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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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| 2021-10-30 |
Covid-19 origins may never be known, US intelligence agencies say But US agencies say the virus, first identified in China, was not developed as a biological weapon. |
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| 2021-10-29 |
The 17-year-old making films fun for deaf children Mariella, 17, made an app during lockdown that's helping some kids enjoy films for the first time. |
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| 2021-10-29 |
Sicily floods: Stay at home warning as Cyclone Apollo hits Streets are flooded and train lines blocked as the Italian island of Sicily is hit again by storms. |
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| 2021-10-29 |
Meta: Facebook's new name ridiculed by Hebrew speakers The social media giant joins a number of companies that have fallen foul of translation blunders. |
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| 2021-10-29 |
Is Hong Kong's label as Asia's financial capital at risk? With the 2019 protests and imposition of the National Security Law, plus Covid-19 border closures, is Hong Kong's label as Asia's financial capital at risk? Katie Silver reports |
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| 2021-10-29 |
Gordon Brown calls for richer countries to airlift surplus Covid vaccines Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown has called for richer countries to airlift surplus Covid vaccines. |
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| 2021-10-29 |
Indonesia calls for vaccine equity after Covid toll In an exclusive interview, President Joko Widodo urges rich countries to share their vaccines. |
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| 2021-10-29 |
Ethiopia food crisis: Why does PM have a problem with wheat aid? Ethiopia has been increasing its wheat production, but this is yet to catch up with growing wheat demand. |
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| 2021-10-28 |
Japan election: Why the ruling party keeps winning As Sunday's polls approach, we look at why it is so difficult to defeat the ruling party. |
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| 2021-10-28 |
US growth slows to just 2% as Delta hits economy The US economy slowed sharply in the third quarter as the Delta variant of Covid continued to spread. |
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| 2021-10-28 |
Covid: Moscow shops and restaurants shut in partial lockdown Russia closes non-essential services and sends workers home amid record Covid deaths. |
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| 2021-10-28 |
Helping Chinatown's elderly during the pandemic A volunteer army is delivering hundreds of meals to elderly East-Asians in New York. |
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| 2021-10-27 |
Covid passes set to stay as Europe heads for winter There have been protests but much of Europe has accepted the QR codes as a means of extending freedoms. |
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| 2021-10-27 |
Covid: Australia to end ban on citizens leaving country For the first time in 19 months, Australians will not need an exemption to travel overseas. |
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| 2021-10-26 |
Covid: Charlize Theron wants fairer distribution of vaccines The actress tells the BBC nations must start sharing jabs to help reach the WHO's vaccination goals. |
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| 2021-10-26 |
Covid: FDA officials back Pfizer jab for children over five in US Health experts say the benefits outweigh the risks and recommend the FDA authorise the vaccine. |
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| 2021-10-26 |
Catania: Two dead as rare storm floods streets of Sicilian city The mayor orders people to stay at home as floods engulf the streets of Catania in southern Italy. |
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| 2021-10-26 |
Brazil senators to vote on damning Covid report The report says that President Bolsonaro should be accused of crimes over his handling of the pandemic. |
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| 2021-10-25 |
Covid vaccines: Paediatricians on frontlines of child jab plan 28 million US children between the ages of five and 11 may soon be in line to receive Covid jabs. |
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| 2021-10-25 |
Covid: Biden sets new rules as air travel to the US reopens All foreign travellers to the US will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test. |
