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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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| 2023-03-17 |
Settlement after US student athlete Grant Brace died begging for water University wrestler Grant Brace was ridiculed shortly before he died from heat stroke, lawyers say. |
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| 2023-03-16 |
Big US banks inject funds into First Republic The group says the move reflects confidence in the system after bank failures raise fears of a financial crisis. |
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| 2023-03-16 |
Why are there so many plane near-misses right now? After seven close calls this year, aviation leaders say the sector is grappling with post-pandemic strain. |
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| 2023-03-16 |
Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge After Covid lockdowns hit both demand and supply, production is at record levels, the UN says. |
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| 2023-03-15 |
Texas judge considers revoking FDA approval of abortion pill in US The drug, mifepristone, can be taken at home and is used in more than half of US abortions. |
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| 2023-03-15 |
Taiwan ally Honduras seeks diplomatic switch to China The island will have formal diplomatic ties with only 13 countries if Honduras switches. |
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| 2023-03-15 |
Jiang Yanyong: Whistleblower doctor who exposed China's Sars cover-up dies Jiang Yanyong became a national hero after revealing Beijing was covering up the scale of the virus. |
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| 2023-03-14 |
Drone crash is a moment fraught with danger The encounter between a Russian jet and a US drone raises some difficult questions for President Biden. |
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| 2023-03-14 |
SVB and Signature Bank: How bad is US banking crisis and what does it mean? Two US banks have collapsed and shares tumbled. So how serious is this and what does it mean for you? |
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| 2023-03-14 |
The Silicon Valley Bank saga in 80 seconds Has the collapse of two US banks sparked another financial crisis? |
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| 2023-03-14 |
China reopening borders to foreign tourists for first time since Covid erupted The move marks a major easing of travel curbs in place since the start of the Covid pandemic. |
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| 2023-03-13 |
Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe dies The 88-year-old wrote books about pacifism and coping with a son who had learning difficulties. |
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| 2023-03-12 |
Paying for prayer: I went into debt, trying to secure a miracle The cost-of-living crisis is prompting people to borrow, in order to pay pastors to pray for them. |
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| 2023-03-10 |
Chinese city Xi'an draws backlash with flu lockdown proposal Xi'an says it may turn to lockdowns - a measure criticised as "excessive" after strict Covid controls. |
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| 2023-03-08 |
Covid origins investigation: US House of Representatives holds first hearing The panel, formed by a new Republican majority, is aiming to establish how the coronavirus emerged. |
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| 2023-03-07 |
South Africa's minister of electricity: Can Ramokgopa end load-shedding? South Africa's president has given a trusted aide the responsibility of ending the power crisis. |
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| 2023-03-07 |
Afghanistan: Hopes fade as universities reopen without women Male students return after the winter break, a painful reminder to women of their shrinking world. |
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| 2023-03-07 |
Malnutrition in pregnancy surges in poor countries Recent crises including war and Covid have made it hard to get adequate food supplies, the UN says. |
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| 2023-03-07 |
US Senator John Fetterman recovering from depression, says aide The Pennsylvania senator checked himself into a hospital near DC last month to seek treatment. |
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| 2023-03-06 |
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: South Africa gets new minister to tackle power crisis An "electricity minister" has been appointed to address the country's unprecedented energy shortages. |
