Coronavirus latest news: Two doses of AstraZeneca vaccine provide over 80 per cent protection against Indian variant, PHE study finds

People in Bolton queue for a Covid-19 vaccine where the Indian variant has raged in the past few weeks – Christopher Furlong Big weddings set to resume from June 21 ​Germany to ban British travellers amid fears over Indian variant GP outrage over appointment numbers Why Joe Biden’s vaccine patent call will backfire Better safe …

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George Floyd Square has become a living memorial with an uncertain future

MINNEAPOLIS — Jay Webb doesn’t like to sit down. The tall, gregarious gardener and caretaker of George Floyd Square — the makeshift memorial at the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where Floyd was killed last year — would rather spend the day tending to the plants, or his “rescues” as he affectionately calls …

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How Online Activism and the Racial Reckoning in the U.S. Have Helped Drive a Groundswell of Support for Palestinians

Protesters listen to speeches during a Free Palestine rally in Dearborn, Mich., on May 15, 2021. Credit – Matthew Hatcher—SOPA/LightRocket/Getty Images As President Joe Biden arrived Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan—a city known for it’s sizeable Arab-American population—to tour a Ford factory, thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets, accusing the U.S. of helping Israel …

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Politics latest news: Government to hold weekly talks with Australia to get trade deal over the line

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to hold weekly “sprint” talks with Australian trade minister Dan Tehan – Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Boris Johnson told to cut farmers’ red tape to offset ‘damage’ from Australia trade deal ‘Quite a few’ countries on cusp of green list, says Boris Johnson Duke of Cambridge: The BBC fuelled my mother’s …

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Why Indonesia’s rice paddy expansion is raising climate concerns

By canoe, it’s a 20-minute ride from the nearest village to the last piece of paradise in the heart of Borneo. The destination is a small research station in a tropical forest that is home to orangutans, proboscis monkeys, majestic hornbills, rare and unusual pitcher plants, and insects in a staggering range of forms and …

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Duke of Cambridge: The BBC fuelled my mother’s paranoia

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 15: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Director-General of The BBC Lord Tony Hall accompanies Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as he visits The BBC to view the work the broadcaster is doing as a key member of his Taskforce on the …

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Coronavirus latest news: Indian variant risks pushing Britain into third wave, Sage scientist warns

Burnley fans inside Turf Moor before the match against Liverpool as a limited number of fans are permitted at outdoor sports venues – Clive Mason/Reuters Almost 300,000 will fly to ‘amber list’ countries by Sunday Death rate in England lowest since records began Analysis: Again, the Covid doom prophets have overstated their case Three deaths …

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Pardon-probe ruling roils legal teams for Trump ally Broidy, associate

Two wealthy, well-connected targets of a major Justice Department investigation into efforts to influence the U.S. government’s probe regarding the looting of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund recently shook up their legal teams, according to court records. The moves by Republican megadonor and former RNC deputy finance chair Elliott Broidy and Hawaii-based businessperson Nickie Lum Davis …

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Standoff Over ‘Little Rocket Man’ Kim Jong Un Could Blow Up White House Summit

Jorge Silva/Getty President Joe Biden will deploy his charmingest smile and fluffiest turns of phrase when he hosts South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in at the White House on Friday and tries to convince him: We’re doing exactly what you want when it comes to North Korea. The main point of the summit will be to …

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Politics latest news: Green list countries to be expanded but Britons must ‘be patient’, Grant Shapps says

PM: Australian trade deal a ‘massive opportunity’ for British farmers Downing Street’s plan to make Covid vaccinations seem sexy Diane Abbott: Batley and Spen loss would be ‘curtains’ for Starmer Paramilitary violence in opposition to NI Protocol not ‘off the table’ Coronavirus latest news: Follow updates in our live blog The Government wants to see …

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