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I run a cafe in London. Here’s why most small businesses won’t survive Covid-19 | Mandy Yin
I was speaking to my kitchen manager trying to figure out how much chicken curry to make the next day when a customer walked in, wrapped up head to toe…
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How ongoing conflict in Kashmir has affected women’s reproductive health
As Covid-19 spread across India in March this year, Sumayya, 38, found herself worrying for a different reason.Married for seven years, she had finally managed to conceive a baby through…
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Victoria reports 397 new coronavirus cases as Australian Covid-19 death toll climbs above 200
The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has warned of “growing concern” over dozens of “mystery cases” of coronavirus that cannot be traced by authorities, as the state recorded 397 new infections…
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Coronavirus: Mexico overtakes UK to have third-most Covid-19 deaths in world
Mexico has overtaken Britain to become the country with the third-most deaths from Covid-19, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Friday night. Reported fatalities rose by 688…
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Coronavirus: Philippines’ doctors cry out for fresh lockdown as virus cases surge
Doctors in the Philippines are urging the government to reimpose a lockdown in the capital of Manila for two weeks to recalibrate its response to the pandemic, amid a warning…
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Extend UK furlough subsidies to avoid mass job losses, Labour urges
Labour and a leading welfare thinktank have called on the government to extend furlough subsidies for the hardest-hit industries as employers are forced to make financial contributions towards temporarily laid-off…
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Wearing a mask is simple, easy and unselfish. So why wouldn’t you?
When we were in the very thick of lockdown, I spoke to one of my best friends who has lived in Hong Kong for some years now. I was, quite…
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UK universities putting finances above student safety, expert warns
One of the UK’s top higher education experts has warned that by promising young people they can return to campuses this autumn, universities are putting their financial survival in the…
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Hong Kong third wave: more than 100 new Covid-19 cases expected again, as city leader apologises for full-day restaurant ban
Hong Kong is expected to record more than 100 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the 11th day in a row with triple-digit increases, as the city’s leader apologised for inconveniences…
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‘People die every day, that’s life’: Bolsonaro still shrugs off pandemic even as Brazil nears 100,000 dead
Fresh off a bout of Covid-19, President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday nearly everyone will probably end up catching the new coronavirus, urging Brazilians to “face up to it” and saying…