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Stories for March 17th 2021
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Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
EU regulatory body convinced that AstraZeneca vaccines benefits outweigh possible risks
The EU regulatory body is “fully convinced” that the vaccine's benefits outweigh possible risks. Global health experts have been under growing pressure to answer questions over the safety of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot. “There is ”no indication'' that AstraZeneca vaccines are the cause of blood clots reported in some shot recipients, the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) chief said on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil: record 2,841 Covid-19 related deaths; Sao Paulo demands a national lockdown
Health officials in Sao Paulo, have called on the new health minister to consider imposing a national lockdown as coronavirus deaths continue to rise. On Tuesday Brazil recorded 2,841 Covid-related deaths - its highest ever daily total.
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Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:09 UTC
Bolsonaro concerned with Bolivian ex-president Añez arrest and the overall situation
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that the arrest of former interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez over the weekend seemed unreasonable, adding he sees the situation in Bolivia as a cause for concern.
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Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Brazilian economic activity recovers to pre-pandemic level
Brazilian economic activity rose sharply in January, a central bank index showed on Monday, indicating that Latin America’s largest economy has not only recovered all its pandemic-related decline but is now back to the size it was over five years ago.
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Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
UK's overhaul of foreign and defense policy: Democracy is in retreat around the world, Minister Raab
Democracy is in retreat around the world, British foreign minister Dominic Raab will warn on Wednesday in a speech setting out the danger that autocratic regimes pose to global stability and prosperity.
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Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 08:39 UTC
Regular booster vaccines will be needed against Covid-19, because of mutations
Regular booster vaccines against the coronavirus will be needed because of mutations that make it more transmissible and better able to evade human immunity, the head of Britain's effort to sequence the virus' genomes said.
