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WTO fails to reach agreement on providing global access to Covid treatments
Years of wrangling have ended in stalemate as campaigners question fairness of system for low and middle-income countries The World Trade Organization has failed to reach an agreement to waive…
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‘Hostile environment’ caused immense distress in black Caribbeans, study finds
Researchers say policy created more psychological distress to ethnic group than Covid lockdown effects on UK population The UK’s hostile environment policies had a worse effect on the mental health…
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CDC plans to end five-day Covid isolation guidelines – report
People who are fever-free for one day could reportedly return to regular routines, in change that White House has not signed off on The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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How can GB News get away with peddling ‘turbo cancer’ conspiracy theories? Only Ofcom knows | Jane Martinson
It smacks of political bias to cite freedom of expression when dismissing complaints about a presenter’s anti-vaxxer rants What if I told you a major British institution has been infecting…
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Number of young Australians in psychological distress continues sharp rise
Annual Hilda survey of 17,000 Australians shows ‘clear trend of younger people becoming lonelier and feeling more isolated as time goes on’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free…
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How the working from home boom has left slim pickings for burglars | Torsten Bell
The change in the way we do our jobs since the pandemic accounts for half of the 30% drop in break-ins since 2019 Almost none of the long-term changes people…
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‘A free-for-all’: Japan divided as return of tourists brings Instagrammers and litter
A year after travel restrictions were lifted, authorities are straining to cope with millions of visitors, especially those who don’t respect the environment and local customs At the height of…
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Pharmacies in England and Scotland to offer private Covid jabs – for £45
Pharmadoctor is offering appointments from 1 April for vaccinations and intends to add more pharmacies to its network Covid vaccinations will be available privately in the UK for the first…
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Michael Gove lobbied by Covid VIP lane’s biggest winner of PPE contracts
Exclusive: then Cabinet Office minister had phone call with Unispace, which weeks later got the first of £680m worth of deals Michael Gove was lobbied by the firm that became…
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The Guardian view on Covid and devolution: Britain’s missing mindset | Editorial
Lady Hallett’s inquiry is learning that the UK and Scottish governments each lacked respect for the sharing of powers From the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK government and…