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Mission Impossible crew gets Norway coronavirus travel ban exemption
Norway’s government said on Friday that it would issue an exemption for coronavirus restrictions allowing the filming of the Hollywood action film series Mission Impossible and other foreign productions in the…
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Boris Johnson calls anti-vaxxers ‘nuts’ as he pushes winter flu jabs – video
The prime minister was promoting an expanded programme of flu jabs that ministers hope will ease pressure on the NHS if there is a second wave of coronavirus this winter.…
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Rises in UK retail sales and business activity boost Covid-19 recovery hopes
Hopes of a rapid recovery in Britain’s economy from the coronavirus lockdown have been boosted by a summer rebound in retail sales and the strongest monthly growth in business activity…
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Economic fallout from pandemic will hit women hardest
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, there were vast inequalities between men and women in the world of work. Despite chipping away at the glass ceiling over recent decades, in 2020…
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‘Sexist policies’: mothers struggle to return to work amid lack of childcare
Caroline Nowak is among thousands of parents who cannot find a summer holiday club for her child, a 10-year-old boy, and will be forced to continue juggling her job and…
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Hong Kong third wave: mainland China again vows Covid-19 help for city in cabinet-level talks
Cabinet-level health authorities from mainland China on Friday pledged in a four-way meeting to help Hong Kong fight its worsening Covid-19 crisis, if necessary, with the city recording a new…
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Coronavirus: Lancet says scapegoating China for pandemic ‘not constructive’
Prestigious scientific journal The Lancet has praised aspects of China’s response to Covid-19, while pushing back against political rhetoric blaming the country for the pandemic.An editorial published on Friday for…
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Hong Kong third wave: landlord sues to evict new Covid-19 testing facility in Tai Po, claiming they were misled in rental agreement
A private laboratory that has spent the past 10 days helping the Hong Kong government conduct Covid-19 tests for high-risk groups is facing eviction after its landlord took legal action…
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson calls anti-vaxxers ‘nuts’, warns of second spike
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he thought the country would be through the coronavirus crisis by mid-2021 but feared there may be a second spike that could…
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China’s economic recovery from coronavirus impact set to signal dialing back of monetary stimulus measures
China has started to ease up on the emergency monetary measures it used to support its economy in response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to analysts.Having avoided a recession with…