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Red hot US property market to get a further boost when lifting of travel restrictions allows foreign buyers back, analysts say
The return of foreign homebuyers to US real estate once travel restrictions are lifted is likely to further boost prices in one of the world’s hottest property markets, according to…
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Hong Kong Book Fair draws to a close with total of 830,000 visitors; publishers report mixed sales
The Hong Kong Book Fair, one of the world’s largest, drew to a close on Tuesday after attracting 830,000 visitors in total, although publishers reported sales were mixed.Social-distancing rules to…
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Boris Johnson’s ‘get Covid, live longer’ quip an echo of Oxford study
Was prime minister’s anti-lockdown view informed by paper from Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine? An Oxford University paper dubbed by the Daily Mail an “anti-lockdown” plan has emerged as the likely…
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White House calls for social media firms to be ‘held accountable’ for Covid misinformation – live
President walks back ‘Facebook is killing people’ comment White House reiterates: ‘This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated’ 3.01pm BST Following a plunge yesterday brought on by concerns about the…
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Coronavirus live news: 4 million excess deaths in India, study suggests, as official Covid toll passes 414,000
Excess deaths in India are measure of overall impact of pandemic; mainland China records 65 new cases, highest since January India’s excess deaths during Covid ‘could be 10 times official…
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J&J and others reportedly on verge of $26bn US opioid settlement
Drugmaker and distribution companies said to be close to deal Thousands of lawsuits filed by victims of over US opioid crisis The three biggest US drug distribution companies and the…
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No 10 refuses to rule out Covid passports for entry into pubs
Spokesperson says PM is ‘not keen’ on mandating passes for pubs but adds: ‘We will want to consider the evidence’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage No…
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EasyJet urges UK to extend green list as it increases flights to 60% of pre-Covid levels
Airline has also added new routes including Malta after changes in UK’s green list countries Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The easyJet boss has called on…