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Germany extends lockdown to 14 February and tightens restrictions; US deaths pass 400,000; US suffers record daily deathsBiden holds memorial for 400,000 Americans who have died of Covid-19Israel warns single Covid jab ‘less effective than we thought’G…
Spain records 41,576 new cases; Italy considers legal action over Pfizer vaccine delivery delays; France warns against wearing home-made masksFrance may follow Germany in making clinical masks mandatoryVaccines may need updating to protect against new …
Japan finds Covid variant in three people with no record of travel to UK; Portugal’s daily death toll reaches record high of 167WHO: just 25 Covid vaccine doses administered in low-income countriesBolsonaro rival says vaccine is ‘triumph of science aga…
WHO team touches down in Wuhan; first death in China for eight months recorded in Hebei province; New York Mayor warns city will fall short of its inoculation goals unless it gets more vaccineCoronavirus variant from UK ‘must not get out of hand’ warns…
Burst of optimism over approvals has been followed by delays, shortages and bureaucratic errorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe global introduction of newly approved coronavirus vaccines has been marked by delays, shortag…
UK warned to expect further restrictions; intensive care beds full in southern California; Denmark bans mink farms for a yearEuropean states ban travel from UK as new Covid strain takes holdWhat do we know about the fast-spreading Covid variant in UK?P…
BioNTech’s CEO says tests being run on mutant strain; US could require negative Covid-19 tests for passengers from BritainUS Congress passes $900bn Covid-19 aid billCovid cases recorded in Antarctica – reportsTaiwan confirms first local case in more th…
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The Goldman environmental prize honours the achievements of grassroots activists in six continents, recognising their efforts to protect natural habitats and push for political change, often at great personal riskPlastic in paradise: Goldman prize winn…
Exclusive: Akshata Murty owns 5% of IMM, which used structure that could reduce taxes payable in India The wife of the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is a shareholder in a restaurants business that funnelled investments through a letterbox company in the tax…
Seoul social distancing level raised to 1.5; California applies ‘emergency break’ to reopeningSecond vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials showWhat does the Moderna vaccine mean for fight against Covid?Trump bids to take credit for Moderna vac…
Extreme weather, locust invasions and violence have forced people to flee their homesMillions of people were uprooted from their homes by conflict, violence and natural disasters in the first six months of this year, research has found.Nearly 15m new i…
Lockdowns brought temporary relief to some but, everywhere, test and trace is key Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first wave of coronavirus swept through a world unprepared. Authorities struggled to test for the disease,…
The pandemic’s impact is long-term: the UN warns that it could lead to 13 million more child marriages over a decade Samita (not her real name) is 17 and lives in the Lamjung district of Nepal. It was never easy, even before coronavirus, for her to att…
Two companies granted permission to clear land at Hwange national park, home to cheetahs, elephants and rhinosRhinos, giraffes, cheetahs and other endangered species face a new threat in Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park: Chinese mining companies.Zhongxi…