Current Affairs
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Politics
Boris Johnson ‘optimistic’ about easing some England lockdown measures
theguardian– Boris Johnson has said he is optimistic about announcing the easing of some lockdown measures soon as the government nears…
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Business
Rishi Sunak could be planning ‘direct attack’ on pensioners in huge tax raid
express– Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to raise taxes in his March budget as the UK economy continues to suffer as…
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Science
Life after death: Expert on near-death experience of bright light at the end of tunnel
express– NDE is commonly experienced by people who have suffered an extreme medical trauma, such as a heart attack or…
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Tech
Indian government demands Twitter delete 1,200 accounts as senior executive quits site
independent– The Indian government has told Twitter to remove 1,178 handles which it alleges are backed by its arch-rival Pakistan and sympathisers of a Sikh separatist movement, according…
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Politics
No contracts signed for quarantine hotels, just seven days before scheme comes into effect
independent– No contracts have yet been signed with hotel chains to provide rooms for mandatory quarantine, with just seven days…
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Health
Margaret Thatcher refused to warn people against ‘risky sex’ in Aids campaign, says former Tory minister
independent– Margaret Thatcher opposed the idea of government warnings about “risky sex” in an Aids awareness campaign during the late 1980s, a former…
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Health
Congo faces new Ebola outbreak, months after overcoming one
africanews– The Democratic Republic of Congo is working to contain a possible resurgence of Ebola in its east after a…
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Business
GameStop: Investor explains how ‘everyone can make more money’ after Wall Street crisis
express– Some Wall Street hedge funds suffered big losses last week after amateur trades on Reddit collectively bought shares in…
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Tourism
Staying with a hunter showed me Greenland beyond the tourist brochures
theguardian– In mid-February, after months of darkness, the sun returns to the Upernavik archipelago in the far north-west of Greenland.…
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Health
EU leaders begin to feel heat over slow Covid vaccine rollout
theguardian– National leaders are starting to feel the heat over the EU’s struggling Covid vaccine rollout, which is increasingly being…
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