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Christmas tree sellers allowed to reopen in England despite lockdown
Smaller ‘farmgate’ sellers reclassified as essential retailers in run-up to holidays Specialist Christmas tree sellers, farms and stalls were allowed to reopen for sales in England this weekend, after the…
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Is this the beginning of an mRNA vaccine revolution? | Adam Finn
No one knew whether mRNA technology would work against this virus – but it does. It’s an extraordinary moment for science Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Which countries and hackers are targeting Covid vaccine developers?
The states and their hackers that security experts believe are targeting vaccine developers Hackers try to steal Covid vaccine secrets Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Russia’s…
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Protesters burn Guatemalan Congress to demand president resign
Hundreds of Guatemalans partly burned the Congress building on Saturday in a protest demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, following the passage of a budget that has sparked outrage…
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Coronavirus resurgence in South Korea leads Seoul to close pubs and nightclubs
South Korea’s capital city and nearby areas will close bars and nightclubs, limit religious gatherings, and restrict service at restaurants, in a bid to contain a third wave of coronavirus…
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Why I will never love Zoom or any other virtual meeting platform
I may have no choice but to live with Zoom and virtual everything, but whatever the converts and enthusiasts say, I will never love it. Like the stuff astronauts eat…
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Coronavirus: cluster at Hong Kong dance clubs balloons to 80 cases after warning of ‘super-spreader’ event
A coronavirus cluster centred on Hong Kong dance clubs has mushroomed into the second-largest outbreak of the pandemic after another 46 people linked to the venues were confirmed as infected,…
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Minecraft over mindfulness: how playing video games can help you through quarantine
Your best strategy for surviving a protracted coronavirus lockdown may not be mindfulness, but playing video games, researchers say.That’s because video-game playing – like running – is an immersive activity…
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Coronavirus swells Montreal’s homeless camps as winter comes
All along the edges of a long boulevard in Montreal stretches an unprecedented sight in this Canadian city: hundreds of tents that have gone up in a brand new homeless…
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Coronavirus: empty hotel rooms all over Hong Kong, but two new properties prepare to open amid Covid-19 gloom
Two hotels are going ahead with plans to open next month despite the damage done by the Covid-19 pandemic to Hong Kong’s tourism and hospitality sectors.The Sheraton Hong Kong Tung…