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Labour’s poll comeback doesn’t yet threaten the Tory brand | James Johnson
Last weekend’s Observer poll showed Labour and the Conservatives level-pegging on 40% each, the first time the Conservatives had not led an Opinium survey since July last year. Labour MPs…
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Coronavirus: Beijing opens up to inbound flights as city gets back to normal
The Chinese capital will allow inbound flights from eight countries from Thursday, easing a five-month ban on international passenger services in another sign that life is returning to normal in…
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Coronavirus: concerns mount over handling of waste at Hong Kong’s mass testing centres, as 152,000 more screened
Pressure is mounting on the Hong Kong government to treat garbage from the 141 universal coronavirus testing centres across the city as clinical instead of domestic waste, as authorities reported…
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Hong Kong businesses complain government approach to relaxing social distancing rules too cautious, inconsistent
Hong Kong’s pandemic-hit businesses questioned the rationale behind the government’s latest steps towards relaxing social distancing rules on Wednesday, with some complaining the latest arrangements were more stringent than expected…
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Coronavirus death rate may be as bad – or worse – than for Spanish flu pandemic
The death rate from Covid-19 could be as severe as – or worse than – that of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, new research based on data from the initial…
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Middle-income countries’ lonely war on the coronavirus cannot be ignored
The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on middle-income countries. With the exception of the United States, the 10 countries with the highest number of Covid-19 cases to date…
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Don’t blame ‘selfish covidiots’. Blame the British government | Stephen Reicher
The “covidiots” are back in the news – no longer crowded in parks, no longer crammed on to beaches, this time cavorting on flights back from their Greek holidays. The…
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CanSino gets Russia’s approval to start Covid-19 vaccine trials on humans after snubbing Canada
CanSino Biologics, which developed a Covid-19 vaccine candidate with the Chinese military’s research arm, will start testing its vaccine candidate on humans in Russia as part of its global search…
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Hong Kong extends payment holidays until April 2021 to give struggling small businesses a lifeline out of worst recession
Hong Kong’s monetary authority has instructed banks to extend their loan repayment holidays for small businesses for another six months until April 2021, providing more breathing space for some of…
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Hong Kong shrugs off social unrest, coronavirus impact to edge closer to top 10 in global innovation rankings
Hong Kong has moved up two places to find itself just outside the top 10 in a global league table for innovation, shrugging off the triple blow of US-China trade…