COVID-19 Updates
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CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated
In company memo, CEO says there is ‘zero tolerance policy’ for reporting to the office without Covid-19 inoculation CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to…
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Why are government experts holding off vaccinating under-16s in the UK? | Deepti Gurdasani
In the US and elsewhere, millions of 12-15 year olds have had the jab. The UK’s delayed approach seems overly cautious Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Time, perhaps, to forgive debts as poor countries sink deeper amid a pandemic recession
They say history never repeats itself, but often rhymes. So it seems with the Jewish celebration of “shmita” and Jubilee years, which I bumped into by chance last week during…
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Far from the madding crowd: rural breaks boom as wary avoid coast
Counties such as Staffordshire experiencing tourism boom amid nervousness around Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage There are no beaches, no seagulls, and in some places…
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Covid infection level in England falls to one in 75 people
Office for National Statistics data also points to drop in infection levels in Wales and Scotland Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Coronavirus infection levels have fallen…
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Six EU states overtake UK Covid vaccination rates as Britain’s rollout slows
Malta, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and Ireland overtake UK in fully jabbed percentages Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Six EU states have now fully inoculated a…
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‘New wave of volatility’: Covid stirs up grievances in Latin America
A new series on Covid’s global political impact starts by looking at how the pandemic has fuelled turbulence in Latin America and the Caribbean For Filipe da Silva, hitting the…
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‘It is a bit annoying’: Italy’s Covid pass restrictions kick in
Green pass rule has prompted some protests but not on same scale as similar scheme in France Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The ritual of coffee…
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Covid discoveries: what we know now that we didn’t know before
From how coronavirus spreads to its health impact, our understanding of the disease has evolved in some areas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Since the Covid…
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Thomas Bach praises ‘soul’ of Tokyo Olympics but faces swift backlash
IOC president criticised as ‘delusional’ on social media ‘Athletes gave these Games a great Olympic soul,’ says Bach Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee president, has hailed athletes for giving…