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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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| 2024-08-17 |
National strike held over India doctor's murder Non-essential services are at a standstill in an escalated protest demanding greater protections. |
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| 2024-08-16 |
What is ketamine infusion therapy? The drug, used by the late actor Matthew Perry, is used in certain cases to treat depression. |
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| 2024-08-16 |
Taiwan jails kindergarten teacher over 'vicious' abuse of children The teacher was found guilty of more than 200 counts of sexual abuse against the young students. |
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| 2024-08-16 |
India protests intensify over doctor's rape and murder India's largest association of doctors announces a nationwide strike of non-emergency services on Saturday. |
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| 2024-08-16 |
'Ketamine Queen', cover-ups and a second death: What the Matthew Perry probe found A year-long investigation uncovered a vast ketamine dealing network, cover up attempts, another death, and led to five arrests - including doctors and a dealer who was known locally as "The Ketamine Queen". |
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| 2024-08-15 |
China's rhetoric turns dangerously real for Taiwanese China wants people to report Taiwanese "separatists", with the threat of death penalties for some. |
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| 2024-08-15 |
Five charged over Matthew Perry's death Doctors, personal assistant and alleged dealer known as the "Ketamine Queen" charged over Friends star's death. |
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| 2024-08-15 |
Uproar forces Kenyan city to remove athlete statues The statues were widely ridiculed and described as "embarrassing" and a poorly done "joke". |
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| 2024-08-15 |
North Korea to reopen for tourism after five years Two China-based tour operators say tourists will soon be allowed to visit Samjiyon city in the north. |
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| 2024-08-15 |
Watch: Thousands of women protest about rape and murder of doctor in India Women led a march in West Bengal state after a female doctor's brutal rape and murder last week. |
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| 2024-08-15 |
Night of protests in Kolkata after doctor's rape and murder Tens of thousands of women march through Kolkata in protest against the rape and murder of a doctor. |
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| 2024-08-14 |
WHO declares mpox global health emergency Scientists are alarmed at the high fatality rate and rapid spread of a new variant of the virus. |
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| 2024-08-14 |
The rape and murder of a doctor in hospital alarm India The rape and murder of a female doctor in India highlight the violence against healthcare workers. |
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| 2024-08-12 |
Taiwan cheers boxer who won Olympic gold after gender row Lin Yu-ting and boxer Imane Khelif, became the centre of a gender eligibility row that engulfed the Games. |
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| 2024-08-11 |
Cancer doctors and family with dog among Brazil plane crash dead As investigations continue into the crash that killed 62 people, more details emerge about the victims. |
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| 2024-08-10 |
US FDA denies MDMA, an ecstasy-based drug, to treat PTSD The agency said there wasn't enough data showing the drugs helped patients and asked for another clinical trial. |
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| 2024-08-09 |
Mozambique ex-minister guilty of one of Africa's biggest corruption scandals Manuel Chang is found guilty of $2bn "tuna bond" conspiracy that triggered economic crisis in Mozambique. |
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| 2024-08-08 |
Lyles' bid for Olympic sprint double wrecked by Covid Noah Lyles feels "proud" to win 200m bronze after hopes of becoming the first man since Usain Bolt to complete an individual Olympic sprint double were wrecked by Covid-19. |
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| 2024-08-05 |
Is the US really heading for recession? Weak jobs figures have spooked stock markets but does this mean a downturn is on the way? |
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| 2024-08-05 |
Can India help its special ally Bangladesh defuse the crisis? The stakes are high for India after PM Sheikh Hasina's sudden resignation and flight from Bangladesh. |
