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Labour calls for pubs and bars to be granted furlough extension
Labour has warned that many pubs and bars will be forced to close unless the government agrees to extend the furlough wage support scheme, which is due to be withdrawn…
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UK wedding firms told to refund couples for Covid cancellations
Wedding firms have been told they must refund couples who were unable to exchange vows without breaking lockdown rules, after the competition watchdog was inundated by complaints from angry prospective…
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Coalition hasn’t ruled out rescue flights for Australians stuck overseas, deputy PM tells Q+A
The federal government has not ruled out organising rescue flights for Australians stuck overseas, the deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, has said. Speaking on a combative and briefly musical episode…
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Coronavirus: rise in UK cases because people have ‘relaxed too much’
England’s deputy chief medical officer has said the rise in the number of coronavirus cases is of great concern and that people had “relaxed too much” over the summer, as…
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The Guardian view on Covid-19 and the young: a new, dangerous phase | Editorial
The huge rise in new Covid-19 cases reported over the last two days should serve as a wake-up call, after a summer when political focus has been more on reopening…
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Softbank’s $4bn profit on US tech bets hasn’t impressed investors | Nils Pratley
Would you trust Masayoshi Son, the man who did so much to promote and finance the WeWork silliness, to take huge short-term punts on your behalf on the value of…
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Coronavirus cases rise steeply among young people in England
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, implored young people to stick to the rules as Covid-19 infections in the UK rose to their highest levels since early May. It is not…
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Malaysia: Anwar pans Muhyiddin’s coronavirus economic rescue plan, ‘cordial’ with Mahathir
Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday panned Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government for the lack of depth in its Covid-19 economic rescue plan, saying the country urgently needed bolder…
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Luxury stores exit Russell Street, Hong Kong, once the world’s priciest retail strip, amid tourist slump over Covid-19 and protests
Russell Street in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, one of the city’s premier shopping destinations and often in the past the one with the world’s highest commercial real-estate rents, is a…
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Singapore poised to ease coronavirus restrictions and allow events with 250 people
Singapore will allow larger exhibitions and conferences with up to 250 participants to take place, an increase from the current maximum of 50, as the country continues its gradual reopening…