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Now playing Next world news UN appeals for a record level of humanitarian funding At the launch of its annual Global Humanitarian Overview in Geneva, the UN said providing aid to those in need next year would cost almost 50 billion euros. 01/12/2022
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Now playing Next Health news Twitter stops enforcing COVID misinformation policy Public health experts and social media researchers warn the change could fuel a spike in misleading claims about COVID-19 and vaccines. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next China UK PM slams Beijing as tensions mount over journalist attack claims Accredited BBC journalist Ed Lawrence was arrested at a Covid-19 lockdown protest in Shanghai and detained for several hours. 29/11/2022
Now playing Next China Chinese authorities ease some anti-virus rules amid growing unrest Security forces in China continued to detain civilians on Monday after protests flared up across the country last weekend. Demonstrators are calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns and for President Xi Jinping to resign. While some measures have eased, China’s zero-tolerance policy still stands. 28/11/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit has intensified UK doctor shortages, finds study Some 4,000 doctors in key areas like paediatrics and psychiatry are not in the UK as a result of Brexit, according to research. 28/11/2022
Now playing Next China China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily record Pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China as the number of new COVID-19 cases rose by 31,444 on Thursday. The daily caseload has been steadily increasing. Meanwhile authorities reported China’s first COVID-19 deaths in six months this week, bringing the total to 5,232. 24/11/2022
Now playing Next Health news How much can COVID alter our brains? A lot, brain scan study reveals Scientists compared the brains of recovered COVID-19 patients with those of a healthy control group. 21/11/2022
Now playing Next China China announces first COVID-19 death in almost six months China says its tough approach has paid off in much lower numbers of cases and deaths than in other countries. 20/11/2022
Now playing Next Health news COVID may have collectively changed our personalities, study finds A large-scale study has found changes in people’s big five personality traits when comparing features before and after the pandemic. 11/11/2022