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Covid-19 has cost global workers $3.7tn in lost earnings, says ILO
Women and young workers bearing brunt of job losses and reductions in hours, says UN labour body Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The economic blow from…
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‘Bored’ Dutch youths hunt down paedophiles amid rise in vigilantism
When Jan, a 73-year-old retired teacher in the Netherlands, was beaten half to death last October near his home, it sent waves of shock across the nation.The horror only grew…
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Boris Johnson: English schools ‘priority’ for reopening but no date yet – video
The prime minister refused to say when schools in England might reopen, adding they would be a priority once Covid infection rates came down. Johnson also floated the possibility government…
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Johnson ‘looking at potential of relaxing some lockdown measures’ next month
PM says government will review data before 15 February but highlights risk of ‘premature relaxation’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government will look at the…
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Bank of England must do more to secure green recovery from Covid, say MPs
Committee urges governor to ‘show leadership’ on climate change and forge new path to net zero goal Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Bank of England…
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American theater may not survive the coronavirus. We need help now | Jeremy O’Harris
During the Great Depression, FDR set up the Federal Theater Program to save our industry. We need similar help today Recently, I was in a taxi and the driver asked…
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A year after its first coronavirus case, Malaysia’s contact-tracing efforts are falling dangerously short
Covid-19 numbers in Malaysia continue to soar a year to the day since the country’s first case was detected – but after more than 180,000 infections, 678 related deaths and…
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Coronavirus: a Wuhan dissident’s lockdown has lasted nearly 400 days and counting
One year after lockdown, Wuhan has long since sprung back to life – but Zhu Tao remains bunkered in his 14th-floor flat, spending his days doomscrolling through news, playing virtual…
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Hong Kong health experts question if weekend Covid-19 lockdown was worth the cost as city logs 73 new cases
Health experts have questioned the effectiveness of an unprecedented lockdown of one of Hong Kong’s most densely populated neighbourhoods that uncovered 13 Covid-19 infections after more than 7,000 residents were…