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New Yorkers age 16 and older became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this week. One New York City teen says he's 'excited to move toward normalcy.' (April 7)

Tal Zaks, the chief medical officer at Moderna, on Wednesday reflected on vaccine development a year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. (April 7)

Sheikha Asma Al Thani is preparing to ascend Mount Everest, as she chases her dream of becoming the first woman from the Middle East to summit each continent's highest peaks and reaching the earth's poles, completing the Explorers Grand Slam. Sheikha Asma, a Qatari royal, is expected to start her ascent in mid May.

The All-Star Game will be played at Coors Field in Denver. Major League Baseball officially announced the new venue Tuesday after pulling the Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to extensive changes to Georgia's voting laws. (April 6)

White House press secretary Jen Psaki hailed Colorado's voting laws and said Georgia's election changes are "built on a lie" after Major League Baseball moved its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver over objections to Georgia's new law. (April 6)

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said members of his family received COVID-19 tests at his office. (April 7)

The rising Chinese market is too promising for European companies to walk away from, said Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China, regarding the recent worrying situation in the bilateral trade ties. Trade between China and the European Union (EU) has been advancing in recent years, with China becoming the largest trading partner of the latter.

The pandemic and the Suez Canal blockage have demonstrated that businesses must store more goods if they are to mitigate any risk caused by shocks to the global supply chain, according to one MEP.

Cross-border passenger trains between Finland and Sweden have moved a step closer. Last Thursday, the first train for 29 years pulled into a refurbished station at the Swedish border town of Haparanda.