When you tuck into your next meal, spare a thought for those going hungry on World Food Day across Asia today. Asia accounts for the…
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Princess Anne jokes with former A&E nurse while she awards OBE for amazing PPE campaign
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We will be able to live with Covid even if cases rise, say ministers
Coronavirus: Government figures confirm 22,868 new cases When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include…
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India tests longer-range drone flights, eyes Covid-19 vaccine deliveries
BANGALORE, INDIA (AFP) – An aviation firm has carried out the first tests in India of longer-range drone deliveries, as hopes grow that they could…
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Coronavirus outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – A series of coronavirus outbreaks in Thai factories is raising concerns that the export sector could be hit hard, threatening to further…
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WHO warns of 'failure' unless rich countries speed up Covid-19 vaccine sharing
GENEVA (REUTERS) – Wealthy countries need to give more Covid-19 vaccines and follow the United States in making doses available immediately to cover a 200…
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British royal Kate gets first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
LONDON (REUTERS) – British royal Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, said on Saturday (May 29) she had received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine and paid…
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Private museums here struggle for visitors amid Covid-19, with six receiving NHB grants last year
SINGAPORE – To keep all six of his full-time employees, Mr Takumi Minami has had to sell his shares in a restaurant and a gym.…
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Two thirds of adults have received first dose of vaccine and nearly third have both jabs
EU on 'destructive path' with vaccine rollout says De Lucy When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.…
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COVID-19: India added to coronavirus travel ‘red list’ over new variant concerns
Travel from India to the UK is being banned for non-UK and Irish citizens from 4am on Friday after the country was added to the…
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UK stops to remember Covid victims on Day of Reflection ‘hardest year in a generation’
Boris Johnson addresses UK one year on from first lockdown When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes…
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COVID-19: UK records 181 coronavirus deaths and 6,753 cases in last 24 hours
The UK has recorded 181 COVID deaths and 6,753 cases in the latest 24-hour period. The number of deaths is 61 fewer than last Thursday…
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Much-loved gran, 79, took own life after lockdown became ‘unbearable’
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Britain's Prince Charles gets Covid-19 jab
LONDON (AFP) – Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son and heir Prince Charles, who contracted Covid-19 last year, has received a first vaccine dose, his office…
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