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Oscars 2021 ceremony will be in-person and Zoom-free, producers say
Academy Awards producers have insisted video-link will ‘not be an option’ for attendees in the wake of ratings slumps for other recent major awards shows The Oscars ceremony in April…
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House approves bill giving Dreamers a path to citizenship – as it happened
Another bill would grant legal status to undocumented farmworkers Putin reacts to comments he will ‘pay price’ for Russian interference Republicans vote against honoring police for protecting Capitol Texas Republicans…
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Covid: viral shedding is greatest in afternoon, study suggests
Study comes as separate research indicates that school attendance has minimal impact on serious infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People may shed more coronavirus in…
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Paris to enter four-week lockdown as France faces third Covid wave
New restrictions for capital and northern parts of country from Friday as virulent variants spread Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The French government has imposed a…
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US Senate confirms Xavier Becerra as Biden’s health secretary
Becerra, 63, wins confirmation on party-line 50-49 vote Former California attorney general first Latino to hold post Xavier Becerra was confirmed by the US Senate as health and human services…
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Joe Biden says US will hit 100m vaccines ‘weeks ahead of schedule’ – video
Joe Biden said the US will have successfully administered 100m vaccine doses by 19 March – his 58th day in office. ‘That’s weeks ahead of schedule, and even with the…
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Covid vaccine side-effects: what are they, who gets them and why? | Nicola Davis
Most side-effects are mild and short-lived, and some groups are more likely to get them than others Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage According to Public Health…
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Why forcing Covid-19 vaccines on Māori could turn people away altogether
In a colonial context of Maori’s distrust of authority, the government must do more to put their minds at ease The New Zealand government is under pressure to improve its…
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Coronavirus: Joe Biden to send AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada and Mexico
The US is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Canada and Mexico in its first export of shots, the White House said…
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Coronavirus: EU drug watchdog backs AstraZeneca vaccine after blood clot investigation
The EU’s drug watchdog said on Thursday it is still convinced the benefits of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine outweigh the risks following an investigation into reports of blood disorders that prompted…