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North Korean leader’s sister warns Seoul of 'retaliation' over COVID outbreak
Aug 11, 2022 08:38Tensions have flared between the two Koreas over the source of a COVID-19 contagion in the North, with the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accusing the South of having caused the outbreak in her country and warning of "deadly retaliation."
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Truss vs Sunak: Race for UK leadership heats up amid looming recession
Aug 10, 2022 13:25Recently, Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves was at pains to explain that the UK government has “lost control of the economy”, adding that “as families and pensioners worry about how they’re going to pay their bills, the Tory leadership candidates are touring the country announcing unworkable policies that will do nothing to help people get through this crisis.”
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USAID possibly involved in COVID-19 emergence, says Russian general
Aug 05, 2022 12:39A top Russian general has blamed the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for a possible role in the emergence of COVID-19 through its program on bat control.
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US declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
Aug 05, 2022 06:25The United States has declared monkeypox a public health emergency as nationwide cases exceed 6,600.
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UK Health Department played ‘fast and loose’ when awarding COVID contracts to Randox
Jul 28, 2022 09:40At the start of the COVID pandemic in March 2020, the UK Health Department gave the first contract, worth £133m, to healthcare firm Randox without allowing any other firms to bid. The government had suspended normal rules for awarding contracts as the pandemic was deemed to be an emergency.
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Why do the minority in England who haven’t had COVID account for most new infections?
Jul 24, 2022 08:51About 15% of people in England have never had COVID. But in the current wave, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, this minority group still accounts for 55% of infections. How can so few be contributing so much?
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India records over 21,000 COVID-19 cases for 3rd day
Jul 23, 2022 10:57India on Saturday recorded over 21,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 for the third straight day, officials said.
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‘The way it’s playing out is unexpected’: UK faces up to changing waves of Covid
Jul 23, 2022 08:33As infections soar in the third major coronavirus wave this year, British experts say Covid may never settle into a seasonal cycle.
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Iran reports 31 more deaths from COVID-19
Jul 22, 2022 14:08The daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran raised to 31, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, four months before 80th birthday
Jul 21, 2022 15:29The White House says US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very mild symptoms.