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A Covid inquiry must be held immediately, to spare families like mine more suffering | Areeb Ullah
My father died last April, but it feels like the government has learned nothing about the pandemic since then As Dominic Cummings began speaking at the joint inquiry by the…
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Coronavirus pandemic won’t be over until 70 per cent of global population vaccinated: WHO
The WHO’s European director warned on Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic won’t be over until at least 70 per cent of people are vaccinated, while deploring that the vaccine roll-out…
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The poem that’s channelling India’s anger about the pandemic | Salil Tripathi
A 14-line Gujarati verse has highlighted India’s shocking response to Covid – and Narendra Modi’s growing unpopularity Parul Khakhar had little idea of the storm her 14-line poem would unleash.…
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No-alcohol whisky, gin and other spirits that help drinkers lose weight and stay sober
Alcohol consumption is falling globally as people try to reduce their intake of wine, beer and spirits for health reasons. It’s a trend that started in 2016, according to IWSR…
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Tokyo Olympics: with eight weeks to the Games, is Japan delaying day of reckoning amid torrent of warnings?
Japan on Friday marked exactly eight weeks until the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games, but the countdown to the largest sporting event in the nation’s history continues…
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Coronavirus live news: India sees lowest new cases in six weeks; Japan expected to extend restrictions
Japan expected to extend emergency measures in Tokyo and several other regions by three weeks; India cases rise by 186,364, lowest since 14 April Three-quarters of new UK ‘cases could…
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UK Covid live: calls to push back 21 June reopening in England after PM admits ‘we may need to wait’
Latest updates: Boris Johnson facing pressure to delay lifting of Covid restrictions in England from 21 June over threat of third wave caused by India variant Covid bereaved demand public…
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Coronavirus Australia live update: Greg Hunt says record number of people vaccinated; Victoria lockdown begins
Residents wake up to first day of week-long shutdown to contain growing number of cases. Follow latest updates Full list of Victorian Covid public exposure sites New Melbourne and regional…
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Covid bereaved join call for ‘Hillsborough law’ to force duty of candour
Public authorities would have to be proactively truthful in future inquiries if the law is passed Families whose relatives died due to Covid-19 have called on the government to urgently…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong flat worth HK$10.8 million up for grabs in lottery for vaccinated residents only, designed to boost lagging jabs drive
Hong Kong’s property tycoons are holding an unprecedented lottery to encourage a hesitant public to get vaccinated against Covid-19, offering a brand new flat worth HK$10.8 million (US$1.4 million) as…