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Letter from lockdown: ‘I love my hospitality job but I wish I wasn’t a casual in the middle of a pandemic’
Work has stopped but the bills have not. As we moved into the second week of this lockdown, panic once again settled in I love my job, my workmates and…
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Education for girls and vaccines can save Africa from disaster | Phillip Inman
Parts of the continent potentially face a decade of crisis. These two measures are more important than any other in avoiding it There are so many good causes in the…
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Got a staff shortage? Raising wages normally helps
Analysis: As the UK’s post-lockdown hospitality sector struggles to find staff, one obvious solution presents itself From Michel Roux Jr to Tim Martin, from swanky Le Gavroche in London to…
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The key questions Matt Hancock must answer on Covid this week
The health secretary faces a grilling from MPs after Dominic Cummings’s explosive allegations. These are the biggest issues Allies say Hancock sounded alarm over early lifting of restrictions Coronavirus –…
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Coronavirus: Japan plans to give vaccines to Vietnam, Malaysia; Indian states ease lockdowns
Japan is planning to provide Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam and Malaysia, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday, without saying where it got the information.Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration is preparing…
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Coronavirus live news: Delhi announces partial lockdown easing; India has 120,000 new cases
Indian capital preparing to deal with peak of 37,000 cases a day in future France to allow UK tourists to enter if fully vaccinated Prioritise pupils, say UK school leaders…
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‘We have to participate’: what Europe’s Gen Z want from their post-Covid lives – video
Covid-19 policies risk leaving psychological and socioeconomic scars on millions of young people across Europe, with far-reaching consequences for them and society, a wide-ranging Guardian project has revealed. Taking a…
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If we can vaccinate the world, we can beat the climate crisis | Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Rich countries can’t expect to be trusted on their climate promises if they fail the poorest on vaccines It would only cost $50bn to ensure 40% of the world’s population…
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Hong Kong trade rebounds sharply, hitting monthly high of more than HK$800 billion as commerce chief urges China, Southeast Asia penetration
Hong Kong’s trade figures rebounded sharply over the past few months and the city should capitalise on the momentum by penetrating the mainland Chinese market and Southeast Asia, its commerce…
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UK pubs’ turnover 20% down on pre-Covid levels despite return of indoor drinking
Industry group says restrictions must be eased further under 21 June roadmap or pubs will remain ‘unviable’ See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s pubs continued to pull fewer pints in…