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CHINA STILL PURSUING 'COVID ELIMINATION' DESPITE MOUNTING COST

On January 23, 2020, China gave birth to “zero COVID”. Two years later, the lightning spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant and rising costs of keeping it under control are raising questions a...

Al Jazeera

12 hours ago

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BRUSSELS: LOCKDOWN PROTESTS 'DESCEND INTO CHAOS'

Sunday's march followed demonstrations in other European capitals this weekend against vaccine mandates and other COVID restrictions.

EuroNews

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WUHAN MARKS TWO YEARS SINCE LOCKDOWN, EMERGENCE OF COVID

Wuhan marks two years anniversary of lockdown and has not seen a single COVID-19 case for months. The pandemic measures are among the strictest in the world but many of the 17,000 expatriates who...

France 24

12 hours ago

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DATA SUGGESTS OMICRON CASES 'DROPPING' ACROSS U.S

Cases of omicron across the U.S. have fallen in some areas, but some say that doesn't mean another variant could come along and be more contagious or deadlier.

Fox News

1 day ago

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INDIA: OMICRON WAVE HAS 'PEAKED' IN MUMBAI, NEW DELHI

India has recorded nearly 340,000 new cases of COVID-19 in one day. New restrictions have now been announced in many regions where there were mass gatherings last week. But some bigger cities, in...

Al Jazeera

1 day ago

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SOUTH AMERICA: OMICRON SEES CASE NUMBERS HIT 'ALL TIME HIGH'

Latin America is struggling to contain the latest wave of COVID-19 infections. Since the Omicron variant was first detected in the region in early December, cases in many countries have hit an all...

Al Jazeera

2 days ago

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GLOBAL COVID OUTLOOK: EUROPE CASES FALL, HONG KONG RISING

Europe is beginning to ease up on its Covid-19 restrictions as a rising number of infections has Hong Kong officials worried. Dr. Keri Althoff, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Assoc...

Bloomberg

3 days ago

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PANDEMIC STOCK WINNERS SLIP AS WORKING FROM HOME ENDS

Firms like Netflix, Peloton, Zoom and Delivery Hero were big winners in times of lockdown, seeing their stock prices soar. But as the world edges back towards normality investors see signs that t...

Reuters

3 days ago

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OMICRON 'IN RETREAT' ACROSS EUROPE, RESTRICTIONS RELAXED

European countries are starting to loosen their COVID-19 restrictions with Britain at the front of the pack despite the presence of some staggeringly high case numbers and concern from experts that...

CBC News

3 days ago

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COURT FINDS DJOKOVIC DEPORTATION WAS 'RATIONAL'

The Australian court that dismissed Novak Djokovic's challenge to his visa cancelation has given its reasons, arguing the immigration minister made the 'rational' decision he posed a risk. Lucy Fie...

Reuters

3 days ago

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FADING HOPE OMICRON WILL CREATE HERD IMMUNITY

The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19, in which enough peopl...

Reuters

3 days ago

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HONG KONG CULLS THOUSANDS OF HAMSTERS AFTER OUTBREAK

The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The pet shop employee tested posit...

Al Jazeera

3 days ago

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SPANISH AUTHORITIES EXPECT TOURISM TO 'BOUNCE BACK' IN SPRING

Spain expects tourism to bounce back in the spring after a slowdown caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and for overall visitor numbers this year to be more than two-thirds of record 2019 lev...

Reuters

3 days ago

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BORIS JOHNSON UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE TO RESIGN

Sky News' Beth Rigby joins The News with Shepard Smith to report on the optics surrounding British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attending parties at Downing Street during the Covid lockdown.

CNBC

5 days ago

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REPORTS SOME ATHLETES BARRED FROM BEIJING OVER TESTING REQUIREMENTS

With just days before hundreds of athletes, coaches and staff depart for the Beijing Winter Olympics, CBC News has learned that China's COVID-19 testing threshold is so high, it may prevent some at...

CBC News

5 days ago

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SPAIN TO CHANGE TACT, NOW TREATING COVID LIKE 'FLU ENDEMIC'

The country has seen its COVID-19 fatality rate fall from an initial 13% to 1%, and according to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez "the virus is no longer so deadly".

EuroNews

5 days ago

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FRANCE: OMICRON WAVE 'MIGHT HAVE PEAKED' AS INFECTIONS FALL

On Sunday, the seven-day moving average of new infections in France fell to 294,452, after setting a record high of just over 297,000 on Saturday. That was the first fall time since mid-November, w...

France 24

5 days ago

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NEW STUDY FINDS FOURTH BOOSTER SHOT 'DOESN'T STOP OMICRON'

Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, a senior health official said on Tuesday, predicting c...

Reuters

6 days ago

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CHINA BLAMES INTERNATIONAL MAIL DELIVERY FOR COVID OUTBREAK

China is urging people to wear masks and gloves when opening mail, especially from abroad, after authorities suggested the first case of the Omicron coronavirus virus variant found in Beijing could...

Reuters

6 days ago

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BRAZIL APPROVES VACCINES FOR CHILDREN DESPITE PRESIDENTIAL 'OBJECTION'

Children in Brazil aged five to 11 are now receiving COVID-19 vaccine jabs - after a month of political wrangling. The vaccines were approved by the government health regulatory agency, ANVISA, in...

Al Jazeera

6 days ago

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OMICRON SHOWS SIGNS OF 'PANDEMIC’S END', BUT WITH CAVEATS

There is some optimism the Omicron wave could signal the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, but experts also point out many caveats because it's unclear how long immunity lasts and if i...

CBC News

6 days ago

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CHINA'S ECONOMY STUMBLES AS OUTBREAKS, LOCKDOWNS HIT

China's economy rebounded in 2021 from its pandemic-induced slump helped by robust exports but the pace slowed further in the fourth quarter off the back of weak consumption and a property downturn...

Reuters

6 days ago

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CONCERNS U.S COURT RULING WILL CAUSE VACCINATION 'SETBACK'

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told ABC's Good Morning America that large businesses should go ahead with mandated vaccines despite a Supreme Court decision that the government could not require...

Reuters

7 days ago

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DJOKOVIC FLIES OUT OF AUSTRALIA AFTER LOSING APPEAL

Following a public row over his right to remain in the country without being vaccinated, Australia deported world tennis number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday (January 16) after he lost a legal appea...

Reuters

7 days ago

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BANGLADESH 'CLAMPS DOWN' AS COVID CASES RISE

Bangladesh is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections. Cases have tripled in a week - to nearly 4,500 a day. The government has introduced new restrictions to control the spread. Public gathe...

Al Jazeera

7 days ago

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UK ECONOMY RECOVERS TO PRE-PANDEMIC SIZE

Britain's economy grew strongly in November to finally surpass its size just before the country went into its first COVID-19 lockdown, official data showed on Friday. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

EuroNews

7 days ago

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'DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED': DJOKOVIC DEPORTED AFTER APPEAL REJECTED

The tennis world No 1's hopes of defending his Australian Open title and winning a record 21st Grand Slam have come to an end as Novak Djokovic left the country for Dubai.

EuroNews

8 days ago

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NETHERLANDS TO END EUROPE'S 'STRICTEST LOCKDOWN'

The Netherlands has reported its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections of the pandemic. Despite this, the government has announced that lockdown measures will be relaxed after pressure from ...

Al Jazeera

9 days ago

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FRANCE INTRODUCES BOOSTER MANDATE FOR VACCINE PASS

More than half a million French people will find their vaccination health pass no longer works from January 15.

EuroNews

9 days ago

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NURSE ARRESTED IN ITALY AFTER 'FAKING COVID VACCINATIONS'

Police in Italy say they have arrested a nurse in Sicily suspected of carrying out fake vaccinations for people to obtain a certificate without being jabbed

EuroNews

9 days ago