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Top news of the week: 21.02.2023.

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On Feb 17, 2023
Italy scraps green tax credit scheme as construction sector suffers https://t.co/yFyyJN16Oj
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Italy scraps green tax credit scheme as construction sector suffers

Italy scraps green tax credit scheme as construction sector suffers

Superbonus 110 initiative led to a surge in home renovations but has been blighted by widespread fraud

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On Feb 17, 2023
China claims ‘decisive victory’ over Covid amid doubt over figures https://t.co/eVa5z6TjAM
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China claims ‘decisive victory’ over Covid amid doubt over figures

China claims ‘decisive victory’ over Covid amid doubt over figures

More than 200m people treated for virus and death rate now ‘lowest in the world’, says government

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On Feb 20, 2023
‘There may still be surprises’: Jeremy Farrar warns of pandemic perils ahead https://t.co/v6Lem8ITwW
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‘There may still be surprises’: Jeremy Farrar warns of pandemic perils ahead

‘There may still be surprises’: Jeremy Farrar warns of pandemic perils ahead

As the former Sage adviser leaves Wellcome to join WHO, he talks about exhausted health workers, the UK’s sluggish response to Covid and the danger of conspiracy theories

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On Feb 18, 2023
@AP Jason Carter, grandson of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, who now chairs The Carter Center governing board, said Saturday in a tweet that he "saw both of my grandparents yesterday. They are at peace and—as always—their home is full of love." https://t.co/S3AnF0fXjZ
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Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, a statement from The Carter ...

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On Feb 20, 2023
While natural immunity from a COVID may provide some protection, people first infected risk hospitalization, death, & long COVID. "The vaccines are still the safest way to acquire immunity," said co-author Caroline Stein by @DMThompsonJr @HealthDayTweets https://t.co/wjFdkSAOIy
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Prior COVID Infection Brings Strong, Long-Lasting Immunity: Study

Prior COVID Infection Brings Strong, Long-Lasting Immunity: Study

FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Natural immunity acquired from a COVID infection provides strong and lasting protection against severe illness if a person becomes reinfected, a ...

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On Feb 18, 2023
Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care, according to a statement from The Carter Center https://t.co/8rOllKazD7
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Jimmy Carter to begin receiving home hospice care

Jimmy Carter to begin receiving home hospice care

Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday.

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On Feb 15, 2023
Fact Checker: Biden linked covid to a spike in violent crime. He omitted factors. https://t.co/5QdgigBM1V
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Biden linked covid to a spike in violent crime. He omitted factors.

Biden linked covid to a spike in violent crime. He omitted factors.

In the State of the Union address, the president left out half of the story.

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On Feb 16, 2023
Opinion by Kate Woodsome: The systems and social media making teenagers sad, angry and afraid today were shaped in part by adults who grew up sad, angry and afraid themselves. https://t.co/VqEY9rewUW
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Opinion American teens are unwell because American society is unwell

Opinion American teens are unwell because American society is unwell

A frantic hunt is on for ways to stop kids from hurting. But if we want to make any lasting difference, it is adults who need the intervention.