Coronavirus Latest News
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A clusterpocalyse is heading our way – so stock up on good times (not loo roll) | Hadley Freeman
Exciting news, everyone: this winter will be terrible! This is palpably and collectively beginning to sink in, with conversations transitioning from, “It seems like we’ve flattened the curve now, right?”…
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Indian PM Narendra Modi warns China after Ladakh clash, promises coronavirus vaccine for all citizens
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a new warning to China over deadly border tensions on Saturday, using his most important speech of the year to promise to build a…
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Coronavirus latest: South Korea tightens restrictions in Seoul, banning gatherings and closing entertainment venues
South Korea has announced a series of new lockdown measures in Seoul, including a ban on indoor gatherings of at least 50 people and closures of entertainment venues, after reporting…
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Hun Manet, Cambodia’s leader in waiting: US military-educated, but China’s man?
When Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen visited Beijing in February, trailing behind him as he shook hands with Foreign Minister Wang Yi was his eldest son, Hun Manet.To discerning…
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Thailand eyes rich expats from Hong Kong, Australia with ‘coronavirus haven’ visa scheme
Thailand’s “pay to stay” visa programme for wealthy foreigners is seeing an expansion opportunity, with visions of the country becoming a haven for expats from Hong Kong, Australia and farther…
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No city for eating out: Hong Kong’s low-income workers struggle to find clean spaces to have their meals
Hung wakes at 6am each day to prepare her lunch of rice and vegetables, before heading from her home in Shau Kei Wan to work in Causeway Bay.The widowed grandmother…
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Obama condemns Trump attempt to ‘kneecap’ USPS to discourage voting – live
Former Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill weighed in on Donald Trump’s post office drama in a tweet on Friday, calling him a “liar” who is “trying to steal an election in…
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Coronavirus live news: France infections accelerate; Spain to close nightclubs and ban public smoking
Coronavirus outbreaks are taking place across Europe and it is up to each country to decide on how to tackle them, Spain’s foreign minister said on Friday as Germany declared…
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UK ministers were warned local lockdowns could fuel racial tensions
The government has been accused of being “tone deaf” for its sudden introduction of further lockdown restrictions in the north of England last month shortly after being warned that local…
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Coronavirus: Canada to offer residency to asylum seekers on pandemic front lines
Canada is to offer permanent residency to asylum seekers who put themselves at risk to care for coronavirus patients, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday.They will be able to…