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Coronavirus: Chinese steelmaking hub hit, with highway closures reducing output and delivery
Mainland China’s biggest coronavirus outbreak in months – in the northern steelmaking hub of Hebei province – has triggered curbs on transport, including truck deliveries of steel.But analysts expect the…
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HSBC to cut year-end bonuses for junior staff by 22.5 per cent as coronavirus pandemic weighs on performance
HSBC plans to reduce bonuses for its junior staff globally by 22.5 per cent for 2020 as it navigates a difficult operating environment marked by the economic fallout of the…
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Covid has brought schoolchildren terrible stress – but they’ve also seen society at its best | Ros Coward
After witnessing the often-invisible glue that binds us, there is hope this generation will emerge emotionally wise and public-spirited Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Anxiety about…
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Coronavirus live news: Japan’s PM announces state of emergency for Tokyo; US suffers record daily deaths
State of emergency will last until 7 February; Johns Hopkins says 3,865 Americans died in 24 hours; London hospitals could be overwhelmed by Covid Europe at tipping point with Covid…
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UK coronavirus live: 24% rise in people testing positive in England last week
Latest updates: total of 311,372 people tested positive at least once in week to 30 December Covid kills half of Sussex care home residents over Christmas Dire warning that London…
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GP surgeries in England begin offering Oxford coronavirus vaccine
Deployment comes amid claims family doctors have been told to ‘stand down’ routine care Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage GP surgeries in England are to begin…
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Europe at tipping point with Covid running rampant, says WHO
Europe director Hans Kluge says rapid spread of new variant is cause for alarm Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Europe is at a tipping point in…
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Labour MP Jo Stevens thanks ‘exceptional’ NHS staff for Covid care
Cardiff Central MP tweets her gratitude after release from hospital following treatment for coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Labour MP Jo Stevens has expressed…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong beauticians vent frustrations online as operators open shops in protest against social-distancing rules
Thousands of Hong Kong beauty industry workers vented their frustrations in an online protest on Thursday, railing against extended business closures amid the city’s fourth wave of coronavirus infections and…
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Queensland hotel quarantine worker contracts UK strain of Covid prompting aged care lockdown
Fears the Queensland case could spark an outbreak come as Victoria records no new cases of coronavirus and NSW records one Follow the latest news on our live blog NSW…