Germany will pay Namibia $1.3bn as it formally recognizes colonial-era genocide

More than 100 years after the crimes committed by the German colonial power in what is now Namibia, Germany has formally recognized the atrocities committed against the Herero and Nama ethnic groups as genocide.

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Janssen single-dose Covid vaccine approved by UK

Twenty million doses have been ordered for the UK and will arrive later this year.

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Covid-19: PM backs Matt Hancock over Dominic Cummings' care home claims

The health secretary denies claims he misled the PM at the start of the pandemic about testing.

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Cumberland Infirmary patient 'dropped' from operating table dies within weeks

A hospital confirms it is investigating "an incident involving a patient in one of our theatres".

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Lisa Shaw: Vaccine role in BBC presenter's death to be probed

Lisa Shaw's family say the 44-year-old fell seriously ill days after having the AstraZeneca jab.

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Why the legendary Learjet is no match for today's jets

Learjet. For generations, the name has been synonymous with business jets, with more than 3,000 of the small private jet planes delivered since the first Learjet 23 flew in 1963.

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Covid: Surgery waiting times could be cut with specialist hubs, say surgeons

Surgeons in England want specialist sites for non-urgent operations delayed because of the pandemic.

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