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Tokyo Games a ‘beacon of hope’, says Olympic president on Hiroshima visit
Thomas Bach visits Hiroshima memorial to mark start of Olympic truce, but protesters say ‘go home!’ Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee president, has said the Tokyo Games will be…
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UK school uniform supplier warns of Covid-related shortages
School Uniform Direct tells customers to order soon because of production and transport delays Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Families are being warned of potential school…
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Coronavirus: Philippines finds first local cases of Delta variant; Australia renews call for probe into pandemic’s origins
The Philippines has recorded the country’s first locally acquired cases of the more infectious Delta variant, prompting authorities to reimpose stricter coronavirus measures in some areas as health experts sought…
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Why fears over slowing global Covid-19 recovery are premature
As we pass the halfway mark of 2021, investor worries about the growth outlook have once again begun to stir. The main trigger for this has been the recent fall…
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If Covid-19 is a seasonal virus, why is it spreading during the summer? | Francois Balloux
Understanding seasonality can help us to work out when the pandemic is likely to be over There is a paradox at the heart of Sars-Cov-2 transmission that has yet to…
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On vaccine equality, the UK has failed to show the leadership the world needs | Mohamed Adow and Tasneem Essop
Britain has broken the promises Boris Johnson made before the G7 – a change of tack is necessary to make Cop26 a success Covid and the climate crisis are the…
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Coronavirus: opening Hong Kong to vaccinated people from Britain an ‘extremely dangerous’ idea; city records 1 new imported case
A plan to allow vaccinated residents and workers arriving from the highest-risk areas to enter Hong Kong could undermine efforts to control Covid-19, experts have warned, with one arguing the…
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If we want Port Moresby to rise in the liveability rankings, start by protecting its women | Rosario Sam
The 2020 murder of Jenelyn Kennedy rocked Papua New Guinea to its core. Many of us know what it’s like to be covered in bruises under our clothes A year…
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Spread of Covid-19 variants heightens debate over extra vaccines
A growing number of countries are considering third vaccine shots, but it is still not clear that this is the most effective way to tackle Covid-19 as new variants spread…
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Coronavirus: Southeast Asia’s deaths skyrocket as Delta variant engulfs region
Southeast Asia is emerging as a battlefield for one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks, fuelled by the fast-spreading Delta variant amid a slow roll-out of vaccines.The momentum of the…