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WHO approves Indian-made COVID vaccine for emergency use

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THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) granted emergency authorization to a COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by India’s medical-research agency and local manufacturer Bharat Biotech International Ltd., ending a months-long wait that added to controversy around the homegrown shot.

The WHO approved the vaccine’s use in people aged 18 and older on a two-dose schedule with four weeks between shots, according to a statement on Wednesday. Covaxin joins a range of WHO emergency-cleared shots from AstraZeneca Plc, China’s Sinopharm Group Co. and Sinovac Biotech Ltd., Pfizer, Inc., and BioNTech SE , Johnson & Johnson and Moderna, Inc.

The agency’s nod on the eve of Diwali, India’s largest festival, is a welcome endorsement for Covaxin’s manufacturer Bharat Biotech International Ltd., as well as a political boon for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government had heavily promoted the vaccine.

The Hyderabad-based company has been beset with problems since it partnered with the state-funded Indian Council of Medical Research last year to develop the inoculation. Covaxin has been criticized from the onset. The vaccine won emergency approval from the nation’s drug regulator in January before clearing final-stage clinical tests, fueling hesitancy around the shot and the early stages of India’s immunization drive.

More than 100 million doses have since been administered across India. Bharat Biotech said in July that the vaccine was 77.8% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID, but that Phase 3 data was yet to be peer reviewed. In the course of its analysis, the WHO repeatedly asked the company for further information, delaying its addition to the body’s pre-qualified list.

Bharat Biotech’s joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella said in a statement the WHO nod was a “validation” of the company’s work, while Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister, said that “it facilitates travel for many Indian citizens and contributes to vaccine equity.”

The listing is a prerequisite for exports via the WHO-backed Covax vaccine-sharing facility, which was set up to provide Covid shots to the world’s poorest countries. The WHO’s approval may accelerate the resumption of vaccine shipments from India, which halted exports in April to prioritize its own citizens amid a lethal second coronavirus wave.

India will likely restart vaccine exports to Covax by early November, Adar Poonawalla, head of the Serum Institute of India Ltd., told Bloomberg News last month. Serum, the world’s largest vaccine maker, has pumped out hundreds of millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s inoculation and the company was meant to be the main provider of vaccines to Covax before the export halt. — Bloomberg

COP26 coal deals take aim at dirtiest fossil fuel

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Smoke is seen from a cooling tower of a China Energy ultra-low emission coal-fired power plant in Sanhe, Hebei province, China July 18, 2019. — REUTERS/SHIVANI SINGH

GLASGOW — Poland, Vietnam, Chile and other countries will pledge on Thursday to phase out coal-fueled power generation and stop building new plants, in a deal the COP26 summit’s British hosts said would commit 190 nations and organizations to quit the fuel.

Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel and greenhouse gas emissions from burning it are the single biggest contributor to climate change. Weaning the world off coal is seen as vital to achieve globally agreed climate targets.

Signatories of the COP26 agreement would commit on Thursday to shun investments in new coal plants at home and abroad, and phase out coal-fueled power generation in the 2030s in richer countries, and the 2040s for poorer nations, the British government said.

“The end of coal is in sight. The world is moving in the right direction, standing ready to seal coal’s fate and embrace the environmental and economic benefits of building a future that is powered by clean energy,” British business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said.

Separately, the Powering Past Coal Alliance — an international campaign aimed at phasing out the fuel — said it had secured 28 new members, including Ukraine, which pledged to quit the fuel by 2035. Coal produced roughly a third of Ukraine’s power last year.

Factors including concerns over planet-warming pollution and a worsening economic profile for coal-fueled generation have curbed its share in wealthy western countries including Britain, Germany and Ireland over the last few decades.

But coal still produced around 37% of the world’s electricity in 2019, and a cheap, abundant local supply means the fuel dominates power production in countries including South Africa, Poland and India. These countries will require huge investments to shift their industries and energy sectors onto cleaner sources.

The global pipeline for new coal power projects has shriveled in recent years, although China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia are among those planning to build new coal plants.

Britain did not confirm if those countries would be involved in the COP26 coal phase out pledge, or if Vietnam’s pledge on Thursday would affect its pipeline of coal projects already in the pre-construction stage.

China said in September it would stop funding overseas coal plants, although the pledge did not cover domestic projects.

A raft of finance announcements is expected at COP26 on Thursday to accompany the coal pledges — both through new investments in clean power, and funds to support workers and regions that depend on the coal sector for their livelihoods.

Countries including Britain and the United States announced a $8.5 billion partnership with South Africa at the COP26 conference on Tuesday, to help the country phase out coal faster. — Reuters

PBA 3×3 tournament being readied to tip off

THE long-awaited inaugural season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 3×3 tournament is being readied to tip off with the announcement of the roster of competing teams and the players seeing action for them.

As per the league, the PBA 3×3 will have 13 competing teams in its maiden offering which is set to begin around the same time the five-a-side tournament kicks off later this month.

Ten teams are made up of PBA member squads and three are guests.

League mainstays Magnolia, NLEX, Rain or Shine, Phoenix, San Miguel, Barangay Ginebra, TnT, Meralco, Northport, and Terrafirma will be parading teams with Blackwater and Alaska declining to field squads for the time being for various reasons.

The guest teams are the Zamboanga Valientes MLV, Platinum Karaoke and Pioneer Pro Tibay.

Magnolia, to play as the Purefoods Tender Juicy Titans, will have Val Acuna, Pao Javelona, Jed Mendoza and Jun Bonsubre; CAVITEX Road Warriors (NLEX) will be led by seven-time PBA champion Larry Fonacier; Sista Super Sealers (ROS) have Joseph Eriobu, Franky Johnson, Prince Rivero and Kenneth Mocon part of the team; and the Limitless Appmasters (Phoenix) have Mike Gamboa and Nico Salva in the squad.

Barangay Ginebra is bannered by Dennis Villamor; Meralco by Tonino Gonzaga and Alfred Batino; Northport had Jervy Cruz, Sean Manganti and LA Revilla; San Miguel is led by Bacon Austria; Terrafirma has Roider Cabrera and Matt Salem; and TnT will have Samboy de Leon, Lervin Flores, Jeremiah Gray and Almond Vosotros.

Dylan Ababou, JR Alabanza, Chris De Chavez, Karl Dehesa and Yutien Andrada play for Platinum Karaoke; Carlo Escalambre, Robin Rono, Gian Abrigo, Christian Rivera, Carlo De Chavez and Dan Reducto for Pioneer Tibay; and Mac Cardona, Gabby Espinas, Rudy Lingganay and JR Cawaling for Zamboanga Valientes.

The league, through 3×3 commissioner Dickie Bachmann, said the tournament will have three conferences composed of two-day legs and a grand final in the end.

In coming up with the 3×3 tournament, the PBA hopes to help in the further growth of the sport in the country as well as to provide employment for players, especially during this time of the pandemic.

It is also positioning PBA 3×3 as complementing the efforts of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas for three-on-three basketball.

The tournament was originally set to start early this year but had to be deferred several times because of the changing quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo

Copa Paulino Alcantara kicks off this weekend

THE Philippine Football Federation is kicking off its national cup competition Copa Paulino Alcantara this weekend. — PFL FB PAGE

LOCAL football action is back this weekend with the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) kicking off its national cup competition — the Copa Paulino Alcantara — this weekend.

Set at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite, the tournament, named after Filipino football legend Paulino Alcantara, starts on Nov. 7 and ushers in the Philippines Football League’s (PFL) 2022 season.

It also marks the return of football competition in the country after a year since the PFL staged its “bubble” tournament in 2020.

“The staging of the Cup is PFF’s commitment to provide a proper and intense football competition, and livelihood to all stakeholders, particularly the players and officials,” said PFF general secretary Edwin Gastanes in a statement of the tournament which is taking the place of the league competition for the time being because of the pandemic.

The PFF, however, assured that the 2022 PFL season will push through in the first quarter next year.

The Cup was originally set to see six clubs competing until reigning PFL champion United City Football Club pulled out this week.

League Commissioner Coco Torre said the Copa will still push through with five clubs, namely: Stallion Laguna FC, Dynamic Herb Cebu FC, Kaya FC-Iloilo, Mendiola FC 1991, and the Azkals Development Team (ADT).

United City was supposed to play in Group A along with the Stallions and newcomer Dynamic Herb. The development leaves Stallion and Cebu as the remaining clubs that will contest the top seeding in the group for the crossover semifinals.

Playing in Group B are Kaya, Mendiola, and ADT.

In staging the Copa, to be held under a closed-circuit biomedical bubble, organizers are making sure they comply with the Department of Health-Philippine Sports Commission-Games and Amusements Board Joint Administrative Order 2021-0002, including requiring clubs to arrange their own accommodation with provisions for health and safety protocols while inside their respective bubbles.

They, too, are hoping the tournament will reinvigorate the domestic football scene greatly affected by the pandemic.

“The Copa is a viable competition for clubs to remain physically and mentally active during these trying times while adhering to the health and safety protocols,” said Mr. Torre. “The competition will provide healthy and compelling rivalries and at the same time will determine clubs’ performance on sporting merit.” — Michael Angelo S. Murillo

Sports short courses in PSC’s latest project

LEARNING never stops.

It is at the center of the latest Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) project dubbed MAKE It Sports.

MAKE (Modules for Asynchronous Knowledge Enhancement) It Sports is designed to provide information on different topics in everyday life, touching on the boundaries of sports like law, medicine, economics, and technology, among others.

It is a module-based, asynchronous learning opportunity for various sports stakeholders.

The project picks up from the many topics discussed during the National Sports Summit and will feature invited speakers.

The PSC said participants in MAKE It Sports can learn at their own pace and time and may apply for certification by getting the exam.

Courses will be given exclusively to registered learners for the first three months, after which the courses will be uploaded to the PSC’s website for public access. Registration for the program starts on Friday.

“Learning never stops. For some of our athletes, studies gave way to their training, but learning should never stop. We must find a way,” said PSC Chairman William Ramirez in highlighting their thrust for the program.

The first module to be released will deal with Sports Law, to be discussed by sports law-for-all advocate and Pilipinas Obstacle Sports Federation President Alberto Agra. To be offered as well this month are courses on Arbitration in Sports and Netball. — MASM

Memphis Grizzlies complete two-game sweep of Denver Nuggets

JAREN Jackson, Jr. scored 11 of his season-high 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Memphis Grizzlies recorded their second consecutive win over the visiting Nuggets, beating Denver (108-106) on Wednesday.

Jackson made five 3-pointers and grabbed eight rebounds for Memphis, which escaped with the win after Nikola Jokić’s 11-foot jump shot hit the front rim at the buzzer.

Ja Morant recorded 18 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Grizzlies while Desmond Bane and Kyle Anderson had 16 points apiece.

Jokić put up a season-high 34 points while adding 11 rebounds for Denver, which lost 106-97 in Memphis on Monday. Will Barton scored a season-high 26 points on Wednesday.

Denver guard Monte Morris was 2-for-11 from the field before his midrange jumper tied the game at 102 with 3:30 left to play.

After the teams exchanged baskets, Bane hit a 3-pointer to put Memphis ahead 107-104 with 1:20 remaining.

Jokić scored at the rim with 22.4 seconds left to pull Denver within 107-106, and the Nuggets sent Morant to the foul line with 10.6 seconds to play.

Morant, who missed five of his seven free throws for the game, made one of his two shots to put Memphis ahead 108-106.

Memphis rookie Ziaire Williams, who finished a career-high 11 points, made three 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Grizzlies stormed to a 37-19 lead.

The Grizzlies led by as many as 20 in the first quarter and were 7 of 11 from beyond the arc in the opening 12 minutes.

Frustrated by his team’s slow start, Denver coach Michael Malone benched four of his starters after seven minutes in the first quarter.

The Nuggets opened the second quarter with a 19-5 run, and they later moved ahead 47-46 on Aaron Gordon’s 3-pointer with 3:04 left in the half.

Anderson scored 14 points in the first half for the Grizzlies, who entered the break with a 56-55 lead despite being outscored 36-19 in the second quarter. — Reuters

UEFA Champions League: Liverpool into last 16 with win over Atlético

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool marched into the knockout stages of the Champions League with two games to spare after a convincing 2-0 victory over 10-man Atlético Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday guaranteed them top spot in Group B.

With four wins out of four, Jürgen Klopp’s side can now take their foot off the gas for the final two games of the group stage and focus their resources on their Premier League title push.

Liverpool has yet to lose in 16 matches in all competitions this season and their unbeaten run stretches back 25 matches to their April 6 loss to Real Madrid in last season’s Champions League campaign.

“The first target was to get through this group. I didn’t expect we would be through after four games but the boys did it and it’s really well deserved,” said Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp.

The only negative for Klopp’s side was a hamstring injury to Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino in the second half.

A draw would have been enough for Liverpool to be sure of their passage to the last 16, but from the outset Klopp’s side looked like they had nothing but victory on their minds. — Reuters

Dodgers early favorites to win 2022 World Series

THE Los Angeles Dodgers are entering the offseason as the favorite to win the 2022 World Series.

On Wednesday, Caesars Sportsbook installed the Dodgers as 11-2 favorites, with the 2021 World Series runners-up Houston Astros second at 7-1. They were followed by the world champion Atlanta Braves (9-1), New York Yankees (10-1), and Chicago White Sox (12-1).

BetMGM concurred on the favorites listing the Dodgers at 5-1, followed by the Astros (8-1), Braves (10-1), White Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays (12-1).

The Dodgers won 106 regular-season games in 2021, then dispatched the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League (NL) wild card game and the San Francisco Giants in the NL Division Series. They lost to the Braves in six games in the NL Championship Series.

Los Angeles faces decisions when it comes to who will return in 2022. Veteran pitchers Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen and Max Scherzer all are free agents, as are infielder Corey Seager and infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor.

Caesars listed the Boston Red Sox and Rays at 14-1, followed by the Giants, Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres at 16-1. The Toronto Blue Jays are being offered at 18-1, with the New York Mets at 20-1.

The rest of the field: Cardinals (25-1); Philadelphia Phillies (30-1); Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds (40-1); Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Guardians (50-1); Washington Nationals (60-1); Miami Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins (80-1); Pittsburgh Pirates (125-1), Texas Rangers (150-1); and Arizona Diamondbacks, and Baltimore Orioles (200-1). — Reuters

Wijnaldum scores first PSG goals in 2-2 draw at Leipzig

LEIPZIG, Germany — Georginio Wijnaldum scored his first two goals for his new club Paris St.-Germain on Wednesday but a stoppage-time penalty for RB Leipzig rescued a 2-2 draw in their Champions League Group A game.

The Dutchman, who had struggled this season after joining from Liverpool, struck in the 21st minute and headed in another goal six minutes before half time.

Leipzig, eliminated from competition with just one point from four matches, had taken the lead through Christopher Nkunku in the eighth minute and they missed the chance to double it when Andre Silva’s 12th-minute penalty was saved.

Substitute Dominik Szoboszlai did better from the spot in second-half stoppage time, however, to rescue a point for the Germans, semifinalists in 2020.

The French side, without the injured Lionel Messi, are in second place on eight points, one behind Manchester City. Club Brugge are on four with Leipzig bottom on one.

“We created a lot of opportunities but also gave a few away and that’s why they stayed in the game,” Wijnaldum said. “At times, we made it easy for them.”

“If you look at the end of the game, we lost the ball too often. We also did not convert our chances. Maybe Leipzig deserved the point.

“I work hard every day and I’m getting to know my team mates better. Let’s hope I can continue this form,” he added.

The Germans, looking for a win that would boost their slim chances of a knockout stage spot, had made a barnstorming start when Christopher Nkunku headed in at the near post eight minutes into the game.

The hosts could have doubled the advantage when they were awarded a penalty four minutes later but Silva’s tame effort was stopped by keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

That proved to be the turning-point in the game as a quick PSG combination between Neymar and Kylian Mbappé allowed Wijnaldum to slot in the equalizer.

He struck again in the 39th, heading in his second goal of the evening and celebrating it only after a lengthy VAR review.

Mbappé went close to scoring on the stroke of half time but keeper Peter Gulacsi pulled off a reflex save to deny the French striker, who also missed a golden opportunity early in the second half.

With the French backline far from solid, Leipzig constantly found the spaces to get into the box but they struggled with their finishing and Szoboszlai missed the target with their best chance.

The Hungarian, however, made amends when he stepped up to take a stoppage-time penalty, awarded for a foul on Nkunku, and equalized to earn his team’s first point in the competition and keep them in the running for a spot in the Europa League. — Reuters

Russia and US set up Billie Jean King Cup semifinal clash

PRAGUE — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova rallied from a set down to beat Alize Cornet on Wednesday and help the Russian Tennis Federation oust defending champions France and reach the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time since 2015.

The Russians will face the United States after they beat Spain (2-1) to claim first place in Group C in the day’s other tie inside Prague’s O2 Arena.

The RTF team, whose five players in Prague are ranked inside the world’s top 40, needed to win just one match in their second round-robin tie in Group A after blanking Canada 3-0 in their opener.

Ekaterina Alexandrova lost the first rubber to Clara Burel, leaving Pavlyuchenkova, the highest ranked among the Russian side at 12th, needing to beat the 59th-ranked Cornet to avoid leaving their fate depending on the doubles.

Cornet showed heart against the big-hitting Russian to win the opening set but Pavlyuchenkova found an extra gear and more power to edge a grueling match (5-7, 6-4, 6-2).

Pavlyuchenkova broke Cornet’s serve three times in the deciding set and converted her first match point with an immaculate drop volley before breaking into a jig with team mate Daria Kasatkina on court.

“I’m really, really tired right now because I gave it all out there, physically and emotionally,” Pavlyuchenkova told reporters.

“I didn’t feel so great before the match actually, and in the first set, I was a bit slow for some reason… but in the end, I found this amazing energy and I was in that sort of zone and vibe.”

Burel and Cornet returned to the court for the doubles, hoping to at least help France win the tie but the Russian pair of Liudmila Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova completely outplayed them in a 6-2, 6-1 win.

Under the tournament’s new format, 12 teams have been split into four groups of round-robin play and the group winners progress to Friday’s semifinals, with the final on Saturday.

The United States, record 18-times champions, were under pressure after losing to Slovakia in their opening match and knew only a convincing victory against Spain would be enough.

Sloane Stephens opened up with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Nuria Parrizas Diaz before Danielle Collins thrashed Sara Sorribes Tormo for the loss of only one game to seal victory in the tie.

A straight-sets win for Spanish pair Aliona Bolsova and Rebeka Masarova over Caroline Dolehide and Coco Vandeweghewas was purely academic as Kathy Rinaldi’s US were assured of first place in the group on a superior sets win-loss percentage.

Russia, who won the former Fed Cup four times between 2004-2008, will meet the US on Friday.

Thursday’s action concludes group play with Australia up against Belarus in Group B and Switzerland taking on the host Czech Republic in Group D. — Reuters

Smarting Celtics

Marcus Smart was most definitely frustrated when he told scribes the other day that teammates Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown needed to “pass the ball” for the Celtics to have a chance of performing anywhere near to potential. He dispensed with diplomacy altogether; not even bothering to append the word “more” to soften the implication of his statement, he bared his sentiments borne of three straight losses. And, needless to say, he was smarting — pun wholly intended — from the manner in which they just bowed to the Bulls, who not only carved victory off a 19-point second-half deficit, but outscored them by a whopping 33 points in the last 14 and a half minutes of the match. “I think everybody’s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball. They don’t want to pass the ball,” he argued.

That said, Smart also most definitely meant well. In venting before members of the media, he didn’t really want more shots for himself, never mind his contention that “I just stand in the corner [and] can only do so much without the ball in my hands.” Since being chosen sixth overall in the 2014 draft, he has normed a relatively low nine field-goal attempts per outing. More likely, he is also angling to prove his worth as the Celtics’ designated playmaker following the departure of point guard Kemba Walker. He might have been better served enunciating his thoughts behind closed doors, but there can be no doubting where his heart lies. He leaves everything out on the floor whenever he burns rubber, and it’s in this context that his message needs to be taken.

The good news is that Tatum and Brown appear to have accepted the criticism. There was certainly temptation for them to lash back at Smart, whose efficiency stats so far this season leave much to be desired; in fact, his percentages from the field are all-time lows. Under the circumstances, they would have been justified in reaching for the low-hanging fruit and pointing out that, given his offensive woes, the right play at any given time would be to keep the ball and not pass it to him. Instead, they took the feedback in stride and pledged to learn from it. In this regard, the team dinner the Celtics had thereafter helped no end; veteran Al Horford pointed out that “it was nice to break bread together and hang out.”

In any case, the effect was evident in the Celtics’ next set-to. Yesterday, they came out with their best defensive effort of the young 2021-22 campaign to triumph against the lowly Magic. Even casual observers who caught the contest at the Amway Center will not be hard-pressed to conclude that they still have a lot to go insofar as putting points on the board is concerned. The flipside is that work on the other end was nothing short of stellar, and, as all and sundry know only too well, determination is key to outstanding D.

Whether or not the Celtics will generate some momentum from here on remains to be seen. One thing is clear, however: They won’t go far unless Tatum, Brown, and Smart know their roles under new head coach Ime Udoka, and work together to play them as close to perfection as possible.

 

Anthony L. Cuaycong has been writing Courtside since BusinessWorld introduced a Sports section in 1994. He is a consultant on strategic planning, operations and Human Resources management, corporate communications, and business development.

Global carbon emissions rebound to near pre-pandemic levels

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Carbon emissions have rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels, according to a study released on Thursday, with coal and natural gas emissions surging in the power and industry sectors even as transportation emissions remain low.  

“We were expecting to see some rebound. What surprised us was the intensity and rapidity of the rebound,” said the study’s lead author Pierre Friedlingstein, a climate modeling researcher at the University of Exeter.  

In 2020, CO2 emissions fell by a record 1.9 billion tons — a 5.4% drop — as countries locked down and economies ground to a halt. The new report, produced by the Global Carbon Project, forecasts emissions to rise by 4.9% this year.  

Among major emitters, China and India are expected to post higher emissions in 2021 than in 2019, while the United States and Europe are expected to have slightly slower emissions.  

China was an outlier in 2020 because investments to spur pandemic recovery led to large increases in coal use, even as emissions in other countries dropped.  

The study projected total global emissions this year to reach 36.4 billion tons of CO2.  

The report comes as global leaders meet at a UN climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, to try to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. In order to do so, scientists say, CO2 emissions must reach net zero by 2050.  

Total global commitments to reduce emissions fall far short of meeting this goal. Already, deadly wildfires, hurricanes, and floods have become more frequent and more intense because of climate change, and sea level rises are locked in for centuries to come.  

To reach net zero in the next three decades, drastic CO2 reductions are needed, said Mr. Friedlingstein. “What needs to be done every year between now and 2050 is — broadly speaking —  about the same [reduction] as we had during the COVID crisis,” he said.  

At the current level of emissions, the researchers found, it will take only 11 years before the odds of staying within the Paris Agreement’s goal of 1.5 degrees of warming will be no better than a coin toss. — Andrea Januta/Reuters 

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