France shuts schools for three weeks and whole country heads for lockdown amid Covid-19 spike as Macron defends measures
From Saturday, France will widen regional lockdown measures to the entire country in a bid…More
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Covid-19 variants ‘stronger and faster,’ WHO emergencies chief warns as ‘worrying shift’ shows more young people in intensive care
Global Covid-19 deaths and cases have continued to rise, the World Health Organization has said…More
Active hunter-gatherers ‘don’t burn more energy daily than sedentary Westerners’
While many in the fitness industry bemoan the sedentary lifestyle which predominates in industrialized nations…More
EU fights to speed up Covid vaccine rollout, with delivery of 107 million doses by end of March
The European Commission has said the bloc will receive a shipment of 107 million Covid…More
Most of Sweden ‘very vulnerable’ as govt delays easing of Covid measures by 3 weeks after worst infection day this year
The planned relaxation of some of Sweden’s Covid-19 measures has been delayed until at least…More
Harmful content not ‘fault of faceless machines,’ Facebook VP Nick Clegg says while blaming users for ‘polarizing’ content
Facebook VP of global affairs Nick Clegg has blamed users for spreading “polarizing” content on…More
Germany drops probe against ex-Nazi guard deported from US, after he refuses to be questioned
The case against a former Nazi concentration camp guard, recently deported from the US to…More
WHO says Sinopharm and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines have efficacy levels compatible with its requirements
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the data it has been given by Chinese…More
EU Commission takes Poland to Europe’s top court in bid to ‘protect independence’ of country’s judges
The EU Commission has taken Poland to the European Court of Justice over a reform…More
‘Hide the Pain Harold’ meme inadvertently used by Stockholm health authority to call elderly for Covid-19 vaccinations
A popular internet meme in which a man seems to be smiling through suppressed pain…More