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Italian PM Conte to resign following pandemic criticism
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is set to hand in his resignation on Tuesday, following criticism of his handling of…
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COVID-19: Up to 200 members of National Guard on inauguration duty test positive
Up to 200 members of the National Guard on duty in Washington DC for inauguration day have tested positive for…
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Covid-19: Parties urged to suspend doorstep campaigning
Political parties have been urged to suspend all door-to-door campaigning, including leafleting, during the current nationwide lockdown. The Cabinet Office…
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Oxford scientists preparing vaccine versions to combat emerging virus variants
Oxford scientists are preparing to rapidly produce new versions of their vaccine to combat emerging more contagious COVID-19 variants discovered…
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Bank of England’s Bailey expects ‘pronounced recovery’ for economy
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday he expected Britain’s economy would recover strongly as the country moves…
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China and WHO acted too slowly to contain Covid-19, says independent panel
China and the World Health Organization (WHO) could have acted quicker and more forcefully to contain the start of the…
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Norway reviewing deaths of frail and elderly patients vaccinated against Covid-19
Doctors in Norway are investigating the deaths of 23 elderly patients who had received the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, looking into…
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Coronavirus to cut US life expectancy by over a year, study estimates
A recent study estimated average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped by more than a year in 2020, with the country’s mortality…
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