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Thailand builds Covid-19 hospital in Bangkok airport amid surge in cases
Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport into a 1,800-bed field hospital for Covid-19 patients with less severe symptoms, as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date. The Southeast Asian nation ...
International cruises from England to restart
International cruises will be able to start again from England from 2 August after a 16-month break. People arriving at UK ports who have been fully vaccinated in the US and the EU will also not have to quarantine, the UK government said. It is p...
No quarantine for fully jabbed US and EU travellers to England
People who are fully vaccinated from the EU and US will be able to avoid quarantine when arriving in England, the BBC has been told. Currently, people who have been fully vaccinated in the UK do not need to isolate when travelling from countries on ...
Gilgamesh tablet: US authorities take ownership of artefact
A federal court has ordered that a rare ancient artefact, known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, must be surrendered to authorities. The 3,500-year-old tablet, from what is now Iraq, bears text from the Epic of Gilgamesh – one of the world’s oldest wo...
China building nuclear missile silo field, scientists say
China is building a nuclear missile silo field in the west of the country, US scientists say. Satellite images from Xinjiang province suggest the site could house about 110 silos when it is finished, says the report from the Federation of American Sc...
Sydney extends lockdown as other Australian cities reopen
Sydney’s lockdown has been extended by another month as Covid cases continue to rise. Australia’s largest city has been under stay-at-home orders since late June due to an outbreak of the Delta variant. More than 2,500 people have been infected in ...
Bezos’ $2bn offer to get back in race to the Moon
Jeff Bezos has offered to cover $2bn (£1.4bn) of Nasa costs in order to be reconsidered for a key contract to build a Moon landing vehicle. In April, the space agency awarded the $2.9bn contract to Elon Musk, rejecting a bid from Bezos’ company Blue...
Europe tried to boost Covid-19 vaccine takeup with carrots
As the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations in Europe shows signs of a slowdown, leaders are racing to find answers to a key dilemma of the rollout’s next phase: how to convince reluctant citizens to roll up their sleeves. From cash payments to phone da...
Climate change: Israel to cut 85% of emissions by mid-century
Israel will cut carbon emissions by 85% from 2015 levels by the middle of the century, its government says. Its prime minister said the decision would help the country gradually shift to a low-carbon economy. Targets include cutting the vast majori...
Tokyo Olympics: Category three typhoon set to hit land on Tuesday
A category three typhoon is expected to hit Tokyo on Tuesday but Olympics organisers have said it is unlikely to cause much disruption. Rowing and archery events had already been moved but unless the forecast changes, there are no further plans to ...
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