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• Coronavirus: Do I send my child back to school?

  24-02-2021 00:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Biden wants most children in classrooms again by April - but do parents think that's safe?
  
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• Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief

  28-02-2021 13:20 via independent.co.uk
  President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for a long-sought boost to U.S. roads, bridges and other infrastructure
  
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• Andrew Cuomo accused of sexual harassment by second former aide

  28-02-2021 13:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former health policy adviser Charlotte Bennett says Andrew Cuomo asked her inappropriate questions about her sex life
  
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• When is Trump at CPAC and how can I watch his speech?

  28-02-2021 13:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Conference speeches will be live streamed on Independent TV
  
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• Myanmar protests: ‘At least four killed’ as police open fire on demonstrators

  28-02-2021 12:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Myanmar has been in chaos since the army seized power and detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi
  
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• Long-time mayor of Croatian capital of Zagreb dies at 65

  28-02-2021 12:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Milan Bandic, the controversial long-serving mayor of Croatia's capital of Zagreb, has died from a heart attack at age 65, his office says
  
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• Coronavirus live news: UK budget will set out plan to address economic damage; Mexico expected to ask US to share vaccine supply

  28-02-2021 11:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Rishi Sunak to set out plans to tackle economic impact of Covid; Mexico expected to ask Joe Biden to consider sharing vaccine; Auckland seven-day lockdown beginsNearly 20m receive first dose of Covid vaccine in the UKFDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccineConcerns grow as UK Covid testing labs scaled back before even openingHouse approves $1.9tn Covid aid bill despite minimum wage setbackSee all our coronavirus coverage 10.25am GMT In Germany, several states ca
  
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• Second world war bomb detonation damages buildings in Exeter

  28-02-2021 11:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Device thought to be Hermann bomb used by Nazis was found on building site near Exeter UniversityStructural damage has been caused to a number of properties in Exeter following the detonation of a second world war bomb, police have said.The device, believed to be a 1,000kg Hermann bomb used by the Nazis, was discovered on a building site on private land to the west of the University of Exeter campus on Friday morning. Continue reading...
  
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• More than 50,000 people call for inquiry into use of Queen's consent

  28-02-2021 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tens of thousands sign petition to investigate mechanism that allows Queen to vet draft laws More than 50,000 people have called for a parliamentary investigation into an “unfathomable” mechanism that allows the Queen to vet draft laws before they are approved by the UK’s elected representatives.They have signed a petition supporting an urgent investigation by a House of Commons committee as they are concerned that the “royal family has a worrying and undemocratic ability
  
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• How Deb Haaland's confirmation bid became a 'proxy fight' over fossil fuels

  28-02-2021 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe Biden’s progressive nominee for interior secretary faced harsh questions from lawmakers with deep industry tiesPartway through the sometimes contentious confirmation hearing for Deb Haaland as US secretary of the interior last week came an acknowledgement of the two powerful forces, with very different attitudes to the climate crisis, that have squared off over the nomination.“I almost feel like your nomination is a proxy fight over the future of fossil fuels,” Maria Cantwe
  
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• Guilt and fury: how Covid brought mothers to breaking point

  28-02-2021 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The pandemic exposed gender inequality, shattering the fragile jigsaw of support that allowed women with children to work. Radical action is necessary to prevent women’s rights backsliding a generation“It is so hard, I cannot describe it.”“I burned out, completely.” Continue reading...
  
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• Britain must reset its compass, from housing to wages, says archbishop of York

  28-02-2021 10:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Stephen Cottrell says the nation has learned to live with wrongs when it should be trying to change themBritain needs to reset its compass in a political climate in which “we’ve learned to accommodate things that we know are wrong”, the archbishop of York has said.Stephen Cottrell, who was enthroned in October, told the Observer: “Our compass has slipped; we’ve allowed ourselves to believe that things can’t change, that this is just the way the world is. Polit
  
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• CPAC 2021: What will Trump say at the conference today and who else is speaking?

  28-02-2021 10:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ex-president expected to reassert dominance over party and attack Biden as event focuses on ‘culture war’ rather than pandemic
  
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• Trump at CPAC – live: Ex-president to give first speech after leaving office as rumours swirl around 2024 bid

  28-02-2021 10:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from Orlando, where right-wing conference is underway
  
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• What can we learn from Africa's experience of Covid?

  28-02-2021 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Though a hundred thousand people have died, initial predictions were far worse, giving rise to many theories on ‘the African paradox’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs Africa emerges from its second wave of Covid-19, one thing is clear: having officially clocked up more than 3.8m cases and more than 100,000 deaths, it hasn’t been spared. But the death toll is still lower than experts predicted when the first cases were reported in Egypt just ov
  
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• Liberal senator refers rape allegation against unnamed Labor politician to AFP

  28-02-2021 09:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Sarah Henderson says she forwarded federal police email from woman alleging she was raped by a man now in parliamentLiberal senator Sarah Henderson has referred a rape allegation against an unnamed Labor member of parliament to the federal police.Henderson announced the move on Sunday evening, citing AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw’s advice that allegations of criminal conduct should be referred to the police immediately. Continue reading...
  
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• The Latest: Thailand begins COVID-19 vaccinations

  28-02-2021 09:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Thailand started its first vaccinations Sunday with 200 public health officials receiving the Sinovac vaccine from China
  
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• Theatre designer warns of obstacles for arts workers in Europe post-Brexit

  28-02-2021 09:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Andrew Edwards urges government in open letter to reopen talks to renegotiate an EU-wide visa system for arts workersA British opera and theatre designer has told of an “intimidating” post Brexit experience in Schiphol airport in Amsterdam which nearly cost him his first paid job since the pandemic started a year ago.Andrew Edwards says the “roadblock” he experienced is a foretaste of the “humiliation” to come once Europe reopens its borders with musicians, cr
  
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• Philippines to receive COVID-19 vaccine after delays

  28-02-2021 09:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Philippines is due to receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine
  
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• The tourists who flock to Dubai seem happy to overlook a few missing princesses | Catherine Bennett

  28-02-2021 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Human rights abuses cut little ice with holidaymakers who rush to the beachHow many abducted and imprisoned princesses would it take for British tourists to turn their backs on Dubai? Three? Four? Ten? Because two “disappeared” princesses doesn’t look like being enough, even now that a secretly filmed account by one of them, saying she had been captured, assaulted, drugged and repatriated, has appeared on the BBC – corroborating the fact-finding judgment of a UK judge, pu
  
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• New haircuts, old ideology: film warns of shifting far-right strategy in Europe

  28-02-2021 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  They’ve ditched the shaven heads but, despite recent setbacks, they remain a threat, says film-maker Christian SchwochowInside a university auditorium in Prague, a young man in a crisp black shirt and white trainers is railing against the pro-immigration politicians he holds responsible for a recent Islamist terror attack in Berlin. To build a safer Europe, he yells, “we have to get rid of those responsible for these murderous policies”.A woman in the crowd voices her support w
  
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• Miami Beach to cut back on famous palm trees over climate concerns

  28-02-2021 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  City to plant shadier trees to preserve its environment, keep people cool, reduce urban warming and improve air qualityAs a poster child for the climate emergency, Miami Beach has become a world leader in mitigating the effects of sea-level rise. Now the subtropical Florida city is cutting back on its famous swaying palm trees as it seeks shadier alternatives to preserve its environment and try to keep residents and visitors cool. Related: Republicans push 'blue-collar comeback' – but
  
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• Lakeith Stanfield: ‘I don’t hold anything back’

  28-02-2021 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Imagination, energy and a surrealist streak have made Lakeith Stanfield one of Hollywood’s most unusual – and sought-after – stars. Here, he talks about his toughest role yetTo spread the word about his anarchic, brilliantly batshit 2018 comedy Sorry to Bother You, the actor Lakeith Stanfield adopted an anarchic, brilliantly batshit strategy. He went to one of his favourite stores, Iguana Vintage Clothing, in Los Angeles, and cleared out every wig they had. Then he drove around
  
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• Hong Kong: 47 democracy activists charged with subversion under security law

  28-02-2021 08:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Group accused of organising an unofficial election last July in the largest single crackdown on campaigners Forty-seven Hong Kong democrats and activists have been charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, in the largest single crackdown on the democratic opposition under a China-imposed national security law.Sam Cheung, a young activist and a participant in an unofficial primary election last summer, was charged after reporting to a local police station on Sunday, dressed in a black mask an
  
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• Will the ‘Sistine Chapel’ of pelota bounce back as a centre of Spanish culture?

  28-02-2021 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaigners call for historic sports venue in Madrid to become a world heritage site after its €38m restorationBeneath a pale-blue late-winter sky, and behind an elegant but unassuming facade, one of Madrid’s great unsung survivors sits waiting, once more, for news of the latest in a long and improbable series of metamorphoses.Since its inauguration 127 years ago, the Frontón Beti-Jai, built at the height of the Spanish capital’s love affair with the Basque game of pelota
  
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• Real-world effectiveness of the Covid jabs | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters

  28-02-2021 08:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Behind the numbers: the policy of giving as many first jabs as possible is already cutting hospital admission ratesWe should by now be familiar with the idea of a vaccine’s efficacy, but last Monday three analyses of vaccine effectiveness were published. Despite the confusing similarity, these are different concepts: efficacy is measured in tightly controlled clinical trials, effectiveness is how well a vaccine works in the messy real world.In trials, healthy volunteers are put in vaccinat
  
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• Covid vaccine does not affect fertility but misinformation persists

  28-02-2021 08:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists emphasise safety but younger women still hesitantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAmy Taylor was chatting to friends over a Zoom drink when the conversation took an unexpected turn. One of the group – all in their early 30s, mostly university-educated and in professional jobs – mentioned that she had concerns about the Covid vaccine because she wanted to try for a baby in the next year or two.“I was surprised when others said they wer
  
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• Workers at firm owned by top Trump donors exposed to higher Covid rates

  28-02-2021 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Employees at Uline, owned by billionaires Dick and Liz Uihlein, have filed numerous safety complaints, investigation findsEmployees at a private Wisconsin company owned by two top Republican donors in the US have faced significantly higher rates of Covid-19 infection and have filed numerous complaints about workplace safety to federal authorities, according to a Guardian investigation into Uline. Related: Billionaires backed Republicans who sought to reverse US election resultsContinue reading..
  
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• In oil-rich Iraq, a few women buck norms, take rig site jobs

  28-02-2021 07:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  In Iraq, a handful of women are eschewing the dreary office jobs typically handed to female petrochemical engineers and choosing instead to become trailblazers in the country’s oil industry by taking up the grueling work at rig sites across the country
  
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• My boyfriend spends all his time selling weed. Should I leave? | Dear Mariella

  28-02-2021 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Your relationship sounds unworkable and toxic, says Mariella Frostrup. Find someone you can confide in or get professional helpThe dilemma My boyfriend’s work ground to a halt as a result of the pandemic, and his weed-smoking habit has expanded within that void to become a lifestyle. He buys, sells and grows the stuff, meaning that he’s meeting strangers on a daily basis, often in our home.My initial response was anger that he could so readily endanger my health for the sake of a hab
  
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