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Scarlett Johansson suing Disney over Black Widow streaming release
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over the recent release of Black Widow. The actor is claiming that the studio’s decision to launch her first, and last, Marvel sta
Vaccine passport plan intended to coax young to have jabs, says Raab
The government is using the threat of domestic vaccine passports to coax and cajole people into getting fully vaccinated, the foreign secretary has admitted. Dominic
Taekwondo pundit Lutalo Muhammad becomes BBCâs breakout Olympic star
The BBC has faced a lot of criticism over its Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games coverage, but one element that seems to have only attracted praise has been the reassuring and c
Choreographer Drew McOnie: âSuccess is made of the time you donât wasteâ
C horeographer Drew McOnie talks a-mile-a-minute. His cogs are constantly whirring, not only thinking about the steps heâs making, but also how
This is no ordinary spying. Our most intimate selves are now exposed
Here in India, the summer of dying is quickly morphing into what looks very much like a summer of spying. The second wave of coronavirus has retreated, after leaving
Exhibition tells story of Spanish children used as vaccine fridges in 1803
When Francisco Javier de Balmis set off from Spain in 1803 to vaccinate the people in Spain’s colonies against smallpox he had no means of keeping the vaccine fresh, s
Inflatable dinghies and Zoom medical training: how a remote Pacific atoll got Pfizer
The elders of Nukunonu atoll in Tokelau at the wharf on Monday morning, dressed in white and singing songs, held a banner that said: “Welcome”. In the distance, a sm
British couple, 63 and 64, are turned away from flight to Malta despite having TWO jabs after receiving Indian-made version of AstraZeneca vaccine that is still not licensed by EU
Have you received doses of the Indian-made vaccine? If you've received doses of the Indian-made vaccine and turned away from your flight, get in touch by emailing k
The Oxford vaccine: the trials and tribulations of a world-saving jab
I n January 2020, when most of the world slept soundly in ignorance of the pandemic coming its way, a group of scientists at Oxford University got
Not only the brave: why straight actors playing gay are no longer automatically acclaimed
In February 1994, Hollywood seemed to change for ever. Tom Hanks – the epitome of the American everyman – won a best actor Oscar for playing the out gay protagonist in
AstraZeneca vaccine price pledge omits some poor countries, contract shows
AstraZeneca can charge a higher price for its Covid-19 vaccine in dozens of poor countries once the pharmaceutical company decides the pandemic has ended, according to
Doctor Who: Time Fracture review â a close encounter with cosmic anarchy
âI tâs been a frantic day,â says Leonardo da Vinci with a sigh. He is leaning on a scattered collection of sketches, the top drawing of whic
Vaccine nationalism is killing us. We need an internationalist approach
W e have the power to end this pandemic. We have the technology, materials and productive capacity to vaccinate the world against Covid-19 this ye
Horizon Special: The Vaccine review â meet the superheroes who saved the planet
T here is a dizzying sense of scale imparted by the Horizon special on the coronavirus vaccine. On the one hand, you have the pathogen â so tiny
New York, New Music: how the city became a hotbed for music in the 80s
I n Kid Creole and the Coconuts’ irrepressible 1980 song Darrio, a klatch of female backup singers bouncingly plead with the titular gentleman to
Thursday briefing: Two jabs to beat quarantine
Top story: Hancock said to be open to travel proposal Hello, Warren Murray here giving you the green light to proceed. British travellers who have had their two
Got the jab, bought the T-shirt: âvaxinistasâ and the rise of pandemic merchandise
T his summerâs trend is not a dish or a dress, but a clean bill of health posted on social media. Thereâs even a word for it: a âvaxinistaâ
Coronavirus outpacing vaccine effort, says WHO, after G7 doses pledge
The World Health Organization has warned that Covid-19 is moving faster than the vaccines, and said the vow by G7 countries to share a billion doses with poorer nation
Vaccines are working â but these charts show weâre right to delay reopening in England
Two-thirds of the population in England are insufficiently protected against the Delta coronavirus variant, exclusive data analysis by the Guardian can reveal. Despi
Despite the grand words, this G7 falls devastatingly short on vaccines
T he history of international summits is a tale of missed opportunities. When the US and Europe met in Evian in 1938, with the evidence of Nazi an
Johnson defends G7 deal amid criticism of final communique
Boris Johnson sought to defend the deal struck by G7 leaders at the Cornwall summit, as green groups and anti-poverty campaigners said the rich nations’ club had faile
After a year at home, children with disabilities deserve priority vaccination
T hey disappeared more than a year ago and many are still out of sight. When the pandemic hit, 53,000 under-18s in England with disabilities that
âExtremely rareâ: Australia records second death âlikely linkedâ to AstraZeneca vaccine blood clots
A 52-year-old woman from NSW who died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine is âlikelyâ Australiaâs second death from a rare and severe blood clotting syndrome
AstraZeneca vaccine linked to slightly higher risk of blood disorder
Data from Scotland’s Covid vaccination programme has revealed a possible small increase in the risk of a treatable and often mild bleeding disorder after the first dos