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EXPLAINER: Hong Kong mass arrests chill democracy movement

HONG KONG – The sudden arrest of dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, in the most sweeping use of a new national security law to date, is a clear sign of Beijing's determination to rein in political opposition in the former British colony.The Wednesday morning roundup, widely condemned by Western government officials and human rights groups, will likely further chill an already dwindling protest movement in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. WHAT HAPPENED?Police detained about 50 people, far more than in previous cases under the 7-month-old national security law.

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UK's 'Herculean' Covid-19 vaccine target can be achieved, says Minister

Britain is rushing to vaccinate its population faster than the United States and the rest of Europe, although Russia and China have been inoculating their citizens for months.The vaccine is seen as the main way out of the COVID-19 crisis which has killed 1.87 million people, destroyed whole swathes of the global economy and upended normal life for billions of people across the world.Also Read | The race to take fashion retail onlineJohnson has set a target of vaccinating the elderly, including care home residents, the clinically vulnerable and frontline workers - around 14 million people - by mid-February.Asked if it was achievable to vaccinate 14 million people by the middle of February and 2 million vaccinations each week by the end of

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China imposes new travel restrictions as province sees spike in coronavirus cases

Chinese authorities on Wednesday imposed travel restrictions and banned gatherings in the capital city of Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, in the latest escalation of measures to stave off another coronavirus wave.The province, which entered a “wartime mode” on Tuesday, accounted for 20 of the 23 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases reported in mainland China on Jan. 5, more than the total of 19 cases in the province in the three previous days.Hebei also accounted for 43 of 64 new asymptomatic cases — patients who have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus but not yet showing symptoms of COVID-19.

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WHO virus mission denied entry to China

An expert mission to China to find the origins of the coronavirus pandemic stumbled before it even began, with the head of the World Health Organization complaining that Beijing was blocking the team from entering the country.

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Asian shares mostly lower as virus, China-US tensions weigh

arrested about 50 pro-democracy figures Wednesday for allegedly violating a national security law by participating in an unofficial primary election last year held to increase their chances of controlling the legislature.Those arrested on suspicion of subversion included former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists, the South China Morning Post and online platform Now News reported.

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Covid-19: WHO 'disappointed' over China not allowing experts to examine origins

Also Read | The race to take fashion retail online“Today, we learned that Chinese officials have not yet finalized the necessary permissions for the team’s arrival in China," Tedros said during a news conference in Geneva.“I’m very disappointed with this news, given that two members had already begun their journeys and others were not able to travel at the last minute, but had been in contact with senior Chinese officials," he said.Tedros said he “made it clear" that the mission was a priority for the U.N.

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WHO 'very disappointed' after China stops Covid experts entering country at last minute

China has denied a team of World Health Organisation experts probing the origins of Covid-19 entry to the country at the last minute.

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Reports: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested

HONG KONG – About 50 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures were arrested by police on Wednesday under a national security law, following their involvement in an unofficial primary election last year held to increase their chances of controlling the legislature, according to local media reports.Those arrested included former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists, and the group were arrested on suspicion of subversion under the city’s national security law, according to reports by local newspaper South China Morning Post and online news platform Now News.At least seven members of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party — the city’s largest opposition party — were arrested, including former party chairman Wu Chi-wai.

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WHO disappointed China hasn't granted entry to coronavirus experts

WHO Chief said that the official visit was as per arrangements jointly developed between WHO, the Chinese government, and countries for which the team was meant to travel through on their way to Wuhan.Also Read | The race to take fashion retail onlineHe added, "I am very disappointed with this news given that two members had already begun their journeys and others were not able to travel at the last minute.

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Top US national security agencies say hack of federal departments 'likely Russian in origin'

The FBI seal is attached to a podium prior to Director Christopher Wray speaking at a news conference at FBI Headquarters, on June 14, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Top national security agencies in a rare joint statement Tuesday confirmed that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of U.S.

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News Scan for Jan 05, 2021

A rapid review and meta-analysis of studies involving more than 35,000 COVID-19 patients has found that three-quarters received antibiotics even though fewer than 10% had a bacterial co-infection, Canadian researchers reported today in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.A total of 35,263 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVI

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WHO virus investigators still waiting for Chinese visas

An international expert team has set off for China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, but Beijing has yet to provide the necessary access, the WHO chief has said.

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Coronavirus: WHO boss says China hasn’t organized necessary permissions for members to study origins of virus

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, said on Tuesday that members of their international scientific team are on their way to Wuhan, China to study the origins of COVID-19, but that Chinese officials have informed WHO that they have yet to organize the necessary permissions for their arrival.

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Where is Jack Ma, China's e-commerce pioneer?

BEIJING – China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999, when China had few internet users.

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China seeks to avoid blame for coronavirus pandemic as WHO probe looms

China to investigate the origins of COVID-19, Beijing has stepped up efforts not only to prevent new outbreaks, but also shape the narrative about when and where the pandemic began.China has dismissed criticism of its early handling of the coronavirus, first identified in the city of Wuhan at the end of 2019, and foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday that the country would welcome the WHO team.

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The Latest: Thailand ups restrictions amid virus outbreak

UK takes big step on the vaccine front, even as prime minister orders new lockdown— Vaccination drive enters new phase in U.S. as some start receiving final dose— Worries about vaccine rollout rise as New York finds virus variant— Follow AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak___HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:BEIJING — China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of COVID-19 were found.

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NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers

NEW YORK – The New York Stock Exchange says it is withdrawing plans to remove shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers under an order by President Donald Trump.The exchange cited “further consultation” with U.S. regulators but gave no other details of its decision in a notice issued late Monday.The NYSE earlier announced plans to remove China Telecom Corp.

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Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city

BEIJING – China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of COVID-19 were found. Eleven of those cases were in Shijiazuang city, where some events for the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held.

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EU rejects criticism for slow Covid-19 vaccine rollout across bloc

coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism in member states about the slow rollout of Covid-19 shots across the region of 450 million inhabitants.Vaccinations programs in the 27 nation-bloc have gotten off to a slow start and some EU members have been quick to blame the EU's executive arm for a perceived failure of delivering the right amount of doses.

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Fauci: Covid-19 vaccination drive is increasing 'glimmer of hope'

Covid-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots dispensed to about 4 million, government health officials said Sunday.Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, also said on ABC's “This Week" that President-elect Joe Biden's pledge to administer 100 million shots of the vaccine within his first 100 days in office is achievable.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldAnd he rejected President Donald Trump's false claim on Twitter that coronavirus deaths and cases in the US have been greatly exaggerated.“All you need to do ... is go into the trenches, go into the hospitals, go into the intensive care units and see what is happening.

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At 384, Delhi records lowest daily rise in new Covid-19 cases in seven months

national capital reported 384 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest in over seven months, and 12 more fatalities due to the disease on Monday. The positivity rate in Delhi now stands at 0.76%.Delhi has been recording less than 500 new Covid-19 cases for three days in a row now.

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New coronavirus strain: 8 UK returnees test positive in Maharashtra

new variant of coronavirus in Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday.Among the patients, five are from Mumbai and one each from Pune, Thane and Mira Bhayander. The authorities are currently tracing contacts of the eight.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldMeanwhile, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting to discuss the state's preparation for vaccination rollout.

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WHO marks grim one year anniversary since first Covid-19 cases announced in China

World Health Organisation (WHO) first announced the initial cases of what turned out to be Covid-19 exactly a year ago.A tweet was posted by the WHO on January 4, 2020, warning of a "cluster" of pneumonia cases had emerged in Wuhan, China.Investigations were underway to "identify the cause of this illness", it added.The virus was later named Covid-19 on February 11, before the WHO declared a pandemic on March 11.More than 85million cases have now been reported around the world, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University.The global death toll has reached more than 1.8million, its figures show.Last year, the World Health Organisation tweeted: "China has reported to WHO a cluster of #pneumonia cases —with no deaths— in Wuhan, Hubei

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UK Covid update: PM Boris Johnson to impose tougher curbs shortly

Britain recorded nearly 55,000 new cases of coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would impose tougher restrictions on England shortly to curb a rapidly escalating pandemic and indicated that secondary schools may not reopen this month.Few local authorities and unions have warned against reopening schools and have threatened to act against government advice. Others say closures also have a big negative impact on students.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldCases of coronavirus have risen sharply in Britain in recent weeks, fuelled by a new and more transmissible variant of the killer virus.

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Experts question govt's claim of Covaxin efficacy against new coronavirus strain

Covaxin can target mutated coronavirus strains and maybe used us a "backup", as they asked for the scientific basis for the claim and for the vaccine's safety and efficacy.The country's drugs regulator Sunday granted emergency use approval to Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield and also to indigenously developed Covaxin even though not enough data on the latter's efficacy and safety was available, which triggered a debate.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldNoted virologist Shahid Jameel said he does not believe that eventually Covaxin would turn out to be safe and show more than 70 per cent efficacy."I say this based on the platform, which is widely used and Bharat Biotech's own track record of successfully making inactivated

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Will concerns over safety data impact covid vaccine acceptance in India?

safety concerns over fast tracking of the shots may impact acceptance of the vaccine among general public.Health experts have already raised eyebrows over the decision of the Subject Expert Committee of Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) to grant permission to Bharat Biotech International Ltd's Covaxin for restricted use in emergency situation.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldAs the World Health Organisation (WHO) has been cautioning countries to deal with the infodemic surrounding the pandemic and the vaccines, health experts are concerned about the covid-19 vaccine's acceptance among masses.“Till now immunization was never a political issue for polio or Measles, Rubella or Mission Indradhanush.

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Hyderabad, Dubai airports ink pacts for Covid vaccine's seamless movement

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldThe MoU was signed in a virtual ceremony organised last week by Pradeep Panicker, CEO-GMRHIA, Saurabh Kumar, CEO-GMRHAC, and Eugene Barry, EVP-Commercial, Dubai Airports Corporation, the official statement said.According to the MoU, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Dubai Airports will be according to priority to the temperature-sensitive vaccine shipments moving between both the airports for further connections to various continents as part of the "HYDXB-VAXCOR" and build this service offering as a key differentiator and value proposition for the vaccine customers and logistics stakeholders, it added.This agreement will lead to the rollout of customised and simplified processes and

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'Will not get Covid-19 vaccine for now': Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh, said state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday. Speaking about the arrangements for the vaccination roll out in the state, the CM told commissioners, district collectors and superintendents of police that Madhya Pradesh is ready for the task.

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Japan PM says Covid-19 vaccine approval being speeded up

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says vaccine approval is being speeded up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and he promised to consider declaring a state of emergency.Tokyo Gov.

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Indonesia aiming for herd immunity, prioritises working adults not elderly

Indonesia is preparing to begin mass inoculations against Covid-19, its plan to prioritise working age adults over the elderly, aiming to reach herd immunity fast and revive the economy, which will be closely watched by other countries.

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Covid vaccine: Brian Pinker, 82, becomes first person to receive Oxford vaccine in UK

vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.82-year-old dialysis patient, Brian Pinker, became the first person to be administered its dose at a hospital in Oxford as Britain began inoculating its citizens.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldPinker said he was so pleased and that he can "now really look forward to celebrating my 48th wedding anniversary with my wife Shirley later this year."Britain has become the first country to roll out the low cost and easily transportable AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine against the novel coronavirus on Monday, another step forward in the global response to the pandemic.Govt hopes to deliver tens of millions of dosesSix hospitals in England will

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Enough Covid jabs for inoculation of priority groups: Niti Aayog member

A year on, China is shaking up the world"Our first phase (of vaccination) comprises priority groups with high risk of mortality and our healthcare and frontline workers. For them, we believe, we have enough (COVID-19 vaccine) stockpile," he told PTI in an interview.India's drug regulator DCGI on Sunday approved the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, paving the way for a massive inoculation drive.Paul noted that "three to four months from now, there will be other vaccines and the stockpile will be even bigger.

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UK gives first dose of AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldIt last year rolled out the Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech vaccine.

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Schools, colleges reopen in Bihar, Kerala, Pondy, follow Covid guidelines

A year on, China is shaking up the worldBiharRecording a recovery of over 97%, the state government has given permissions to schools, colleges and other educational institutions to resume classes from today.Covid protocols to be followedA teacher of Govt Girls' Hr. Sec School, Bankipur, said on Monday, "All COVID19 protocols including wearing a mask and social distancing being followed at the school."KeralaOver 1,350 higher education institutions including arts and science and engineering colleges, state universities and the lone central university in the state located in Kasaragod welcomed a limited number of students in compliance with strict COVID protocols.

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Covishield and Covaxin against Covid-19: All you need to know about the vaccines

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldSerum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine-Covishield has been developed by Oxford University in collaboration with Astrazeneca. Serum Institute of India is their manufacturing and trial partner.-Covishield uses a replication-deficient chimpanzee viral vector based on a weakened version of a common cold virus (adenovirus) that causes infections in chimpanzees and contains the genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein.-The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has recommended the approval of two full doses of the vaccine administered around 4-6 weeks apart.

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Pandemic economic package could come under parliamentary panel scrutiny

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the world“The agenda of the meeting is not only limited to the Indian economy but it will be a broad-based discussion about the impact of covid-19 on India and other major economies around the world. We are expecting a detailed presentation on the impact of covid-19 on some important sectors of the Indian economy, while comparing it with global impact on the sector," said a person in the know of the development.As the parliamentary committee heads for a discussion on the status of Indian economy, opposition parties are gearing up to again raise the demand for direct cash transfers in the bank accounts of the financially weaker sections.

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Covid vaccine: US may cut some Moderna doses in half to speed rollout

COVID-19 vaccine in order to speed vaccinations, a federal official said on Sunday.Moncef Slaoui, head of Operation Warp Speed, the federal vaccine program, said on CBS' "Face the Nation" that officials were in talks with Moderna and the Food and Drug Administration about the idea.

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This country vaccinates more than 10% of its population against Covid-19 in 2 weeks

Israel’s vaccination campaign is relatively simple and this small country with about the same population as New York City, now aims to immunize the majority of its people by early spring, The Wall Street Journal reported.On December 19, Israel started its inoculation drive with the vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got his first jab on the same day.

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Covid-19: India reports 16,505 cases in last 24 hours, active tally at 2.43 lakh

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldAs many as 7,35,978 samples tested for the coronavirus on Sunday and the count of samples tested so far has reached 17,56,35,761, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed.Maharashtra continues to the worst affected state by the pandemic with 19,42,136 total cases. Tamil Nadu reported 867 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the state's count to 8,20,712 cases and 12,156 fatalities.There are 65,278 active cases in Kerala and 13,316 active cases in Uttar Pradesh.

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‘It’s a desperate time’: Crush of covid-19 patients strains US hospitals

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldAcross the nation, the surge of coronavirus cases is crowding large metro hospitals with Covid-19 patients, pushing occupancy against the limits of space and overwhelming nurses and doctors. More than 40% to 60% of ICU patients in some metro areas are critically ill from Covid-19, according to an analysis of federal data by the University of Minnesota Hospitalization Tracking Project.The crisis is a public-health threat that reaches far beyond major cities, say doctors, nurses, public officials and experts in health-care policy.

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Should you join a startup during the pandemic?

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldStartup jobs in industries from payments to social media have become steadily more popular, says Lisa Cohen, an associate professor at McGill University’s business school who studies startups. Many young workers fantasize about getting in early at, say, the next Facebook, tantalized by the rewards that come when a sink-or-swim enterprise proves itself viable.But that allure was severely tested in a year dominated by the pandemic, which has thrown the economy into tumult and increased the desire of job seekers like Mr.

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Brazil private clinics seek deal for Indian Covid-19 vaccine

Covid-19 vaccine, which India has just authorized for emergency use.The Brazilian Association of Vaccine Clinics (ABCVAC) confirmed on its website it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian firm to purchase its Covaxin vaccine, which is currently in the final stage of clinical trials.Any final deal would be subject to approval by Brazil's health regulator, Anvisa, which has yet to approve any vaccines against the new coronavirus.Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldFar-right President Jair Bolsonaro's government faces mounting criticism of dragging its feet on a vaccination campaign in Brazil, which has the second-highest death toll in the pandemic, after the United States.That has left some state

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'Pivotal moment' as Britain set to roll out AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, another step forward in the global response to the pandemic.Six hospitals in England will administer the first of around 530,000 doses Britain has ready.

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Zydus Cadila Covid jab gets nod for Phase-3 trial, Harsh Vardhan says it's safe

Zydus Cadila, Ahmedabad based drug firm, to initiate Phase III clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D.

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UK to start mass vaccination with AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid shots today

AstraZeneca-Oxford shot last week, marking its first approval worldwide. It’s the second coronavirus injection to be authorized for emergency use in Britain, after one from Pfizer Inc.

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New study examines five most effective control policies for Covid-19

Also Read | A year on, China is shaking up the worldThe researchers from the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management probed about the most effective ways to control the spread of COVID-19 that have been already by the policymakers around the globe.With the arrival of effective vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, the end of the pandemic is on the horizon but in the short term, the virus continues to spread.In most jurisdictions examined, policies with a lesser social impact including cancellation of public events, restrictions of gatherings to fewer than 100 people, and recommendations to stay at home, are not enough in themselves to control COVID-19.Socially intolerable measures such as stay-at-home orders, targeted or full

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Edinburgh Zoo could lose its giant pandas next year due to coronavirus financial impact

Edinburgh Zoo could be on the verge of returning its famous giant pandas to China next year. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs the zoo alongside the Highland Wildlife Park, says that it lost around £2m last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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India's first Covid infection to gold smuggling case: Kerala's tumultuous 2020

Kerala had an eventful 2020 when it reported the country's first Covid-19 case, witnessed a fatal air crash and saw a top bureaucrat being jailed in the sensational gold smuggling case, with the opposition charging the buck stopped at the CMO.After 28 years and several twists and turns, curtains came down on Sister Abhaya's death, when a CBI court held she had been murdered by a priest and a nun to keep under wraps their illicit relationship and sentenced them to life terms.The country's worst fears came true in January when a Kerala student tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus, upon her return from Wuhan, the sprawling capital of China's Hubei province from where the contagion first emerged.Two other students from the Chinese city

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0