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England scraps vaccine passport plans

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September 13, 2021

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out on Tuesday his plans to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the winter months, announcing a decision to scrap the introduction of vaccine passports

The British government has abandoned plans to introduce so-called COVID passports in England, and will take steps to end some of its emergency powers that were enacted to fight the pandemic.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will formally set out on Tuesday his plans to manage the crisis in the winter months.

Johnson’s under fire from some in his Conservative Party for raising taxes to fix a health and social care crisis.

Health Minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday that he did not anticipate more lockdowns and that the COVID passports would not be introduced in England.

Under the plan, people would have had to use the passes to prove their vaccination status to enter some venues, such as nightclubs.

The government will depend instead on vaccines and testing to defend the public

Javid also told the BBC he was not “anticipating any more lockdowns” but would not take the measure off the table, and that he wanted to end PCR tests for travelers as soon as possible.

The Night Time Industries Association trade body which represents the nightlife business, welcomed the u-turn.

Britain has one of the highest official COVID-19 death tolls in the world.

But its vaccination rate is also high — latest government figures show 80% of adults have had two vaccine doses.

Reuters

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September 19, 2024

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Devastating blasts in Lebanon have left 20 dead and 450 injured after hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated.

The blasts follow a similar explosion on Tuesday, which killed 12, including two children, and injured nearly 3,000.

Hezbollah, momentarily thrown into chaos, struck back at Israeli artillery positions with rockets, marking the first retaliation since the deadly blasts.

Israeli intelligence is suspected of planting explosives in the radios and pagers Hezbollah purchased five months ago.

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Politics in the workplace: Musk backs Trump, while his workers donate to Harris

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September 19, 2024

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Workers associated with Elon Musk’s companies, including Tesla & SpaceX have reportedly made substantial donations to Kamala Harris’ campaign, despite Musk publicly supporting Donald Trump.

Employees from Elon Musk’s companies have thrown their financial support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, despite Musk publicly backing Donald Trump.

This comes as Musk, one of the world’s wealthiest men, has voiced his support for Trump in the 2024 presidential race.

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Tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Georgia

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September 19, 2024

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A new poll shows a tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Georgia, with Trump leading Harris by a slim margin.

According to a new poll, former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are neck-and-neck in one of the most important battleground states of the 2024 presidential election.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution just released the results of its most recent voter survey, which framed the election as a dead heat race with significant margins for fluctuation.

The poll shows approximately 46.9% of voters currently say they would vote for Trump, compared to 44.4% of voters who say they would cast their vote for Harris.

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