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Austria considers national lockdown for unvaccinated as Covid-19 cases keep rising
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says he wants to introduce a nationwide lockdown for those not vaccinated against or recovered from the coronavirus, as cases hit record highs.Only around 65 per…
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Boris Johnson’s betrayal of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe shows us who he really is | Jonathan Freedland
The slapdash failure to master his brief and lack of empathy for Richard Ratcliffe is the essence of Johnsonism: carelessness Boris Johnson should look Richard Ratcliffe in the eye. If…
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China’s 2022 plans come with one eye on US policies, pandemic’s evolution, former central bank adviser says
US policies and the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic will be instrumental in dictating how the Chinese and global economies will fare next year, a prominent Chinese government adviser said…
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AstraZeneca signs new Covid contracts in shift away from not-for-profit
Drugmaker says it expects to transition to ‘modest profitability’ as it receives new orders Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage AstraZeneca has started signing commercial contracts to…
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Coronavirus: China’s top disease expert lays down conditions for post-pandemic normal
China can return to a post-pandemic normal if two tough criteria are met, the country’s leading epidemiologist has said.The case fatality rate must be controlled at 0.1 per cent and…
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Austria to put millions of unvaccinated people in Covid lockdown
Germany also plans tighter restrictions as infections in both countries reach record highs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Austria is to introduce a lockdown for unvaccinated…
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AstraZeneca to make ‘modest profit’ from coronavirus vaccine, but not from developing countries
British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will start to make a modest profit from its coronavirus vaccine as it moves away from the non-profit model it has operated during the pandemic.In a…
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Covid cases are surging in Europe. America is in denial about what lies in store for it | Eric Topol
The US thinks it will be ‘immune’ to what is happening in Europe. That’s wishful thinking It’s deja vu, yet again. The pandemic first hit Europe in March 2020, and…
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Italian ski resorts get ready to open after two seasons lost to Covid
Operators greet reopening with cautious optimism with bookings coming in mainly from Italy Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Enrico Rossi was among the protesters in Bardonecchia…
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Fear, panic and chaos: the joy of flying from the UK to New York again | Emma Brockes
After bagging one of the first post-Covid US-bound flights, I realised it wasn’t quite the dream experience I’d hoped for It was 11.30pm, and hour two of struggling with American…