Top news of the week: 04.05.2021.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus live news: India deaths pass 200,000; crisis needs global response – Fauci
Study in England says single treatment can have dramatic impact on curbing spread; Indian crematoriums overwhelmed by rising death toll; Dr Fauci appeals for global response
Coronavirus live news: India passes 20m cases, US average daily infections fall below 50,000
India records 357,229 new daily cases and 3,449 deaths; US daily cases fall to lowest average since October; Germany cancels Oktoberfest
UK’s aid cuts hit vital coronavirus research around world
Leading UK expert says loss of funding certain to damage attempts to tackle virus
Coronavirus live news: India offers vaccination to all adults as country nears 20m cases
US to discuss Covid vaccine IP with World Trade Organization; Chinese tourists expected to make 18.3 million railway trips on labor day; all adults in India eligible for vaccines
Coronavirus live news: some Indian states suspend jabs over vaccine shortage; England expands access to all over-40s
First US Covid emergency aid supplies arrive in India; vaccine offered to all over-40s in England; UK reduces international aid from £14.5bn to £10bn
Joe Biden pitches ambitious plan to reshape America in first major address to Congress - as it happened
The $1.8tn plan includes funding for universal preschool, two years of free community college and a national childcare program – follow live
Europe economy slides back into recession as US rolls ahead
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe's economy shrank 0.6% in the first three months of the year as slow vaccine rollouts and extended lockdowns delayed a hoped-for recovery and underlined how ...
Comparing US and UK Covid case numbers suggests Australia’s India flight ban based on ‘fear factor’
Experts say Australian government must overturn suspension or risk perception the policy is ‘racist’