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Moderna says Covid vaccine effective against UK, S.Africa variants

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The emergence of highly contagious variants to the SARS-CoV-2 virus had triggered concern about their impact on the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines.

Second night of riots in Netherlands over curfew

More than 13,500 people have died in the Netherlands since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid lockdown

France went into lockdown twice in 2020, the first time between March and May and then October to December.

Boris Johnson, Joe Biden discuss 'deepening alliance': PM's office

Johnson also praised Biden for joining the Covax initiative, a global pool of coronavirus vaccine doses for poorer nations.

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Facebook 'Supreme Court' to judge Trump suspension

Reaction to the Trump ban has ranged from criticism that Facebook should have booted him long ago...

Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in new war on Covid

The flood of executive orders and other directives which Biden began signing immediately on...

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EU leaders 'discourage' travel, eye tougher border rules

From Sunday, anybody arriving from outside the EU -- possible only for those with essential reasons...

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida

Thai King increases public presence while nation deals with crisis

The increased presence comes as Thailand witnesses political and economic instability.

Google threatens to block Australians over media law

The legislation was introduced last year to force Google and Facebook to pay local media...

Sports News

Cristiano Ronaldo leads Juventus to Italian Super Cup title

Ronaldo and Morata helped Juventus beat Napoli 2-0 to take the trophy.

Australian Open Covid-19 cluster grows as two more players test positive

A string of infections detected by Australian authorities have forced 72 players to be confined to...

Messi transfer news: PSG openly admits interest in Barca captain

There has been no news of an offer for a contract extension for Messi at Barcelona so far.

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Entertainment industry jobs no longer exempted from UK travel restrictions amid pandemic

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Court to hear Meghan Markle's privacy case against newspaper

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BUSINESS

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Science

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