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Risk of naivety about viral effects

[ad_1] “We don’t seem to be close to herd immunity anywhere in the world. We are still in a situation where infection rates are doubling every three weeks without any mobility restrictions,” he says. Direkt news agency reported in early December that the chief economist called for a break from …

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The pandemic has resulted in more reporters arrested

[ad_1] Many of the world’s journalists have been arrested, kidnapped or disappeared. Both political unrest and the corona pandemic have been fueled, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). French-Turkish journalist Erol Önderoglu, representative of Reporters Without Borders in Turkey, in front of a court in Istanbul.Image: Mehmet …

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Author John le Carré died

[ad_1] The family confirms that John le Carré, whose real name is David Cornwell, died of pneumonia on Saturday night. Our thoughts go out to the wonderful NHS team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro for the care and compassion they showed during their stay. We know they share …

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Clean up the White House, when Trump leaves

[ad_1] A staff of 95 has been hired to act as the president’s moving company. First, they must ensure that all of Donald Trump’s assets are relocated. Then the blanks will be filled in with Joe and Jill Biden’s stuff. And the staff will need to work fast: “It’s a …

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Chernobyl may become a World Heritage Site – DN.SE

[ad_1] For many, the name Chernobyl is synonymous with disaster and deadly destruction. But the site of the nuclear accident in the then Soviet Union on April 26, 1986 has become one of Ukraine’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing around 124,000 tourists a year, and the government now wants to …

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