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[ad_1] Strong protests have erupted across Brazil as the country’s skeptical Covid president Jair Bolsonaro struggled to defend his handling of the pandemic, claiming that citizens could soon resume their “normal lives” despite the high death toll. Bolsonaro, whose anti-scientific response to the coronavirus has drawn international condemnation, made a …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson faces harsh end-of-term questioning on COVID-19 by senior MPs after stating that the UK is making progress a year after its first lockdown. In addition to the prime minister’s latest question showdown with Sir Keir Starmer for three weeks, he faces questions from MPs who chair select …

[ad_1] A large container has blocked Egypt’s Suez Canal, causing a ship to jam, boat tracking websites show. The ship, named Ever Given, ran aground in the narrow shipping channel at around 7.40am Tuesday, according to reports. Several tugs have surrounded the vessel, operated by the Evergreen Marine shipping company, …

[ad_1] Exit polls from Israel’s fourth election in two years suggested that Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party was ahead, but did not yet have the clear parliamentary majority needed to form a government and end the political deadlock. Unofficial figures from three major television channels released late Tuesday night showed …

[ad_1] Brussels plans to expand the EU’s ability to stop exports of coronavirus vaccines in supply disputes, such as its escalating battle with the UK and AstraZeneca. The European Commission’s proposals, seen by FT, would broaden the basis for stopping shipments to countries that import from the EU but refuse …

[ad_1] Meghan and Prince Harry were legally married on May 19, 2018, their spokesperson said yesterday after weeks of speculation following the Sussexes’ interview with Oprah Winfrey. They told the Daily Beast: “The couple exchanged personal vows a few days before their official / legal wedding on May 19.” During …

[ad_1] England’s players are poised to have a meaningful voice on whether Eddie Jones keeps his job as head coach with the team invited to give his opinion on the dismal Six Nations campaign as part of the Rugby Football Union review. Jones is expected to know their fate next …

[ad_1] A NEW variant of Covid from New York arrived in the UK after health chiefs detected three cases. Experts fear that the new variant, called B.1.526, may have a mutation that could weaken the effectiveness of vaccines. 3 Three cases of the New York variant have been found in …

[ad_1] The UK has recorded 17 coronavirus deaths in the last 24-hour period, the lowest daily figure since the end of September. The number is a marked drop since last Monday, when the UK reported 52 deaths that had occurred within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test. The last …

[ad_1] The JCVI set its final recommendations on phase two of the vaccine program on February 26, and concluded that people ages 40 to 49 will be the first in line to receive an invitation to the vaccine. Next, 30-39 and 18-29-year-olds will be invited, and the government intends to …