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Coronavirus: Cathay warns its losses in second half of 2020 will outstrip even its record shortfall in first half
Cathay Pacific on Wednesday warned it will lose even more money in the second half of 2020 than its record first-half loss of HK$9.87 billion (US$1.27 billion) as it continues…
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Tier 3 lockdown rules in England: latest Covid restrictions explained
Tier changes came into effect on 16 December, with 60% of England’s population now in tier 3 Tier 1 explained | Tier 2 explained Coronavirus – latest updates See all…
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Australia news live: severe thunderstorms predicted for NSW; Victoria attorney general resigns
Plus: aircrew driver tests positive for coronavirus in Sydney, and heavy rain and flash flooding forecast for northern NSW. Follow the latest updates Australia going to WTO over trade dispute…
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Coronavirus live news: London enters tier 3 restrictions; Trump will ‘absolutely’ encourage vaccine use
One in four people globally may not get vaccines until 2022; EU likely to approve vaccine within days; Canada signs deal to accelerate Moderna vaccine deliveries UK medical journals call…
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Rightwing thinktank launches legal challenge to Australia’s travel ban
LibertyWorks argues that health minister only has power to prevent an individual leaving the country The rightwing thinktank LibertyWorks has launched a federal court challenge to Australia’s travel ban, arguing…
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WHO research team expected to travel to Wuhan to investigate coronavirus origin
The mission will start work in January and will examine medical samples and animals to see where and when Covid-19 began Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Northern Ireland: patients treated in car parks as hospitals overflow
Ambulances formed queues outside several hospitals as the region’s circuit-breaker lockdown fails to stop rise in Covid-19 cases Queues of ambulances have formed outside several hospitals in Northern Ireland as…
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Coronavirus: South Korea sees record high; Indonesia aims for herd immunity
South Korea’s highest priority is securing more hospital beds to handle a record surge in coronavirus cases and blunt a corresponding spike in deaths, the country’s prime minister said on…
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South China Morning Post’s 10 most read stories of 2020
2020 will forever be defined by the Covid-19 pandemic, which went from hundreds of cases to tens of millions as the year progressed.Stories about the global health crisis naturally featured…
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An Australia-New Zealand travel bubble will be a tourism lifeline studied around the world | Anthony Gardiner
Tourist operators will be able to cater for more than just weekend visitors, and airlines have shown plenty of enthusiasm New Zealand tourism businesses will be gratefully awaiting the arrival…