COVID-19 Updates
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‘Opportunity is coming’: Joe Biden celebrates latest jobs report – video
Joe Biden has encouraged Americans to ‘buckle down’ as coronavirus cases rise but he was optimistic on the state of the economy and celebrated the latest jobs report. The US…
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Amid Brazil’s tragedy, our hope is the prospect of Bolsonaro’s defeat next year | Celso Amorim
As Covid deaths climb the president seems to be throwing the country into an abyss that will be difficult to escape from It is no exaggeration to say that Brazil…
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French lockdown will hit economic growth, finance minister warns
Bruno Le Maire’s forecast follows imposition of third national lockdown by Emmanuel Macron Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A fresh lockdown in France will dent economic…
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As Covid cases in France surge, Macron’s superman image is fading fast | Philippe Marlière
The French president has imposed a national lockdown, but he still won’t own up to his mistakes and broken promises France is in a “race against time” against Covid-19, Emmanuel…
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Coronavirus: report on WHO-led Wuhan mission leaves unanswered questions
In an extensive report released this week, a WHO-backed team of scientists aimed to lay out all the known evidence to answer a critical question: where did the virus that…
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Mexico whale watching tours resume at half capacity, to the delight of visitors who can touch mothers nursing their calves in its warm waters
A giant, barnacle-encrusted grey whale nuzzles her calf next to a small boat of excited tourists in the waters off the Baja California peninsula in northwestern Mexico.The annual arrival of…
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What will it take for the world to cooperate on Covid-19 vaccines and passports?
If Covid-19 vaccines are the “silver bullet”, then is it not striking how difficult it is to shoot it? And if there is universal agreement that no one is safe…
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Coronavirus: Hongkongers flock to beaches, swimming pools as venues reopen after four months
Hongkongers flocked to beaches and swimming pools as they reopened after four months of social distancing-related closure on Friday, with queues also forming at other leisure venues across the city.…
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Coronavirus variants rampage through California’s Silicon Valley despite vaccination efforts
A California community that has been a bellwether of the coronavirus pandemic’s rampage across the United States warned on Thursday that the number of cases of more contagious Covid-19 variants…
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Coronavirus recovery: vaccine success can help make up for prevention failures
More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the multi-speed global race to vaccinate populations around the world is now setting the stage for the next challenge of returning to…