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Coronavirus: Yemen is overwhelmed and in need of urgent aid, warns Medecins Sans Frontieres
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned on Saturday that the number of critically ill Covid-19 patients was rising across war-wracked Yemen, urging help from donor countries and specialised groups.“Medecins Sans Frontieres…
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Heroes to zeros: how German perfectionism wrecked its Covid vaccine drive
The same thoroughness that made Angela Merkel’s government a pandemic role model is now holding it back Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In December, two weeks…
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Corrie star Bill Roache has ‘recovered well’ from Covid, says show
Actor who plays Ken Barlow in Coronation Street says he is looking forward to returning as soon as possible Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Bill Roache…
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Capitalism won’t save us from Covid, no matter what Boris Johnson might think | Mariana Mazzucato
His claim that ‘greed’ was the driver behind the UK’s vaccine success ignores the huge role of state funding Boris Johnson has attributed the UK’s vaccine success to “capitalism” and…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s BioNTech vaccination drive likely to resume next week after probe into packaging flaws finds no systemic errors
Hong Kong has had no local confirmed cases of Covid-19 to report for the first time in more than four months, and the city is likely to resume its BioNTech…
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Coronavirus: findings of inquiry into Hong Kong’s BioNTech vaccine packaging defects could come next week, minister says
The preliminary findings of an investigation into packaging defects in Hong Kong’s supply of BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines could be ready as soon as next week, with the use of the…
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Queensland premier urges PM to halve international arrivals as state records one new Covid case
Annastacia Palaszczuk says the case is a close contact of a Brisbane man previously confirmed with Covid-19 The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has announced a new case of community transmission…
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It’s our lifestyle: Sheng Siong’s Lim Hock Leng on why Singapore’s mighty supermarket has Covid-19 and e-commerce beat
It would be natural to assume that when a Chinese businessman approached the family behind Singapore supermarket chain Sheng Siong with a proposal for a joint venture in Yunnan province,…
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Joe Biden condemns Georgia voting law: ‘This is Jim Crow in the 21st century’ – as it happened
President said Republican lawmakers are trying to make it harder to vote Lawsuit argues cable news giant used false claim to boost ratings Half of all US adults to receive…