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Stillbirths: An overlooked consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic
Read MoreLockdown strain, overwhelmed health services and mistaken symptoms are leaving pregnant women at risk.Lockdown strain, overwhelmed health services and mistaken symptoms are leaving pregnant women at risk.
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Fearne Cotton: ‘I have found clarity’
Read More She was the face of popular culture, but then Fearne Cotton reached crisis point. Now she has found her voice again… Fearne Cotton keeps a pile of notebooks next to her computer, each brimming with plans for projects. Many of us have struggled to focus during the pandemic, but for Cotton, the past…
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Turkey earthquake: 5.3 tremor strikes eastern Elazig province
Read More No immediate reports of casualties or damage after quake No immediate reports of casualties or damage after quake
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Boris Johnson admits Brexit deal falls short for financial services
Read More PM says agreement ‘does not go as far as we would like’ over sector’s access to EU markets Boris Johnson has conceded that the Brexit trade deal “perhaps does not go as far as we would like” over access to EU markets for financial services, while insisting he had achieved an accord his…
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Democrats in Georgia’s runoff elections raise more than $200m in two months
Read More Races will decide which party controls the Senate and, in turn, the legislative power of President-elect Joe Biden Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both running for crucial US Senate seats in Georgia that will decide the fate of Joe Biden’s new administration, have raised over $100m each in just two months. The…
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U.S. military increases activity over Iraq to respond to potential Iranian attack
Read More The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps are on heightened alert and increase patrols over Iraq to respond to a potential Iranian attack at U.S. troops in Middle East region. Pentagon officials are concerned about movements of Iranian-backed militias amid heightened tensions on the eve of the liquidation anniversary of Iran’s top…
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Breaking Up with Netflix and Other Futile New Year’s Resolutions
Read More A version of this article appeared in this week’s It’s Not Just You newsletter. SUBSCRIBE HERE to have It’s Not Just You delivered to your inbox every Sunday. 🌞 Well hello! I’m so glad you’re here. This week I’ve got some thoughts on resolutions, ideas for finding winter joy, and the story of…
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U.S. troops in Japan receives first COVID-19 vaccines
Read More The U.S. Air Force has announced on Saturday that the first boxes with Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Yokota Air Base, Japan. The details were given in a 26 December media release, to announce that after rigorous testing and trials demonstrating the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Coronavirus live news: inoculation in EU begins as UK set to approve second Covid vaccine
Read More Latest updates: millions of Europeans due to get inoculated today; Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is set for approval in the UK this week UK scientists call for nationwide lockdown after spread of variant Spain, Sweden and Canada report cases of UK Covid variant AstraZeneca chief believes Covid vaccine will work on variant strain Breakthough medicines…
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NSW records seven new Covid cases linked to Sydney’s northern beaches
Read More Investigation into Belrose hotel case as health authorities urge people to get tested to help find ‘missing links’ Follow our Australian coronavirus live blog Global concern mounts over variants Covid hotspots NSW: Sydney and regional locations New South Wales recorded seven new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, six of which were confirmed to…
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Brexit: fishing chiefs cry ‘betrayal’ as MPs fear rush to ratify deal
Read More ‘UK caved in on fish to win a wider treaty’, industry bodies say, while leading Brexiter David Davis says one-day debate is ‘too fast’ Senior Conservative MPs late on Saturday expressed alarm at plans to rush the historic UK-EU trade deal through parliament in just one day, as fishermen’s leaders accused Boris Johnson…
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At least 40 loggers feared abducted in northeast Nigeria
Read MoreThree bodies found after hostages were taken on Thursday in Wulgo forest, residents and sources say.Three bodies found after hostages were taken on Thursday in Wulgo forest, residents and sources say.
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When every set looks like Contagion: inside Hollywood’s pandemic year
Read More Actors are slowly returning to work after a long shutdown caused vast economic damage: ‘How many people gave up their dreams?’ For decades, the sound stages of Hollywood have built alternate universes in the middle of Los Angeles – fictional courtrooms, hospitals, homes and offices. Today, they all resemble the set of Contagion.…
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As Erdoğan tightens grip on power, last opposition politicians resist brutal purge
Read More Dissenters are facing persecution, with 16,000 HDP members arrested or detained. But hardcore support keeps the struggle alive It has been a lonely year for Adalet Fidan, the mayor of Silopi in Turkey’s Kurdish south-east – and not just because of the pandemic. In 2019, when she was elected, Fidan was among a…
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AP News Digest 3 a.m.
Read More Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All Times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom ap.org. Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All Times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan…
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Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition
Read MoreSome 7.4 million people are registered to vote for the new president.Some 7.4 million people are registered to vote for the new president.
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Shallow 5.5 earthquake hits eastern Turkey
Read More A powerful earthquake, measuring some 5.5 in magnitude, has rocked Turkey’s eastern province of Elazig. The location had already been devastated by a mighty jolt early this year, with at least 41 killed and over 1,500 injured. The earthquake shook eastern Turkey early on Sunday. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the…
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Shallow 5.5 earthquake hits eastern Turkey
Read More A powerful earthquake, measuring some 5.5 in magnitude, has rocked Turkey’s eastern province of Elazig. The location had already been devastated by a mighty jolt early this year, with at least 41 killed and over 1,500 injured. The earthquake shook eastern Turkey early on Sunday. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the…
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Cutting foreign aid will put girls at risk
Read More Now, mid-pandemic, would be the worst time to abandon our commitment to the world’s poorest countries Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “The great strategic prize of the 21st century is the full economic, political and social empowerment of women,” said William Hague, when he was foreign secretary. “There are…
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Cutting foreign aid will put girls at risk
Read More Now, mid-pandemic, would be the worst time to abandon our commitment to the world’s poorest countries Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “The great strategic prize of the 21st century is the full economic, political and social empowerment of women,” said William Hague, when he was foreign secretary. “There are…
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EU kicks off mass COVID vaccination campaign: Live news
Read MoreLatest updates as EU nations launch coordinated vaccination campaign while fears grow over new coronavirus strain.Latest updates as EU nations launch coordinated vaccination campaign while fears grow over new coronavirus strain.
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EU kicks off mass COVID vaccination campaign: Live news
Read MoreLatest updates as EU nations launch coordinated vaccination campaign while fears grow over new coronavirus strain.Latest updates as EU nations launch coordinated vaccination campaign while fears grow over new coronavirus strain.
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The chateaux’s shut: will a yurt do? Staycations keep millions at home
Read More Domestic holidays are booked solid – but uncertainty over lockdowns has hit foreign travel Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The fresh round of travel restrictions and lockdowns in the UK is set to stretch the summer staycation boom well into 2021, as consumers anxious about travelling abroad plan domestic…
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The chateaux’s shut: will a yurt do? Staycations keep millions at home
Read More Domestic holidays are booked solid – but uncertainty over lockdowns has hit foreign travel Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The fresh round of travel restrictions and lockdowns in the UK is set to stretch the summer staycation boom well into 2021, as consumers anxious about travelling abroad plan domestic…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Last Interview and Other Conversations – review
Read More In seven revealing interviews, the late US supreme court justice sheds light on her astonishing career in a profession once the preserve of men When Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from law school in 1959, women made up 3% of lawyers in the US and there were no women judges on the federal courts…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Last Interview and Other Conversations – review
Read More In seven revealing interviews, the late US supreme court justice sheds light on her astonishing career in a profession once the preserve of men When Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from law school in 1959, women made up 3% of lawyers in the US and there were no women judges on the federal courts…
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The breakthough medicines that could change the course of Covid
Read More Dexamethasone demonstrates power of large-scale, randomised trials in finding effective medicines Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It remains one of the most dramatically successful outcomes in the battle against Covid-19. A cheap treatment for inflammation was found to save lives of seriously ill patients while a trio of much-touted…
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The breakthough medicines that could change the course of Covid
Read More Dexamethasone demonstrates power of large-scale, randomised trials in finding effective medicines Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It remains one of the most dramatically successful outcomes in the battle against Covid-19. A cheap treatment for inflammation was found to save lives of seriously ill patients while a trio of much-touted…
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Italians might speak faster but they’re not actually saying more than the rest of us | Torsten Bell
Read More Research into language reveals that we’re united in our information processing abilities, whatever language we speak The pandemic has brought universal harm to humans. But this universalism has been combined with many believing in the exceptionalism of those they live among and the culpability of those they haven’t met. In March, many in…
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Italians might speak faster but they’re not actually saying more than the rest of us | Torsten Bell
Read More Research into language reveals that we’re united in our information processing abilities, whatever language we speak The pandemic has brought universal harm to humans. But this universalism has been combined with many believing in the exceptionalism of those they live among and the culpability of those they haven’t met. In March, many in…
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Polls open in Central African Republic under threat of violence
Read MoreUN ‘determined’ to help CAR vote on Sunday as rebel alliance resumes march on the capital, Bangui.UN ‘determined’ to help CAR vote on Sunday as rebel alliance resumes march on the capital, Bangui.
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Polls open in Central African Republic under threat of violence
Read MoreUN ‘determined’ to help CAR vote on Sunday as rebel alliance resumes march on the capital, Bangui.UN ‘determined’ to help CAR vote on Sunday as rebel alliance resumes march on the capital, Bangui.
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In a year of forced solitude, Barcelona rediscovers the companionship of books
Read More Independent bookshops are thriving in the Catalan city where people view them as havens Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Throughout the pandemic, technology has been saving our jobs and our sanity – but in Barcelona the lockdowns have led to the revival of one of humanity’s simplest and most…
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In a year of forced solitude, Barcelona rediscovers the companionship of books
Read More Independent bookshops are thriving in the Catalan city where people view them as havens Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Throughout the pandemic, technology has been saving our jobs and our sanity – but in Barcelona the lockdowns have led to the revival of one of humanity’s simplest and most…
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Covid: EU launches mass vaccination in ‘touching moment of unity’
Read MoreSome member states jumped the gun ahead of Sunday’s co-ordinated rollout of a coronavirus jab.Some member states jumped the gun ahead of Sunday’s co-ordinated rollout of a coronavirus jab.