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Life savers: the amazing story of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
A year ago, two scientists began work on the response to a new virus. Now, as their vaccine is being given to millions, they tell of their incredible 12 months…
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Dominic Raab rejects Tory demands for easing of Covid rules
Foreign secretary says ‘we’re on track’ to meet vaccine targets, but cautions against making any promises on reopening Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dominic Raab has…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand locks down Auckland after local outbreak
New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland will go into a three-day lockdown beginning just before midnight on Sunday following the discovery of three unexplained coronavirus cases in the community.Prime Minister…
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Covid-19 deals killer blow to Hong Kong food trucks, as more operators abandon scheme
Hong Kong’s experiment with food trucks appears on the brink of collapse, generating only HK$1.21 million last year as most operators decided working was not worth their while.The total revenue…
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What Heng Swee Keat’s 2021 Singapore budget has in store for the city state’s coronavirus recovery
Singapore’s Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat has made no secret of wanting some normalcy this year after a coronavirus pandemic-riven 2020 in which he unveiled four budgets – and two…
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Coronavirus: Britain’s Boris Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting to push for global vaccine roll-out
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders on Friday to call for action to ensure equal global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, and to prevent…
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Pandemic opens a new niche for museums: private virtual tours and group virtual visits they can charge money for
Take a guided tour of Elvis Presley’s home from your sofa or marvel at old masters’ paintings in The Met without visiting New York: museums, forced to adapt by the…
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Talk of a post-Covid spending spree shows Bank of England is out of touch
Analysis: The governor and chief economist say they expect a consumer boom this year, but others disagree. And the Bank has a record of being too optimistic Confidence is everything…
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Coronavirus live: UK records a further 621 Covid deaths, as 14.6 million people receive first vaccine dose
Coronavirus R number falls below 1 in UK; Cuomo faces calls to resign amid allegations of hiding nursing home deaths; High-risk groups missed off UK’s vaccine priority list. Follow the…
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‘We’ve made huge progress’ says Johnson on UK vaccine rollout – video
During a visit to the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies plant in Billingham, Teesside, where the new Novavax vaccine will be manufactured, the prime minister hailed the coronavirus vaccine rollout, but said…