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Coronavirus live news: Barcelona residents told to stay home after cases rise
The US has suffered another 926 deaths and recorded 72,045 new cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has said. That takes the respective totals to 137,864 and…
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Lyft sparks uproar after opening store to sell masks to its drivers
The ride hailing platform Lyft has opened an online store to sell masks and other protective gear as the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies, enraging drivers and labor organizers who say the…
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Boris Johnson’s plan for ‘return to normality’ met with scepticism
Boris Johnson has held out the prospect of a “significant return to normality” by Christmas as he announced a fresh easing of lockdown restrictions in England – but his roadmap…
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UK coronavirus: Chris Whitty says social distancing should continue ‘for a long period’ – as it happened
This live blog has now closed – please follow the latest updates in the global live blog. Coronavirus live news: Barcelona residents told to stay home after cases rise How…
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US records highest one-day coronavirus case total as Trump slumps in new poll
The US has reported its highest one-day total for coronavirus cases for the pandemic so far, with a new poll released on Friday indicating that Donald Trump is continuing to…
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Why America’s pandemic carnage is a tragedy of global proportions
In his inaugural address, US President Donald Trump said: “For too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out…
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Donald Trump races to defuse economic time bomb to shore up re-election bid
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Nancy Cook on politico.com on July 17, 2020.It’s crunch time for the key issue President…
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World Bank calls on creditors to cut poorest nations’ debt payments
Private sector lenders to some of the world’s poorest countries should agree plans to reduce debt payments or risk turning the Covid-19 pandemic into a deeper economic crisis, the World…
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British Airways retires Boeing 747 fleet as Covid-19 hits travel
The 747 jumbo jet will never grace the skies again in a union flag, British Airways has confirmed, announcing the immediate retirement of its Boeing 747-400 planes. As the early…