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Five things to watch out for in Rishi Sunak’s spending review
The chancellor’s scope for long-term planning on Wednesday is limited – but there may still be significant signals of change The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Rishi Sunak to postpone both…
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US coronavirus: panicked shoppers empty store shelves again as cases surge
We’re out of toilet paper again.Households across the US are once again filling grocery carts brimful in a second round of panic buying as the coronavirus surges and states clamp…
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The Tories’ ‘chumocracy’ over Covid contracts is destroying public trust | Sophie Hill
You could be forgiven for thinking the government has treated the pandemic as an opportunity to reward its friends Under the cover of an emergency, the government awarded £18bn in…
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Coronavirus: fears over ‘super-spreading event’ at dancing venues as Hong Kong logs more than 100 confirmed and initial cases
Key points:• Number of dancing venues linked to Covid-19 cluster rises to 14• Mandatory testing ordered for everyone who visited the 14 venues since start of month• Party rooms to…
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Indonesian soap star Nikita takes on firebrand cleric Rizieq over Covid-19 rule flouting
In the week and a half that hardline Islamic cleric Habib Rizieq has been back in Indonesia, he has called for the beheadings of those who insult the Prophet Mohammed,…
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Coronavirus: Japan partially halts travel scheme as cases rebound, South Australia to ease lockdown
Japan said it will suspend a domestic travel campaign in areas where coronavirus infections are especially high as cases in the capital Tokyo hit a record high on Saturday.The partial…
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Coronavirus: why are Western countries like the US and Britain still not learning from Asia’s success?
While the French and English are barred from leaving their homes except for essential work, medical reasons, grocery shopping and exercise, South Koreans frequent restaurants, sing karaoke and drink at…
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Travel bubble: Singapore requires on-arrival test for Hong Kong travellers after surge in virus cases
Hong Kong travellers landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport under the travel bubble from Sunday will now have to take an on-arrival PCR test for Covid-19, the Civil Aviation Authority of…
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Coronavirus: Singapore travel bubble postponed by two weeks, as Hong Kong hit with surge in Covid-19 cases
An alarming surge of more than 100 Covid-19 infections in Hong Kong has prompted the abrupt two-week suspension of the city’s air travel bubble with Singapore on the eve of…
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For the G20 to overcome Covid-19’s global health and economic challenges, four things must happen
As two of the region’s leaders around the G20 decision-making table during the height of the last global recession in 2008 and 2009, we understand the power of the institution…