Chile is first country in Latin America to approve Covid vaccine for children six and older; Vietnam sentences man who passed Covid to at least eight people
Are UK coronavirus cases actually going down or are they just harder to count?
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For almost two years we’ve been glued to a set of numbers: the grim trio of cases, hospitalisations and deaths that defined coronavirus in the UK. The daily figures led news reports for more than a year: people watche...
Older people using TikTok to defy ageist stereotypes, research finds
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Older TikTok users are using the online platform, regarded as the virtual playground of teenagers, to defy ageist stereotypes of elderly people as technophobic and frail. Research has found increasing numbers of accou...
Cuban parliament approves penal code which activists warn curbs dissent
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Cuba’s parliament has approved a new penal code officials say modernizes the country’s laws but human rights groups warn tightens already strict limits on dissent. The law approved late on Sunday controls unauthorized...
Grenoble approves wearing of burkini in public swimming pools
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The French city of Grenoble has authorised the wearing of the burkini in state-run swimming pools, reigniting one of France’s most contentious debates on religious dress. The all-in-one swimsuit, used by some Muslim w...
Chile finalises new draft constitution to replace Pinochet-era document
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After 10 months of fraught negotiations, Chile has finalised the draft of a new constitution that could replace the document drawn up during Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. María Elisa Quinteros, the president of...
Israel approves 2,700 housing units in illegal West Bank settlements
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Israel has approved 2,700 housing units in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, and advanced plans for another 1,600, a military body has said, a move likely to displease Washington before an expected visit ...
Hundreds of organisations breached patient data rules, reveals BMJ
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Hundreds of organisations, including drug companies, private healthcare providers and universities, have breached patient data sharing agreements but not had their access to patient data withdrawn, a report reveals. “...
Dutch court jails drugs gang who built torture room and cells in containers
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A Dutch court has sentenced 11 men to between one and nine years for maintaining an “underworld prison” with a torture chamber, hidden in shipping containers, in a case that shocked the Netherlands. The case revolved ...