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Chinese investors target London office property as market correction, vaccine roll-out underpin latest deal in 2021
Global investors, particularly from mainland China and Hong Kong, are snapping up London office properties in anticipation the economy will make a swift recovery as the government rolls out a…
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Coronavirus live news: Pfizer vaccine works on Brazil variant; US airlines ask Biden to back Covid travel guidelines
China’s Sinovac jab also effective against Brazil variant, early data suggests; deaths in Italy pass 100,000; vaccinated Americans allowed to meet indoors Covid data show sewage monitoring could be vital…
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Post-Covid consumer spending boom ‘implausible’, says Treasury official
Charlie Bean of Office for Budget Responsibility says savings of higher earners more likely to be spent over several years Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The…
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Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to be made in Italy in first EU deal
A Swiss biopharmaceutical company will produce the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at its Italian facilities, marking the first European production agreement for the Russian shot.Lugano, Switzerland-based Adienne Pharma & Biotech…
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Wealthy mainland Chinese and Taiwanese buyers in search of space, privacy are being drawn to European castle estates, agents say
European castle estates are proving to be popular trophy assets among wealthy investors, including those from mainland China, according to agents.While they have been made popular by films such as…
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PM begins to learn the value of saying nothing – at least £150k | John Crace
Asked for his thoughts about Harry and Meghan, Johnson kept to the script and stayed silent Meghan and Harry interview – live updates A flicker of anxiety crossed Boris Johnson’s…
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Inspectors condemn Covid safety of barracks used to house asylum seekers
‘Fundamental failures of leadership and planning’ identified after visits to Napier and Penally facilities Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Inspectors have delivered a damning verdict on…
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65 coronavirus-related deaths and 4,712 cases are UK’s lowest for five months
Prime minister says roadmap is meant to be irreversible and he thinks people would trade haste for certainty Return to schools could alter Covid roadmap, Boris Johnson warns English schools…
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Return to schools could alter Covid roadmap, Boris Johnson warns
PM says reopening will have an impact on coronavirus spread and people must ‘stay at home’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The reopening of schools will…
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Boris Johnson warns of ‘big budget of risk’ in reopening schools during pandemic – video
The reopening of schools will have an impact on infection rates that could affect the roadmap for lifting restrictions, Boris Johnson has warned, as England’s deputy chief medical adviser said infections were…