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The US has ruled out introducing so-called vaccination passports for people who have been innoculated against Covid-19
The idea has been touted as a way to allow people more freedoms during the pandemic but the White House says its citizens' privacy and rights should be protected.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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US president Joe Biden says the country is on track to administer 200 million covid-19 vaccine shots in his first 100 days in office.
But he cautioned that new variants were spreading quickly, causing infection rates and hospitalisations to go back up.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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California plans to fully reopen its economy on June 15th, provided that the state's COVID-19 vaccine supply is steady and hospitalizations remain low.
The announcement marks a major shift in the state's pandemic strategy.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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An Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine trial on children has been paused whilst the UK's medicines regulator investigates a potential link with blood clots in adults.
The suspension comes after a European Medicines Agency official, speaking in a personal capacity, claimed that there was a link between the jab and blood clots.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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UK Prime minister Boris Johnson has been criticized by a British airline company over the government's proposals to restart travel.
EasyJet CEO, John Lungren, says that with the current plan international travel would become more expensive.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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Renowned Senegalese-American musician Akon says he plans to build a smart city in Uganda. The Akon City in Uganda will be the second planned smart city on the continent of Africa. Leon Solomon reports
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There has been further unrest in Northern Ireland despite appeals from the police service and politicians for calm. Tensions have risen within the loyalist community in recent months. Children as young as 12 are reported to have been involved in the disorder. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson's proposal for 'COVID certificates' -- or vaccine passports -- is facing growing resistance from his own MPs and the opposition Labour party, as the British government argues it would be "remiss" not to consider certification as a way to fully reopen the economy.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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A company generating electricity that supplies South Sudan's capital Juba has begun load shedding on Tuesday with the aim of a total power shut down within three days.
Ezra Construction and Development Group that generates the power says the power plant is in a critical state and cannot operate any longer due to a lack of foreign currency.
Patrick Oyet reports from Juba.
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The United Nations raised the alarm over reports that Tanzania forcibly returned hundreds of Mozambicans fleeing jihadist raids last month.
Daniel Kijo reports.
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