor Akihito.

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Nakane, 4 others to receive cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - Social anthropologist Chie Nakane (photo) and four others will be awarded this year's Order of Culture, the government announces on Oct. 30. The other four recipients are electronics expert Hiroo Inokuchi, virologist Kumao Toyoshima, painter Tadashi Moriya and sculptor Toshio Yodoi. The five will be given the awards by the emperor at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3, Culture Day.

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Chinese TV drama "Ebola Fighters" to be screened in Senegal

STORY: Chinese TV drama "Ebola Fighters" to be screened in Senegal DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of premiere of Chinese TV drama "Ebola Fighters" in Dakar STORYLINE: The French version of the Chinese TV drama "Ebola Fighters," a production of the China International Television Corporation (CITVC), premiered on Friday at the Grand National Theater in Dakar. Designed in 24 episodes of 45 minutes each, this TV drama tells the experience of Chinese virologist Zheng Shupeng and his medical team in the fight against the Ebola epidemic in several West African countries in 2014. The Chinese drama will soon be broadcast on the first and second channel of the Senegalese Radiodiffusion Television (RTS 1 and RTS 2), as well as on various regional channels of Senegalese public television, announced Boubou Sall, head of the IT department of RTS. He praised "the exemplary relations" between RTS and CITVC, noting that the new Chinese production

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5 Order of Culture recipients decorated by emperor

TOKYO, Japan - The five recipients of this year's Order of Culture -- electronics expert Hiroo Inokuchi (front L), painter Tadashi Moriya (2nd from L), sculptor Toshio Yodoi (C), social anthropologist Chie Nakane (2nd from R) and virologist Kumao Toyoshima (R) -- pose for a photo in the courtyard of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, the Culture Day national holiday after being awarded the order by Emperor Akihito.

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Nakane, 4 others to receive cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - Social anthropologist Chie Nakane (photo) and four others will be awarded this year's Order of Culture, the government announces on Oct. 30. The other four recipients are electronics expert Hiroo Inokuchi, virologist Kumao Toyoshima, painter Tadashi Moriya and sculptor Toshio Yodoi. The five will be given the awards by the emperor at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3, Culture Day.