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Waiting times ballooned during the pandemic as hospitals scaled back on the amount of routine care they were doing.

Incidents do not have to be large in scale to cause damage.

Corruption on a grand scale, a weak economy, high living costs, frequent power cuts and a shortage of foreign currency pushed Malawians to look elsewhere for leadership.

Such is the scale of China's emissions that any reduction would be significant in climate terms.

It is thought Mr McCullough raises concerns about the scale of what have been dubbed "defensive operations".