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Deaths from COVID-19 are on the rise again globally, linked directly to the steady rise in the number of new infections.
That’s the warning from the World Health Organization.
More than three quarters of all new cases and deaths have been reported in Europe and the Americas, and Brazil has been particularly badly hit.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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The United Nations World Food Programme says it urgently needs US$170 million to meet critical food and nutrition needs for people in Ethiopia's Northern region.
It says that sum will cover assistance for those affected by the conflict there for the next 6 months.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says 'greed' and 'capitalism' are to thank for the country's successful vaccine rollout, according to members of his party.
The remarks were made in a private video conference with conservative MPs which took place on the year anniversary of the UK's first lockdown.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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The British government is proposing making it more difficult for asylum seekers to stay in the UK if they arrive into the country illegally.
It would mean that those seeking protection as refugees will have their asylum claim assessed on whether or not they came through licensed and legitimate means.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Millions of people in conflict-hit South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months or already facing it, two United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday.
Existing acute food insecurity, heavy constraints on humanitarian access, conflict, economic blows and climate shocks mean "urgent and at-scale targeted humanitarian action is needed to prevent hunger or death" in South Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a joint report.
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It's been a year since India imposed a devastating nationwide lockdown.
But cases of COVID-19 are spiking once again…
causing authorities to impose restrictions on movement…
Especially on the day of one of the most popular Hindu festivals of Holi, that's being celebrated next week.
Ishan Garg reports.
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Hong Kong is suspending its use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, due to concerns over packaging defects. BioNTech says the problems do not pose a safety risk, but the government is halting the vaccine rollout while it investigates.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
A year after one of Australias most devastating bushfire seasons tore across parts of the country, much of the countries east coast has been inundated by flooding rains.
Residents of the Hawkesbury region in New South Wales have been warned to remain evacuation ready despite rain easing today, while residents on Queensland's Gold Coast have been advised to be prepared to move to higher ground if water levels continue to rise.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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