COVID-19 Updates
-
Will slow approval of BioNTech and other foreign vaccines block China from reopening its borders?
This is the fourth in a series about China’s plans to reopen its borders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In this instalment, Zhuang Pinghui looks into the status of China’s approvals…
-
Rebecca Hendin on ‘totally hopeless’ Matt Hancock — cartoon
Continue reading… Read the original article at The Guardian
-
Public inquiries are institutionally corrupt, we should just give the money to victims | Simon Jenkins
Be it the Manchester bombing, children’s homes or Daniel Morgan, millions are squandered on probes that merely enrich lawyers There should be an inquiry into inquiries. They are institutionally corrupt.…
-
Major Hong Kong business chambers announce HK$35 million in giveaways to encourage residents to get vaccinated
Two major Hong Kong business chambers have put up a total of more than HK$35 million (US$4.5 million) worth of luxury cars, business class travel, high-end shopping and other prizes…
-
America is turning into a lottery society. Wellbeing is reserved for the lucky few | David Sirota and Andrew Perez
Public officials have taken the idea of affordable college from something everyone should have to a luxury item only for the super-rich and super lucky Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and…
-
Labour demands clarity on plans to make working from home a ‘default right’
Leaked document shows UK government is weighing up extending advice to continue working from home Labour has called on the government to clarify its position on office working, after suggestions…
-
UK Covid live news: minister suggests ‘totally hopeless’ text does not represent Johnson’s considered view of Hancock
Latest updates: Treasury minister Jessie Norman defends health secretary after Cummings revelations Covid cases in England doubling every 11 days as Delta variant takes hold Coronavirus – latest global updates…
-
Coronavirus live news: Indonesian doctors ill despite Sinovac shots; Tokyo plans to lift emergency before Olympics
350 Indonesian doctors have Covid despite being vaccinated; Japan plans to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency on 20 June, one month before games; CureVac fails in pivotal trial Double-jabbed UK tourists…
-
Japan to relax state of emergency a month before Tokyo Olympics
Japan’s government on Thursday approved lifting Tokyo’s virus emergency just over a month before the Olympics, but set new restrictions that could sharply limit fans at Games events.The state of…