COVID-19 Updates
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Pope Francis arrives in Iraq for historic papal visit, amid coronavirus and security fears
Pope Francis landed in war-battered Iraq on Friday on a first-ever papal visit, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world’s oldest and most persecuted Christian…
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San Diego Zoo vaccinates great apes against coronavirus
Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo are the first non-human primates to receive an experimental Covid-19 vaccine, zoo officials said on Thursday.Four orangutans and five bonobos have been…
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International Women’s Day: three women helping women – and men – live healthier, happier, longer lives
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. We celebrate International Women’s Day by speaking to three women, Kimberley Carder, May Nogoy and Suzanne…
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It sales down amid coronavirus, Brexit, and US tariffs, Scotch whisky distillery draws on its history to lift spirits
It has survived world wars, Prohibition and The Great Depression, but this may very well be the toughest time yet for Scotland’s oldest whisky maker.The Glenturret Distillery, on the banks…
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Coronavirus: WHO team to scrap interim report on China mission to investigate Covid-19 origins, according to US media
A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of Covid-19 is planning to scrap an interim report on its recent mission to China amid mounting tensions between Beijing and Washington…
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Chinese trio arrested over fake coronavirus vaccines in South Africa, leading police to China network
South African police have seized hundreds of fake Covid-19 vaccines and arrested four suspects in connection with the haul, the Interpol global police coordination agency said.This comes after Interpol, which…
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Why central banks must handle the shift to a post-coronavirus pandemic normal with extreme care
Over the past year, rich-country governments and central banks have provided unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus to help mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Getting back to economic…
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Was there a big cut to NHS frontline services buried in the budget?
Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth claimed a £30.1bn shortfall was hidden in Rishi Sunak’s statement Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Labour claims the chancellor has quietly cut the…
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Covid-19: China will have enough vaccine doses – convincing the public is the issue, experts say
Health experts said China would have enough vaccine doses to meet a target of immunising 40 per cent of the population against Covid-19 by July, but overcoming public hesitancy was…
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Seychelles days away from ‘herd immunity’ after coronavirus vaccinations successfully rolled out
The Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles had one of the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine roll-outs, and this month it aims to again break ground by reaching so-called “herd immunity”.President…