Lewis Walker

Jair Bolsonaro criticises measures to curb Covid-19, a day after Brazil saw a record rise in deaths.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A row with drug firm AstraZeneca has caused Italy to block 250,000 doses to be sent to Australia.
BBC News – Europe

A union calls the proposed increase in England “pitiful”, but ministers say money is tight.
BBC News – UK

Simone Williams sees her hair, which measures nearly 1.5m in circumference, as a symbol of pride.
BBC News – US & Canada

Tea pickers allege they have suffered severe health problems due to conditions on farms run by James Finlay Kenya Ltd.
BBC News – Africa

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About 200,000 pensions may get top-ups averaging £13,500 after nearly two decades of shortfalls.
BBC News – Business

Israel rejects the court’s decision to probe alleged war crimes, while the Palestinians praise it.
BBC News – Middle East

The daily toll reached 1,910 on Wednesday, Brazil’s highest figure since the pandemic started.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Chancellor Merkel says The EU member is the latest country to reverse its policy on the vaccine’s use on older people.
BBC News – Europe

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says decisions made in his Budget might not be “popular” but are “honest”.
BBC News – UK

President Biden criticises moves to relax Covid restrictions in the southern state and Mississippi.
BBC News – US & Canada

Girmay Gebru is freed without charge after being detained in the conflict-hit Tigray region on Monday.
BBC News – Africa