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Covid: Vaccines ‘90% effective’ at preventing Delta variant deaths
Vaccination is 90% effective at preventing deaths from the Delta variant of Covid-19, researchers say. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-58987835
Covid: Doctors criticise ministers over new rules refusal
Compulsory face coverings and social distancing should be brought back in England to address an “unacceptable” rate of Covid infections,…
Covid: Supply teacher shortage could force schools to close
It said self-isolation due to Covid has exacerbated a supply teacher shortage that existed before the pandemic. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-58978244
Chile’s Sebastián Piñera faces impeachment bid after Pandora Papers
Mr Piñera used “his office for personal business”, congressman Tomas Hirsch said as he presented the accusation in the lower…
‘I blame Fox’: Dusty Baker says network responsible for mid-interview homer against Astros
Dusty Baker lived a modern manager’s nightmare on Friday night: Conducting a live TV interview while the opposition dealt his…