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Covid: India on UK travel red list as Covid crisis grows
The rule change effectively bans travel amid soaring infection rates and a rapidly rising death...
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India Covid crisis: Hospitals buckle under record surge
Families of Covid patients are pleading for hospital care as emergency rooms and wards overflow.
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Convicted Post Office workers have names cleared
Thirty-nine workers convicted of theft have names cleared after the UK's most widespread...
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US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine
Indonesia is trying to rescue 53 crew on board a missing submarine before their oxygen runs out.
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Covid pushes UK borrowing to highest since WW2
The government borrowed £303bn in the year to March, reflecting the cost of measures to support...
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One Covid vaccine cuts infection rate in all age groups
Real-world data found the AZ and Pfizer jabs worked equally well in over-75s and younger people.
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COVID-hit Indonesia orders executions via Zoom, video apps
Amnesty says almost 100 inmates sentenced virtually by judges since early last year.
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US lawmakers urge maintaining Israeli aid without preconditions
In a letter, 328 legislators say reducing or conditioning assistance would be detrimental to...
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The name’s Ambani: Indian tycoon buys UK hotel used in Bond films
Reliance Industries to buy UK's 900-year-old Stoke Park estate for $79m, adding to...
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Three of seven Catholic clergy kidnapped in Haiti released
Ten people were abducted in Croix-des-Bougets amid a surge of violence and kidnappings for ransom...
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More than 100 migrants feared dead as boat capsizes off Libya
The ship was reportedly carrying some 130 people, with rescue teams saying little hope of finding...
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Coronavirus reaches Mt Everest as Norway climber tests positive
Outbreak a blow to Nepal's hopes for a bumper mountaineering season on the world's...
