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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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SINGAPORE AIRLINES HOPES TO BE WORLD’S FIRST VACCINATED AIRLINE
Singapore’s national carrier is hoping to become the world’s first airline to get all of its crew members vaccinated against Covid-19. Singapore Airlines (SIA) confirmed to CNN Travel that all…
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