COVID-19
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Matt Hancock and the Lockdown Files: what’s happening with the Covid inquiry?
Today's Big Question Leaked WhatsApps suggest former health secretary failed to follow advice to protect residents of English care homes
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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COVID 'lab leak' theory: Does the DOE's assessment hold water?
Instant Opinion The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Covid lab leak: is conspiracy theory becoming concrete truth?
Talking Point US Energy Department becomes second government agency to conclude virus most likely came from Chinese laboratory
By The Week Staff Published
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U.S. Energy Department reportedly backs COVID-19 Chinese lab leak theory with 'low confidence'
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By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is the COVID 'emergency' over?
Speed Read After three long years, we may be at an 'inflection point'
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Biden to end COVID-19 national emergencies on May 11, ushering in a host of changes
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By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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North Korea imposes 5-day lockdown on capital to fight 'respiratory illness'
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By Brigid Kennedy Published
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Virgin Atlantic fined for violating Iraqi airspace
Speed Read Airline said the incursions were accidental and caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Death of a superpower: is China facing a decade of decline?
Today's Big Question For the first time in 60 years, China’s population has fallen – leading to concerns about its superpower status
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Three issues that could stop a Boris Johnson comeback
Under the Radar Partygate inquiry, murky personal finances and sceptical Tory MPs all hinder a second coming
By The Week Staff Published
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Davos 2023 and the decline of globalisation
Talking Point Covid and geopolitical tensions usher in ‘new age of self-sufficiency’, leaving World Economic Forum out in the cold
By The Week Staff Published
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China is suffering an estimated 5,000 unofficial deaths a day in brutal COVID-19 surge
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By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How serious a threat is new Omicron Covid variant XBB.1.5?
feature The so-called Kraken strain can bind more tightly to ‘the doors the virus uses to enter our cells’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Crematoriums in China struggle to keep up with rising number of COVID deaths
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By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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