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Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 – ONS
Official UK figures show 33% jump in deaths from alcohol-specific causes from 2019 – the highest since records began in 2001 Alcohol killed a record number of people in 2022…
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Australia news live: man dies after being shot by Queensland police near Gladstone
Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Matildas’ route to potential Asian Cup success is a step closer…
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‘Overwhelming’ need for royal commission into Covid pandemic response in Australia, Senate committee finds
Committee says full-blown inquiry with investigative powers should take a particularly close look at lockdown, quarantine and vaccine policies Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
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Man had rare Covid infection that lasted 613 days, showed extensive mutations
Cases like this increase the risk of more dangerous coronavirus variants emerging, researchers say. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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How the US failed people in prisons during Covid: ‘Really important to learn from what happened’
Data reveals at peak of pandemic in 2020, people in prisons died almost three and a half times more frequently than those outside When the Covid-19 pandemic began, it wasn’t…
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Joe Biden unveils new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
US officials will offer support, primarily in Asia and Africa, to help identify and respond to diseases like Covid-19, to prevent future outbreaks. Read the original article at South China…
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The Guardian view on debt and developing countries: time to offer some relief | Editorial
Many low-income nations are having to spend more on interest payments than vital sustainability goals. That needs to change Blighted by the effects of global heating, beset by food insecurity…
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Rage, waste and corruption: how Covid changed politics – podcast
Four years on from the start of the pandemic, the drama may have subsided but the lingering effects go on. Are we suffering from political long Covid? By David Runciman…
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Australia records lowest seven-day Covid death rate for more than two years
Expert says immunity from vaccines and Omicron infections have combined to reduce severe disease Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails,…
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Rishi Sunak spent £2m on focus groups for ‘eat out to help out’ scheme
Exclusive: Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consulted Rishi Sunak ordered multiple taxpayer-funded focus groups and polls to craft the messaging of his…