Covid-19: Test blitz to 'find every case' of South African variant

Door-to-door visits are starting in eight neighbourhoods in England to try to halt the spread.

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: We're getting self-harming 10-year-olds in A&E

More children are self-harming or taking overdoses, and at younger ages, says Bradford doctor John Wright.

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Alibaba prepares to face investors as crackdown in China intensifies

Alibaba is coming off what was likely a big quarter for its e-commerce business. But China's most famous tech firm is still poised to face nervous investors on Tuesday as a regulatory crackdown in China continues to cast a shadow over its future.

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Myanmar will test Biden's commitment to defending global democracy

Myanmar's military coup is a tragedy for a people who have enjoyed fragile freedom after decades of darkness under dictatorship. It also marks the failure of an effort by the United States and its allies to instill democracy and to draw the country out of China's orbit.

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Beautiful Italian town sells ready-to-occupy homes

If you've been tempted to pick up one of the dilapidated houses offered for sale in Italy for little more than $1 but had second thoughts about the hassle of renovating it, one town has an offer that might just tempt you.

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Covid: Israel's vaccine drives fall in infections

Less than 0.1% of vaccinated people caught coronavirus, and far fewer became ill.

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Barcelona denies leak on Messi's huge contract

Barcelona says it "categorically denies" responsibility for the publication of Lionel Messi's $672 million contract, which was reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

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