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New Covid cases fall in UK

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Tunisia PM sacked after violence

Tunisia’s president has sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament, following violent protests across the country. President Kais Saied announ…
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Growth forecast raised to 7.6%

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Will we have to start paying for lateral flow tests?
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When will children get a coronavirus vaccine?
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In focus: the Covid vaccines

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Oxford-AstraZeneca
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Oxford-AstraZeneca

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been the jewel in the crown of the UK jab rollout, with its most recent clinical trial results reporting an overall…
Pfizer-BioNTech
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Pfizer-BioNTech

Most vaccines rely on weakened or inactivated parts of the virus to provoke an immune response in their recipients, but the Pfizer version is syntheti…
Moderna
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Moderna

Moderna has become the third coronavirus vaccine to be rolled out in the UK. The majority of the available vaccines have been bought by the UK, EU, US…
Janssen-Johnson & Johnson
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Janssen-Johnson & Johnson

Like the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the Janssen drug uses a modified adenovirus, a harmless, engineered virus that is injected into the patient. The …
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The UFO files: exploring the findings of the Pentagon’s report
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Germany floods: what led to this ‘once-in-a-century’ disaster?
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