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US to miss Joe Biden’s July 4 Covid-19 vaccine goal
The US government won’t meet its goal of administering one or more doses of a Covid-19 vaccine to 70 per cent of US adults by July 4.But White House Covid-19…
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UK festivals organisers need urgent help, say MPs
Public accounts committee highlights confusion within government over how post-Covid arts fund will affect sector Dozens of festivals are facing “devastating consequences to their survival” this summer amid confusion within…
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English festival season on a knife-edge without government support
Analysis: organisers are already starting to cancel events due to the lack of a state-run insurance scheme When Kendal Calling music festival decided to cancel for the second year in…
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Tokyo Olympics organisers ban alcohol sales after public outcry
Games officials faced accusations the event was getting preferential treatment while other Tokyo businesses still faced alcohol restrictions See all our coronavirus coverage The organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have…
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Coronavirus: US experts investigate heart problems among teens after shots
A panel of experts convened by the top US health agency will review data surrounding more than 300 confirmed cases of heart muscle inflammation among adolescents and young adults after…
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China to auction copper, aluminium and zinc from state metal reserves in bid to curb soaring commodity prices
China’s state reserves administration on Tuesday said it would publicly auction a total of 100,000 tonnes of non-ferrous metals early next month in the first round of a rare and…
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Coronavirus: Singapore cuts quarantine to two weeks for most travellers; India declares ‘Delta-plus’ variant of concern
Singapore is reducing the quarantine period for most inbound travellers from 21 days to two weeks after it found that new variants of concern did not have a longer incubation…
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Coronavirus: how China’s closed borders have hit trade and diplomacy
This is the seventh in a series about China’s plans to reopen its borders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, Josephine Ma, Cissy Zhou and Jevans Nyabiage look into how China’s…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: ‘never too late’ to cancel say protesters as hundreds plan anti-Games rally with a month to go
With just 30 days to go before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially open, organisers are confident that nothing can stop the Games from going ahead. But even with the finish…
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Coronavirus: Are antibody tests the best indicator of immunity against infection and who should have quarantine time reduced?
A Covid-19 antibody test will be a determining factor for whether fully vaccinated travellers have their mandatory quarantine period in Hong Kong halved to seven days starting later this month.But…