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Living with coronavirus: global travel cannot restart without common rules to certify those free of Covid-19
The day after the US was added to Hong Kong’s list of “high risk” countries (joining Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and South Africa), I started getting…
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Role-playing as ants to escape stress of Covid-19, millions join Facebook group
One slow morning in August, a shrill cry could be heard in the online ant colony: “Which one of you pesky six-legged punks found where I hid my Oreos? I…
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‘You can sit with the art’: MoMA reopens with social distancing precautions
Those markings on the floor. Is it art … or is it guidance for social distancing while looking at art? It’s the latter, of course; these are still Covid times.…
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Pret a Manger cuts almost 2,900 UK jobs as sales plummet
Pret a Manger is to cut nearly 2,900 jobs after the desertion of high streets due to the coronavirus pandemic sent its sales plummeting, fuelling concerns about the economic impact…
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Why China deserves more credit for recovery in global markets
The most talked-about topic in financial markets these days is the dramatic rally in the benchmark S&P 500 equity index, whose 55 per cent rise since March 23 to an…
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Man removed from Ryanair flight after testing positive for coronavirus – video
Footage shows a passenger being removed from a Ryanair flight by officials dressed in hazmat suits after he received a text message saying he had tested positive for coronavirus. The…
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UK coronavirus live: daily cases jump to 1,522; Switzerland, Czech Republic and Jamaica added to quarantine list – as it happened
Here’s a round-up of the key events of the day. • The government announced the biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since 12 June with 1,522 new cases, taking the…
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Rolls-Royce hoping to avoid Covid second wave on bumpy flight path | Nils Pratley
This is how bad things have got for Rolls-Royce, pride of the UK’s engineering industry: its finance director would prefer to work for Ocado, and his career move looks rational.…
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UK sees highest number of new Covid-19 cases since mid-June
The UK has recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases since 12 June, with government figures reporting 1,522 positive cases. The number of new cases, which cover the 24…