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Participants in UK coronavirus study could be monitored for up to 25 years
Participants in a study to understand the long-term and often unexpected effects of Covid-19 could be monitored for up to 25 years, researchers have said. As coronavirus swept the world,…
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West End landlord collects less than a third of rent in June
Great Portland Estates said it collected less than a third of the rent owed in June by its tenants running shops, restaurants and pubs in central London, as the impact…
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Welsh restaurants and pubs could reopen indoors from August
Pubs, cafes and restaurants in Wales will be allowed to serve customers indoors from the start of August if Covid-19 cases continue to fall, but no date has been set…
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UK travel companies ‘must comply with laws on refunds or face legal action’
The government is warning more than 100 of the most complained-about UK travel companies that they must comply with consumer laws over refunds for cancelled holidays or face legal action.…
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WHO’s Covid-19 inquiry is a shrewd move in a sea of disinformation
In the world of epidemiology it’s sometimes said that pandemics are lived forwards and understood backwards. We encounter them head-on, chaotically, trying to fathom the disease in real time even…
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How bailout debt is painting governments and central banks into a corner
Regardless of who wins the US presidential election, the next leader will start his term with record government debt. The pandemic has dealt a significant blow to government finances around…
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Hong Kong third wave: anxiety at estate hit by new coronavirus cluster, with residents uncertain of next move
When barber Lam Fu-yik left home for work at 10am on Friday, he did not know that his neighbourhood would become a scene of panic after more than 10 fresh…
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China’s patent filings back on track amid Covid-19 disruptions
Patent filings in China rose slightly in the first half of this year even as the number of licences granted declined, according to the latest government data, reflecting the country’s…
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Coronavirus: Beijing’s economic recovery from June outbreak offers hope ahead of China GDP release
The sight of more than a dozen patrons sitting on stools outside a popular barbecue restaurant on Beijing’s famous Gui Jie food street waiting to be seated is not only…
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Sports are returning to America before we’ve earned them | Bryan Armen Graham
Since the first cases of coronavirus were detected in China in December, no country has been harder hit than the US, which accounts for roughly 4% of the world’s population…