ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
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UK BANS UAE FLIGHTS
Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London. Britain said…
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EU AND ASTRAZENECA SEEK TO RESOLVE VACCINE CRISIS
The EU and the UK-based Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca have vowed to work together to resolve a bitter row over supply shortages to the bloc. AstraZeneca had agreed to deliver…
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MEET BIDEN’S NEW TEAM
President Joe Biden has vowed to heal America’s economy from the pandemic with a large dose of economic stimulus – including immediate relief and investments in green jobs, infrastructure and…
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HOW WILL THE COVID-19 VACCINE BE SHARED WITH POORER COUNTRIES?
The fast-track development of Covid vaccines was an extraordinary feat of scientific progress. But there have been fears that richer countries could hoard jabs at the expense of poorer ones.…
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ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned – and it is not clear if he will be able to form and lead a new coalition government. He has been criticised…
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JAPAN LIKELY TO HIT COVID-19 HERD IMMUNITY
Japan is likely to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19 through mass inoculations only months after the planned Tokyo Olympics, even though it has locked in the biggest quantity of vaccines…
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ASIAN SHARES REACH NEW HIGH
Global shares rose to levels just shy of record highs on Monday, as optimism over a $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus plan outweighed rising COVID-19 cases and delays in vaccine supplies.…
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