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Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court on 24 June in response to the court?s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible

27 June 2022

After the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, abortion bans in states such as Louisiana and Tennessee won't include exceptions for cases of rape or incest

Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

9 June 2022

A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic

Commuters at St Pancras International train station in London, England, in May

Covid-19 news archive: May 2022

6 June 2022

This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update: May 2022. Updates from: April 2022, March 2022, February 2022, January 2022, November/December 2021, September/ October 2021, July to September 2021, June/ July 2021, May 2021, March...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Roe v Wade overturned: What that means for safe abortion in the US

11 May 2022

State laws will restrict abortion in large parts of the US, and other reproductive healthcare offerings are now at stake

People queue for a PCR covid-19 test in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 30 November 2021

Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

8 May 2022

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A person at a covid-19 test centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK, on 21 December

Covid-19 news archive: March 2022

13 April 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

13 March 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: January 2022

31 January 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

3 January 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: September to October 2021

18 November 2021

This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update with updates from September to October 2021. See updates from July to September 2021, June and July 2021, May 2021, March 2021, February 2021, January 2021, November/December 2020, and March...