COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Berlinale film festival opens to public in German capital after long pandemic delay
After months of uncertainty whether it could take place during the coronavirus pandemic, the Berlinale film festival finally opened to the greater public on Wednesday.Artistic director Carlo Chatrian told broadcasters…
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Joe Biden’s message as he lands in Europe: America’s back
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Anita Kumar on politico.com on June 9, 2021.In his first remarks as president overseas, Joe…
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Morrisons chief risks ire of shareholders over £1.7m pandemic bonus
Bonus schemes grant huge upsides to executives in good years. The system has to be seen to work in reverse in leaner times This week’s pay row comes at Morrisons.…
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Coronavirus: Baywatch star David Hasselhoff joins German vaccine appeal
Former Baywatch television star David Hasselhoff is appearing in a video released by the German health ministry calling on people to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.The video makes a play…
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From rule of six to 6,500 police: Cornwall hosts first Covid-era G7
Alongside coronavirus measures, huge security operation under way as thousands plan to join protests Everybody from the most junior official to the president of the United States will have to…
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Indonesian McDonald’s outlets closed BTS meal orders lead to restaurants overrun amid coronavirus fears
More than a dozen Indonesian McDonald’s outlets were temporarily closed on Wednesday over virus fears as the chain’s new BTS meal deal sparked frenzied buying from fans in the K-pop…
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Delta coronavirus variant has 60 per cent transmission edge over Alpha, UK expert says
The Delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha variant which was previously dominant in Britain, a…
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Lab leak or nature? Debate heats up on the origins of Covid-19 virus
The virus causing Covid-19 has spread around the globe and killed more than 3.5 million people, but the debate over where it came from has grown ever more heated in…
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Coronavirus: Singapore should expect gradual reopening, experts say
As Singapore approaches the end of a month-long period of tightened social distancing measures, the big questions on many minds are whether restrictions will be loosened after June 13 and…
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‘On a rampage’: the African women fighting to end FGM
Female genital mutilation has revived under Covid but activists are pushing hard to save girls at risk It was when the phone started ringing with calls from worried mothers in…