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The EU has said that 200 million Europeans had been fully vaccinated, more than half of the adult population but still short of a 70% target set for the summer.
It comes as the bloc said it would donate more than 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to middle and low-income countries before the end of the year, though member-states have been heavily criticised for the pace of delivering pledges.
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Hospitals in Lebanon have warned of a looming “catastrophe” as some were only hours away from running out of fuel to keep life-saving equipment on during endless state power cuts.
AFP reports that amid economic crisis the state electricity supplier has all but stopped supplying power in recent weeks, forcing homes, businesses and hospitals to rely on backup generators almost around the clock.
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Source: The Guardian