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"Bloodbath", "Historic": The Worst Market Crashes Since 1929
Monday's stock market collapse in Asia and Europe after China retaliated to steep US tariffs revived memories of similar market turmoil after the Covid pandemic and the last global financial crisis.
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Worries Over Economy, War, Pandemic Saw sharp Fall In Birth Rate In This Country
Germany's birth rate has plummeted as worries about the economy, the Ukraine war and the Covid pandemic saw families put off having children, a think-tank said on Wednesday.
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New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far
Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.
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New Covid Subvariant Could Lead To Major Increase In Cases, Report Reveals
A new Covid-19 subvariant named XEC is spreading rapidly across Europe, having first been detected in Germany.
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Britain Failed By Flawed Planning For Coronavirus Pandemic, Probe Finds
Britain let down its citizens by leaving the nation ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic because of significantly flawed planning and failures by ministers and scientific experts, a public inquiry concluded in a scathing report on Thursday.
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22 Arrested With Villas, Cars, Gold Worth $652 Million In EU Covid Fund Fraud
Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested 22 people and seized assets from villas to Rolexes worth over 600 million euros ($652 million) as part of an investigation into alleged fraud tied to European Union and Italian funding schemes.
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Spain Considers Nationwide Hospital Mask Rule As Flu, COVID Hit Europe
Spain's government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe.
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High-Dose Covid Treatment Less Effective In India Than Europe: Study
A higher dose of the COVID-19 drug, dexamethasone, may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia journal.
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Putin Invites North Korea's Kim Jong Un To Russia: What To Watch Out For
The Kremlin said on Monday that Putin had invited Kim Jong to Russia for what will be the North Korean's second known visit to Russia and his first trip abroad since the COVID pandemic.
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UN Committee Urges Rich Countries To Waive Patents On Covid Vaccine
A UN anti-racism committee on Thursday urged rich countries -- particularly Britain, Germany, Switzerland and the United States -- to waive coronavirus vaccine patents and said they violated a guarantee against racial discrimination.
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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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Highly-Mutated COVID-19 Variant Found In 2 More Nations, Numbers Still Low
A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a leading World Health Organization official.
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What Is XBB.1.5, The Most Transmissible Covid Subvariant Yet
The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the most transmissible Covid-19 subvariant so far, is spreading quickly across the United States and was predicted on Friday to become Europe's dominant strain in a matter of weeks.
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China Covid Cases Not Expected To "Significantly Impact" Europe: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it did not expect a surge of Covid-19 cases in China to "significantly impact" the situation in Europe.
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World Readies To Welcome 2023 Amid Shadow Of Covid, Russia-Ukraine War
The world's eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi's world cup glory.
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"Bloodbath", "Historic": The Worst Market Crashes Since 1929
Monday's stock market collapse in Asia and Europe after China retaliated to steep US tariffs revived memories of similar market turmoil after the Covid pandemic and the last global financial crisis.
-
Worries Over Economy, War, Pandemic Saw sharp Fall In Birth Rate In This Country
Germany's birth rate has plummeted as worries about the economy, the Ukraine war and the Covid pandemic saw families put off having children, a think-tank said on Wednesday.
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New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far
Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.
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New Covid Subvariant Could Lead To Major Increase In Cases, Report Reveals
A new Covid-19 subvariant named XEC is spreading rapidly across Europe, having first been detected in Germany.
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Britain Failed By Flawed Planning For Coronavirus Pandemic, Probe Finds
Britain let down its citizens by leaving the nation ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic because of significantly flawed planning and failures by ministers and scientific experts, a public inquiry concluded in a scathing report on Thursday.
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22 Arrested With Villas, Cars, Gold Worth $652 Million In EU Covid Fund Fraud
Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested 22 people and seized assets from villas to Rolexes worth over 600 million euros ($652 million) as part of an investigation into alleged fraud tied to European Union and Italian funding schemes.
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Spain Considers Nationwide Hospital Mask Rule As Flu, COVID Hit Europe
Spain's government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe.
-
High-Dose Covid Treatment Less Effective In India Than Europe: Study
A higher dose of the COVID-19 drug, dexamethasone, may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia journal.
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Putin Invites North Korea's Kim Jong Un To Russia: What To Watch Out For
The Kremlin said on Monday that Putin had invited Kim Jong to Russia for what will be the North Korean's second known visit to Russia and his first trip abroad since the COVID pandemic.
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UN Committee Urges Rich Countries To Waive Patents On Covid Vaccine
A UN anti-racism committee on Thursday urged rich countries -- particularly Britain, Germany, Switzerland and the United States -- to waive coronavirus vaccine patents and said they violated a guarantee against racial discrimination.
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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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Highly-Mutated COVID-19 Variant Found In 2 More Nations, Numbers Still Low
A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a leading World Health Organization official.
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What Is XBB.1.5, The Most Transmissible Covid Subvariant Yet
The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the most transmissible Covid-19 subvariant so far, is spreading quickly across the United States and was predicted on Friday to become Europe's dominant strain in a matter of weeks.
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China Covid Cases Not Expected To "Significantly Impact" Europe: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it did not expect a surge of Covid-19 cases in China to "significantly impact" the situation in Europe.
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World Readies To Welcome 2023 Amid Shadow Of Covid, Russia-Ukraine War
The world's eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi's world cup glory.
