COVID-19 Updates
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Russia produces first batch of Covid-19 vaccine, days after approval
Russia on Saturday said it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been first in the world to approve a vaccine.Putin’s…
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This year’s A-level results are a fiasco – but the system was already broken | Dan Davies
A revered former boss of mine had a proverb to wheel out on the many occasions when our team was called on to do research into an obviously doomed project:…
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Flu and Covid: winter could bring ‘double-barrel’ outbreak to US, experts say
Public health experts, researchers and manufacturers warn the coming flu season could bring a “double-barrel” respiratory disease outbreak in the United States, just as fall and winter are expected to…
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‘I feel like I’m failing at life’: the terrible plight of music event staff
Edd Sedgwick is a sound engineer and tour manager who normally works for the Vaccines, but with that group having long planned to take 2020 off, he was preparing to…
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‘It’s the worst I’ve ever seen’: London’s West End struggles to bounce back
Mid-August should be boom time for central London. The streets would usually bustle with shoppers, workers and tourists, looking to spend their cash in the West End’s shops, restaurants and…
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A clusterpocalyse is heading our way – so stock up on good times (not loo roll) | Hadley Freeman
Exciting news, everyone: this winter will be terrible! This is palpably and collectively beginning to sink in, with conversations transitioning from, “It seems like we’ve flattened the curve now, right?”…
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Indian PM Narendra Modi warns China after Ladakh clash, promises coronavirus vaccine for all citizens
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a new warning to China over deadly border tensions on Saturday, using his most important speech of the year to promise to build a…
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Coronavirus latest: South Korea tightens restrictions in Seoul, banning gatherings and closing entertainment venues
South Korea has announced a series of new lockdown measures in Seoul, including a ban on indoor gatherings of at least 50 people and closures of entertainment venues, after reporting…
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Hun Manet, Cambodia’s leader in waiting: US military-educated, but China’s man?
When Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen visited Beijing in February, trailing behind him as he shook hands with Foreign Minister Wang Yi was his eldest son, Hun Manet.To discerning…
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Thailand eyes rich expats from Hong Kong, Australia with ‘coronavirus haven’ visa scheme
Thailand’s “pay to stay” visa programme for wealthy foreigners is seeing an expansion opportunity, with visions of the country becoming a haven for expats from Hong Kong, Australia and farther…