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Two jabs offer little protection against Omicron infection, UK data shows
Health agency says booster jab raises protection as new daily infection figure rises to highest since January Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Having two doses of…
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Prospect of pre-Christmas interest rate rise recedes as UK recovery stutters
October GDP increase of only 0.1% weaker than expected, with number of people dining out falling Economy risks heading into reverse without more Sunak help Business live updates: UK economy…
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Arrival of 1bn vaccine doses won’t solve Africa’s Covid crisis, experts say
Concerns over equipment shortages, bottlenecks and hesitancy on continent with 7.5% vaccine coverage Coronavirus – latest updates With 1bn doses of Covid vaccines expected to arrive in Africa in the…
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Scandal-hit Boris Johnson cancels Downing Street Christmas party amid mounting anger
Downing Street will not hold a Christmas party this year, Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Friday as the prime minister faced public fury over claims his staff broke rules last…
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Digested week: when is a party not a party? You could ask Dilyn the Dog | John Crace
The stories about Downing Street happenings that never happened are becoming increasingly surreal Last Christmas was probably the worst my wife and I had spent together in all the years…
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Asia economists cautiously optimistic even amid Omicron fears, China slowdown
Earlier this week, Nomura analysts Thanatcha Juruku and Umang Parekh told investors in a research note if the Omicron coronavirus variant wreaked havoc, local hospital revenues could soar but businesses…
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UK economy risks heading into reverse unless Rishi Sunak offers more help
Analysis: growth was weakening before Omicron emerged to put more pressure on businesses and homes UK growth virtually stalled in October, even before Omicron Business live updates: UK economy barely…
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Omicron variant: Hong Kong tightens measures for US arrivals, requires first week of 21-day quarantine to be at Penny’s Bay government facility
Hong Kong residents returning from the United States will have to spend their first seven days of quarantine in a government camp, with the city’s health authorities elevating the country…
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Britain’s Omicron cases could top 60,000 a day by Christmas, scientist says
The Omicron strain may be spreading faster in Britain than in South Africa, with UK cases of the variant possibly topping 60,000 a day by Christmas, according to epidemiologist John…
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Taiwan on Covid-19 alert after infected mouse bites lab worker
A mouse bite is at the centre of an investigation into a possible new Covid-19 outbreak in Taiwan, after a worker at a high-security laboratory was confirmed as the island’s…