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[ad_1] A total of 11,465,210 people have received a first vaccine, as the UK has reported another 828 deaths associated with the virus. The death toll is down from 1,014 reported on Friday, coming after another 18,262 cases were reported on Saturday, the latest government figures show. The number of …

[ad_1] Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday in the first major demonstration since Myanmar’s military took power, despite a national blackout imposed to quell dissent. The protesters chanted “Down with the military dictatorship” and carried images of the ousted leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and …

[ad_1] Root became England’s third-highest test run scorer of all time during innings. First test, Chennai (day two) England 555-8 (180 overs): Root 218, Sibley 87, Stokes 82 India: Still to hit Scorekeeper Joe Root scored an imperious double century as England continued their strong start in the first Test …

[ad_1] Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has an “open dialogue” with Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba about his future. The 27-year-old has been the subject of regular speculation since returning to Old Trafford from Juventus in 2016 for a world-record fee, thanks in large part to comments from his agent. Mino Raiola …

[ad_1] The Sound Of Music and All The Money In The World actor Christopher Plummer has passed away at the age of 91, his manager said. Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager of 46 years, said: “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with …

[ad_1] The UK’s coronavirus breeding number, known as R, is between 0.7 and 1.0, according to the latest estimate. The R refers to the number of people that an infected person will pass COVID-19 to. The latest growth rate for the UK is between -5% and -2%, which means that …

[ad_1] Jurgen Klopp confirmed that Ozan Kabak is in line to play Manchester City on Sunday, but the Liverpool manager was coy about the fitness of Alisson, Fabinho and Sadio Mane. Kabak arrived from Schalke on loan for the remainder of the season on Deadline Day, while Liverpool have the …

[ad_1] Up to 100 children a week are being hospitalized with a rare disease that can emerge weeks after Covid-19, leaving them in intensive care, doctors said. In a phenomenon that worries pediatricians, 75% of the children most affected by pediatric multisystemic inflammatory syndrome (PIMS) were black, Asian or belonging …

[ad_1] A minister blamed the quarantine of a hotel that will not go into effect for another 10 days in England on needing more “time to prepare” after the Labor Party called the delay “beyond comprehension”. James Cleverly told Sky News that “the hindsight is a wonderful thing,” as he …

[ad_1] People can contract COVID-19 twice and suffer two completely separate episodes of the disease in just four months, doctors have said. The warning comes after evidence emerged from a man whose infections were four months apart with no symptoms and serial negative tests for the virus. But although the …