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Auf she goes: how Merkel made Germany great again
Our Europe Editor, Matt Frei, explains how Merkel became the powerful presence she is today, someone uniquely qualified for the role: a unifier, a pragmatist, the most talented politician of her generation.
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Will UK aid cuts put us in danger of missing future pandemics?
They have already spent four years and many millions of pounds, but now scientists say a research project into the spread of diseases in parts of Africa will effectively go to waste – because the funding has been cut just months before it was due to be completed.
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FactCheck: how effective are masks at stopping Covid-19 spread?
The evidence isn’t clear-cut.
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‘You’re most likely to trust your own judgement’ – psychologist Adam Grant on vaccinations
We reported earlier on attempts to win round people who are proving reluctant to get the Covid vaccine. But it’s not confined to any particular age or ethnic group.
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FactCheck: does the UK have enough Covid vaccine?
The latest government figures cast doubt on whether AstraZeneca is hitting its target to supply 2 million doses of vaccine a week. The number of Pfizer doses administered has also shrunk.
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Revealed: Why UK kept exporting a deadly pesticide that kills thousands
Tens of thousands of people, like teenager Shashikala from Sri Lanka, died from poisoning by a lethal pesticide made in the UK. Hundreds of secret documents and a whistleblower raise questions about whether manufacturer Syngenta put profit before people.
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FactCheck: lateral flow testing in England’s schools
Could negative results give false reassurance?
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FactCheck: why can’t we unlock now if most vulnerable are vaccinated?
On current plans, it will be 21 June at the earliest before we return to something close to pre-pandemic life.
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FactCheck: what do we know about the safety of reopening schools?
Children themselves remain at very low risk of serious disease and death.
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FactCheck: Test and Trace chief claims variant couldn’t have been predicted
There was evidence of mutations in spring 2020.
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‘The problem is not the public, the problem is the lack of effective measures to deal with this pandemic’ – Prof Stephen Reicher
Professor Stephen Reicher is a member of the SAGE committee on behavioural science.
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FactCheck Q&A: are we on track to hit vaccination targets?
Ministers have insisted the UK is on track to hit a target of offering a Covid-19 vaccine to almost 14 million people by the middle of next month. But questions remain about the supply of vaccines.
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Series 6, Episode 21: Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder is an American author and historian. He is a professor of history at Yale University and a fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.
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Brexit could lead to the next generation of genetically tampered crops, campaigners warn
A week after Brexit, is the next development of Frankenstein food heading for our tables? That’s what environmental campaigners are claiming, as the government launched a consultation on gene editing of crops and livestock. Until now the practice has been banned under strict European rules, but ministers claim it will mean healthier food and clear…
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FactCheck Q&A: why are we delaying second dose of Covid vaccine?
The World Health Organization has said it does not recommend the approach Britain is taking in vaccinating large numbers of people against coronavirus. Should we be worried?