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Coronavirus vaccines could hold the key to treating other diseases like cancer
A few weeks ago, a group of American scientists in the city of Philadelphia reported that they had injected mice with genetic instructions in the form of RNA (ribonucleic acid),…
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Brazil set to lose its third health minister amid pandemic as Covid death toll rises
Eduardo Pazuello expected to depart after 10 months as coronavirus fatalities near 280,000 The Brazilian health minister, Eduardo Pazuello, is set to be sacked after an inglorious 10-month tenure during…
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Brewers toast alcohol-free beer boom as more Japanese embrace ‘liver rest days’
His social life severely curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, Tadasu Masuda found himself embracing the opportunity to take what in Japan are known as “liver rest days” and try out…
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Pandemic forcing girls in south-east Asia and Pacific out of school and into marriage – study
Female children are seen as an economic burden, and tough times are setting back progress by a generation, gender equality charity says Thousands of adolescent girls across south-east Asia and…
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Europe’s caution over Oxford vaccine about more than the science
Analysis: the evidence for side-effects is scant but governments have other factors to consider Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As France and Germany join Ireland, Norway,…
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The Guardian view on policing dissent: Johnson plays politics with protest | Editorial
A new bill will allow ministers who have failed to address violence against women and girls to curb their right to protest about it In Britain, executive government has often,…
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Coronavirus: Joe Biden to name Gene Sperling to oversee US relief package
Gene Sperling, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the oversight for distributing funds from President Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package, a White House official…
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Coronavirus: more EU countries suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine
Germany, France and Italy on Monday became the latest countries to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and…
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Where can I summer holiday abroad when UK travel bans are lifted?
Greece, Turkey and Cyprus are among the countries that will welcome Britons when restrictions end Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It is currently illegal to travel…
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Day of reckoning is coming for coronavirus pandemic debt. The only question is when
One of my stand-out memories of the 2008 crash and its aftermath was a sign held by an Irish protester against the severity of the International Monetary Fund and European…