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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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| 2021-01-02 |
Plane crash deaths rise in 2020 despite Covid pandemic Some 299 people died in commercial plane crashes last year, rising from 257 casualties in 2019. |
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| 2021-01-02 |
Coronavirus: Israel leads vaccine race with 12% given jab With more than 1m people inoculated, Israel has by far the highest vaccination rate in the world. |
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| 2021-01-01 |
Iran nuclear crisis: Tehran to enrich uranium to 20%, UN says The move would be Tehran's most serious breach of an international nuclear deal yet. |
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| 2021-01-01 |
Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, Japan's PM says Japan's prime minister says the delayed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead this summer despite concern over rising coronavirus cases. |
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| 2020-12-31 |
In pictures: New Year, but not quite as we know it Firework displays and some religious rituals go ahead, although Covid mutes celebrations. |
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| 2020-12-31 |
Ontario finance minister Rod Phillips resigns over Caribbean vacation The finance minister had visited the Caribbean while his province is under strict Covid lockdown. |
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| 2020-12-31 |
Covid-19: China approves Sinopharm vaccine for general use The Sinopharm vaccine is the first in China to be approved beyond emergency use. |
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| 2020-12-31 |
Covid: Pandemic dampens New Year celebrations around the world As the virus continues to spread in many countries, governments are set to crack down on revellers. |
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| 2020-12-31 |
India's most uplifting social media moments in 2020 From a dancing doctor to a street food stall owner - people who gave hope in the pandemic year. |
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| 2020-12-31 |
Zhang Zhan: The 'rebellious soul' jailed for filming Wuhan Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan spoke about why she chose to cover the outbreak before her arrest. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Covid: France mobilises 100,000 police to stop New Year's Eve gatherings Like other European countries, France will see muted celebrations to mark the last night of the year. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Gilligan's Island actress Dawn Wells dies of Covid complications Dawn Wells played Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom about seven cruise ship castaways on a desert island. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Can $15bn in Covid relief funds help arts venues survive? Musicians, concert promoters, curators and other artists say the money may save venues from shuttering. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Coronavirus: Senate wrangles over boosting help for Americans President Donald Trump's push for an increase in one-off payments to $2,000 stalls in Congress. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Apple removes app promoting private parties in pandemic US platform Vybe Together advertised "gatherings every weekend" to its thousands of users. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
China jails activists who fled Hong Kong by boat for up to three years The pro-democracy youngsters were caught at sea as they tried to escape by speedboat to Taiwan. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Luke Letlow: Newly-elected US lawmaker, 41, dies from Covid Luke Letlow, 41, was due to be sworn in as a Republican Representative for Louisiana on Sunday. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Covid: Sydney announces new restrictions ahead of New Year The Australian city is battling a worsening outbreak after months of next to no cases. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
China Covid-19: Nearly 500,000 in Wuhan may have had virus, says study The study by Chinese officials suggests there were more positive cases in Wuhan than official figures suggest. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Covid-19: US reports first known case of highly-infectious variant The discovery in Colorado comes as US president-elect Joe Biden calls for vaccinations to be ramped up. |
