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Venezuela hopes to have gold frozen by Britain returned in order to buy food and medical supplies amid Covid-19 pandemic

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Venezuela has reached a deal with the United Nations to use its gold – frozen by the Bank of England – to fund necessary food and medical purchases during the Covid-19 outbreak, Reuters reported, citing the nation’s central bank. … Read More >Venezuela hopes to have gold frozen by Britain returned in order to buy food and medical supplies amid Covid-19 pandemic

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Dithering while Britain burned: Lockdown delay led to UK Covid-19 death toll soaring to worst in Europe, says report

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As the UK government dithered and delayed over whether to introduce lockdown measures, the number of coronavirus infections skyrocketed and set the scene for Britain to suffer Europe’s worst Covid-19 death toll. … Read More >Dithering while Britain burned: Lockdown delay led to UK Covid-19 death toll soaring to worst in Europe, says report

Categories Health

Hotly-touted Oxford coronavirus VACCINE trial has only 50 percent chance of success, project leader warns

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The professor leading Oxford University’s highly-anticipated coronavirus vaccine trial has poured cold water on much of the hype surrounding the project by warning that it has only a 50 percent chance of being successful. … Read More >Hotly-touted Oxford coronavirus VACCINE trial has only 50 percent chance of success, project leader warns

Categories Shows

DrillMinister on coronavirus: London Mayor Sadiq Khan makes me FEAR for my safety

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On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to rapper and London mayoral candidate DrillMinister. He discusses tragic deaths in his family due to coronavirus (Covid-19), Boris Johnson sending primary school children back to school amid the pandemic, thousands of elderly deaths in UK care homes … Read More >DrillMinister on coronavirus: London Mayor Sadiq Khan makes me FEAR for my safety

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Boris Johnson to cut Huawei from UK’s 5G network by 2023 as own party rebels & US steps up anti-Beijing pressure – report

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The UK government is set to terminate Chinese telecom Huawei from the country’s 5G network over the next three years, according to British media, with PM Boris Johnson facing intense pressure from Washington – and his own party. … Read More >Boris Johnson to cut Huawei from UK’s 5G network by 2023 as own party rebels & US steps up anti-Beijing pressure – report

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Civil war among ‘Russia disinformation’ crowd: How RT watchers fell out over not hating RT enough

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Though awash with cash, the Western ‘Russian disinformation’ racket is at the mercy of the political winds. Thus, its gatekeepers need to ensure the officials who manage the money tree don’t realise the emperor has no clothes. … Read More >Civil war among ‘Russia disinformation’ crowd: How RT watchers fell out over not hating RT enough

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N. Ireland won’t use UK’s contact-tracing app, will use own version to ‘interact’ with Republic of Ireland’s one, minister says

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The health minister for Northern Ireland has said the NHS Covid-19 tracing app is “not compulsory” to download, urging people to wait for a separate app being developed to work in conjunction with the Republic of Ireland’s one. … Read More >N. Ireland won’t use UK’s contact-tracing app, will use own version to ‘interact’ with Republic of Ireland’s one, minister says

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Paying for priority? US forks out over $1.2 billion for 300 MILLION doses of University of Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine

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The US government has secured nearly one third of the anticipated production of a vaccine for coronavirus under development by AstraZeneca, after pledging more than $1 billion to fund the project. … Read More >Paying for priority? US forks out over $1.2 billion for 300 MILLION doses of University of Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine