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Coronavirus: scaled-down haj pilgrimage to start July 29, say Saudi officials
This year’s haj, which has been scaled back dramatically to include only around 1,000 Muslim pilgrims as Saudi Arabia battles a coronavirus surge, will begin on July 29, authorities said…
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Chinese factory owner embraces cutthroat ‘street vendor economy’ to survive
With tens of thousands of unsold dresses in his factory inventory, Huang Weijie knew he had to get creative if he hoped to survive the global economic downturn. So, he…
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Donald Trump calls wearing mask ‘patriotic’ in fight against ‘invisible China virus’
US President Donald Trump, who for months refused to encourage mask wearing as a way to combat the coronavirus, on Monday tweeted a picture of himself with his face covered…
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Australia’s iron ore exports to China strong, but weak global demand indicates mixed coronavirus recovery
Australian iron ore exports to China surged in the first half of the year, as demand from steel mills rose to supply Beijing’s infrastructure building push to boost the coronavirus-hit…
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Quarantine cheats and tourists threaten Canada amid US coronavirus surge
For 67 days, tiny Prince Edward Island went without a single new case of Covid-19. That changed earlier this month when Canada’s smallest province, best known as the home of…
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Coronavirus live news: 498 more deaths in US as WHO urges countries to focus on contact tracing
A proposed European Union economic recovery package would provide €390bn of grants and €360bn of loans, according to Reuters. The news agency reports that the proposal submitted to EU leaders…
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GlaxoSmithKline makes bold move with £130m Covid-19 investment | Nils Pratley
Monday’s most important vaccine news was the promising early data from the Oxford University and AstraZeneca coronavirus trial – “robust immune responses” is encouraging. But let’s not overlook other vaccine…
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EU clinches deal on US$860 billion coronavirus rescue fund after marathon summit
European Union leaders reached a deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies at a predawn meeting on Tuesday after a fractious summit that went through the night…
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Trump to resume daily coronavirus briefings on Tuesday – live
A day after Kanye West held his first “campaign” event in North Charleston, electoral authorities in South Carolina have confirmed that the rapper will not appear on the ballot there…
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US military medical teams dispatched to California hospitals hard-hit by Covid-19
US military medical teams have been deployed to five California hospitals to assist in a war against coronavirus that has taxed health care staff in hard-hit areas of the state.…