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Instead of cutting the aid budget – including 95% from the plan to stamp out the disease – Britain should take a global leadDespite the Covid pandemic, there have been just two recorded cases of wild polio in 2021 – in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the two…
The ‘blood man’ of conflict-racked Kashmir has donated 174 pints of blood since 1980 but feels ‘crushed’ by his poverty Shabir Hussain Khan was taking an afternoon nap when he heard a commotion outside his house. A friend had been injured in a football…
Concerns over impact on poorer countries, while richer governments try different containment measuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Delta variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, has been detected in 74 countries…
Migrant labourers tell of being forced to isolate in brutal conditions as Covid wave grips regionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt was around mid-May when workers at the Cal-Comp factory in Phetchaburi, central Thailand, he…
Statement indicates leaders will also commit to delivering 1bn vaccine doses and plans to tackle forced labourCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Leaders at the G7 summit will call for a new, transparent investigation by the Wo…
The Kiribati island survived droughts due to sacred caves that captured rainfall but rampant phosphate extraction ruined this precious resourceRead more of our Pacific Plunder series hereThe last decent rain on Banaba was more than a year ago.Without r…
Data shows increased danger for those on the frontline in the pandemic, with misinformation, scarce vaccines and fragile health systems blamed‘They stormed the ICU and beat the doctor’: health workers under attackHundreds of healthcare workers treating…
Government considers adding more destinations to England’s red list as it monitors Vietnam variantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK is unlikely to unlock significant new summer destinations this week when changes to tra…
Man, 41, in Jiangsu, diagnosed on 28 May but risk of avian virus spread is low, says state health agencyA 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu, …
To China’s fury, Joe Biden has ordered a review of rival theories about lab leaks and animal hostsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePresident Joe Biden has ordered US intelligence agencies to conduct a 90-day review of what is…
President says agreement with German firm BioNTech has been delayed after Beijing interventionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTaiwan’s president has accused China of interfering in its vaccine acquisition programme, as the i…
Data reveals Nepal, Iran and South Africa among 19 countries most at risk of running out as surging Covid cases push supplies to limitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDozens of countries are facing severe oxygen shortages bec…
Greg Hunt says travellers returning to Australia may have to undergo two tests before boarding flights home • Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout: how is your state doing? • Experts say Australians need incentives to get Covid vaccine • People under 50 a…
The perceived wisdom has been that children do not suffer severely from the virus. Yet they are now in Brazil, Indonesia and IndiaEmergency physician and leading epidemiologist in Brazil, Dr Fatima Marinho, is seeing symptoms of Covid-19 in children th…
Instead of sequencing or data collection, the government is offering patriotic bluster in the face of this deadly second waveThe variant that threatens the British summer has already done far more damage in India. In October last year a sample from the…