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Italy and Spain help to push eurozone out of recession
Germany’s economy grew by only 1.5% after manufacturing was hit by computer chip shortage Business live updates: eurozone economy powers ahead Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Australians will be able to freely travel overseas when 80% of the population is vaccinated, Morrison says
But there’s no indication when that target may be met in the updated national Covid pandemic exit plan released on Friday Explainer: What you need to know about the four-phase…
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Republicans used to laud ‘personal responsibility’. Not with Covid | David Litt
The Republican party is encouraging Americans to make objectively selfish, harmful choices – then using the tools of government to shield them from accountability “It is time to restore the…
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Hong Kong economy grows 7.5 per cent in second quarter, reflecting receding coronavirus crisis and improving global outlook
Hong Kong’s economic rebound continued in the second quarter of 2021, with gross domestic product growing 7.5 per cent year on year as business activities revived amid a relaxation of…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong developers dangle another free flat as vaccination incentive, with just one dose required this time
Another new Hong Kong flat worth HK$12 million (US$1.5 million) will be up for grabs if 5 million residents have been vaccinated against the coronavirus by the end of September,…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: first-ever ‘cruise to nowhere’ sets sail on Friday night amid hopes of ‘normality’
More than 1,000 Hongkongers set off on Friday night aboard the city’s first-ever “cruise to nowhere”, with a top official hailing the high-seas jaunt as a step towards “bringing back…
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During the pandemic, a new variant of capitalism has emerged | Larry Elliott
Spending is up. The world has been fighting a war against Covid, and in wartime the power of the state always increases Over the past 18 months, the world has…
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Coronavirus: China’s CanSino to pair its vaccine with Russia’s Sputnik V in trial
China’s CanSino Biologics may start a clinical trial as early as next month using Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine followed by a shot of its own Covid-19 vaccine, a senior executive…
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Coronavirus: Philippines returns 13 million residents to lockdown; Australia targets 80 per cent vaccination
The Philippine government will place the capital region under a strict lockdown to curb the spread of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, it announced on Friday.The lockdown,…
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Long-awaited Water World at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park will not require visitors to be vaccinated when it opens in August
A long-delayed water park at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park will not require visitors to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in a bid to encourage families to visit over the summer holiday,…