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The Japanese mayor, Takashi Kawamura, who so infamously bit into a medal that was not his, has tested positive for Covid-19. "Germ medal" To jolt your memory, Kawamura, who is the mayor for Nagoya, had sunk his pearly whites into the go..
REUTERS A new coronavirus variant that was first detected in South Africa in May does not appear to be spreading, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, adding it was monitoring the variant as the virus evolves. "It does not appear..
David Brown and guide Jerome Avery were set to take Tokyo by storm. But Avery must now watch from the sidelines. David Brown was running through Manhattan’s Central Park when he heard a familiar voice. “Is that you, baby?” ask..
BBC A Covid sceptic who was hospitalised with the virus and went on to urge other people to get vaccinated has died. Marcus Birks, 40, from Leek, Staffordshire, died on Friday leaving his family "shattered", his wife said.
AP A woman who cradled a baby in her arms at the airport and posted on social media that she loved her job. A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheri..
REUTERS Sayed Sadaat used to be communications minister in the Afghan government before moving to Germany last December in the hope of a better future. Now he is a delivery man in the eastern city of Leipzig. He said some at home criticised him..
Latitude Festival 2021 formed part of research over the summer looking into the spread of Covid at mass gatherings - other events involved included Royal Ascot and Euro 2020 More than 1,000 people who attended a festival that was part of a huge dr..
REUTERS WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that COVID-19 booster shots should be delayed as priority should be given to raising vaccination rates in countries where only 1% or 2% of the population has been inoculated. ..
Susan Slater and her husband, from Canvey Island, Essex, scooped more than £30,000 in two People's Postcode Lottery draws, and plan to use the money for a memorial to son Steve who died earlier this year Susan Slater and her husband, fro..
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