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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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2021-03-17 |
Dutch election: Turnout high for election despite Covid In an election dominated by Covid, many people have still taken to the polls. |
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2021-03-17 |
Sanaa Seif: Egypt rights activist jailed for 'spreading false news' Sanaa Seif criticised the Egyptian authorities' handling of Covid-19 outbreaks in prisons. |
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2021-03-17 |
John Magufuli: Tanzania's president dies aged 61 after health rumours Covid-sceptic John Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks. |
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2021-03-17 |
John Magufuli: Tanzania's 'bulldozer' president Once praised for his no-nonsense approach, assessments will be coloured by Magufuli's Covid-19 policies. |
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2021-03-17 |
Covid-19: EU warns UK over vaccine exports The EU threatens to block vaccine exports to the UK unless it "gets its fair share". |
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2021-03-17 |
Covid: EU plans rollout of travel certificate before summer It will permit travel by those vaccinated, or who have tested negative or recently recovered. |
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2021-03-17 |
Covid in Europe: Vaccine suspension hits rollout as cases rise As several countries pause the AstraZeneca jab, six reporters explain what is happening across Europe. |
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2021-03-17 |
St Patrick's Day: Countries celebrate Ireland's patron saint Online events are taking the place of traditional parades due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
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2021-03-17 |
Airline removes boy, 4, with autism for not wearing Covid mask The US airline removed the boy, 4, from a flight because he wasn't wearing a face mask. |
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2021-03-17 |
Covid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report A new UN report says interrupted health services caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in South Asia. |
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2021-03-17 |
Australia to send Papua New Guinea vaccines as cases surge With rising infection rates, Papua New Guinea's fragile healthcare system is under pressure. |
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2021-03-17 |
Trump tells Republican supporters to get vaccinated Many pro-Trump Republicans have expressed reluctance to take up the offer of a Covid-19 jab. |
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2021-03-17 |
Brazil Sao Paulo health chief urges lockdown as Covid deaths surge President Bolsonaro and his new health chief are resisting calls for a lockdown despite record deaths. |
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2021-03-17 |
'The Gospel Truth?' Covid-19 vaccines and the danger of religious misinformation Many religious leaders are spreading the word that vaccines are safe and effective, but some are undermining that message. |
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2021-03-16 |
Covid: Bahraini prince takes AstraZeneca vaccine to Everest without approval Nepal's drug regulators are investigating after a Bahraini royal brought in 2,000 AstraZeneca doses. |
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2021-03-16 |
Moderna begins testing Covid-19 vaccine on babies and young children Infants as young as six months are taking part in the Covid-19 jab study. |
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2021-03-16 |
Cannes Film Festival: Spike Lee asked again to be first black jury head The director of Malcolm X and Da 5 Bloods was due to preside in 2020, but Covid cancelled the event. |
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2021-03-16 |
Texas woman arrested for refusing to wear mask The 65 year old's arrest at a bank came after the state ended its mask mandate for public spaces. |
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2021-03-16 |
Dutch head to polls as Covid crisis looms large The election comes after a government crisis and during the country's strictest lockdown to date. |
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2021-03-16 |
Covid-19: Brazil to get fourth health minister since pandemic began Marcelo Queiroga, a doctor, is to replace Eduardo Pazuello, an army officer with no medical training. |