COVID-19 Updates
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Thailand has high hopes cannabis can cure the coronavirus blues, but for grass roots it’s a buzzkill
The buzz over Thailand’s cannabis industry is getting feverous, with its most excited backers suggesting the production and sale of hemp-based goods from chocolate drops to cookies and CBD medicinal…
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Coronavirus live news: French ICU patients at highest level this year; half of all UK adults vaccinated
England sets daily jabs record; Pakistan PM has Covid-19; leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo hospitalised with Covid ahead of election Tory MPs warn Johnson not to extend…
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Von der Leyen issues fresh warning to AstraZeneca – as it happened
This blog is now closed. We’ve launched a new blog at the link below: Coronavirus news – live 12.34am GMT We’ve launched a new blog at the link below –…
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Hard-pressed Cineworld revs up for post-pandemic comeback
The cinema chain’s results this week will be grim, but vaccines offer hope that screens could soon reopen – and stay that way When Cineworld reports its annual results this…
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Tory MPs warn Johnson not to extend Covid curbs
The prime minister is under pressure to resist an ‘excess of caution’ as a third wave of infections grips Europe Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris…
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Record rains and widespread flooding prompt evacuations in Australia
Record rains and widespread flooding prompted evacuations along Australia’s east coast on Saturday and threatened the most serious overflow of Sydney’s main reservoir in 30 years, officials said.Authorities warned of…
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Spread of Covid variants fuels concern in Michigan as state reopens
Observers call for caution with highly contagious UK variant present in 31 counties The US is turning a corner on Covid, with 2m vaccination shots administered each day since early…
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Coronavirus: London police arrest 33 protesters at demonstration against lockdown restrictions
London police said on Saturday they had arrested dozens of people after thousands turned out in the British capital to protest against ongoing coronavirus lockdown restrictions.The Metropolitan Police Service said…
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The anti-vax movement is as old as vaccinations themselves, and was spreading long before social media
It was just before the turn of the 19th century that vaccinations were first put into use in England. There has been a constant stream of anti-vaxxers ever since, recent…
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Coronavirus: German police use water cannon as anti-lockdown protest turns violent
Police deployed water cannon and pepper spray after a gathering of some 20,000 protesters against lockdown and other coronavirus rules in central Germany turned violent, with some demonstrators throwing bottles…