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Hong Kong arts venues may allow rehearsals by mid-month, but no live performances yet
Concert halls closed by the coronavirus pandemic could open for rehearsals by performing arts groups from as early as mid-September, although live shows will not be allowed yet.The government announced…
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Why is the shark-fin trade buoyant while Covid-19 sinks the global economy?
With economic activity around the world taking a hammering from Covid-19, conservationists had hoped for a respite in the global shark-fishing industry. But a spate of record-breaking confiscations and expanding…
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Willie Walsh braces for a bumpy last ride in the airline business
Willie Walsh is not quite enjoying the retirement he had planned. When his departure was announced in January, he had just led British Airways owner IAG to a €2.3bn pre-tax…
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Steve Clarke says Scotland focused on Czech trip amid ‘cancellation’ furore
Scotland’s manager, Steve Clarke, has dismissed any notion of Monday’s Nations League match in the Czech Republic losing all value on account of coronavirus issues. The Czech FA announced late…
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As our former lives dissolve into uncertainty, facts are something solid to cling to | Lenore Taylor
I have always worked with facts. I have sifted them for relevance, assembled them to make sense of things, and used them to construct an argument or to disagree with…
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Dozens of Australian companies fined for trying to unlawfully profit from Covid crisis
Australia’s health regulator has fined dozens of companies more than $800,000 for unlawfully advertising or illegally importing health products to profit from the pandemic. One business was fined for trying…
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How can the north of England hope to level up under lockdown restrictions? | Andy Burnham
A year that began with promises of levelling up the north is ending with fears of it being locked down. Covid-19 has already inflicted many cruelties on our country. One…
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Covid-19 ‘could be endemic in deprived parts of England’
Covid-19 could now be endemic in some parts of the country that combine severe deprivation, poor housing and large BAME communities, according to a highly confidential analysis by Public Health…
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More than 600 arrests made at Extinction Rebellion protests in London
More than 600 people have been arrested during five days of climate crisis protests in central London, police have said. Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion (XR) reignited its efforts to…
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Bolton households told not to mix after sharp rise in Covid-19 cases
Tighter restrictions have been introduced in Bolton following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Bolton council has asked for people in the town to avoid mixing with other households and…