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Gyms and pools to open this month in England
Gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres will open later this month in England with social distancing measures after growing unhappiness from the health and fitness sector that pub and restaurant…
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Welsh minister: all pupils will be at school in September
All state school pupils in Wales are set to return to classrooms on 1 September and will be taught within “contact groups” of around 30 children, with only limited social…
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‘Unknown pneumonia’ deadlier than coronavirus sweeping Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy warns
The Chinese embassy in Kazakhstan has warned of a deadly “unknown pneumonia” after the former Soviet republic reported a spike in pneumonia cases since June. “The death rate of this…
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Rishinomics means centralisation like we’ve scarcely seen before | Simon Jenkins
So this is Rishinomics. The Tory party might well wonder, what is this cuckoo in our nest? It means colossal public spending, stupefying debt, subsidies doled out on all sides,…
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Tuberculosis vaccine may play role in reducing Covid-19 death rate, study says
A century-old tuberculosis vaccine could be playing a role in reducing the death rate from Covid-19 in countries where it is widely used, according to a preliminary US study.Researchers from…
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Students from India, Vietnam in panic mode after ‘cruel’ new US university rule
Sri, who studies at the University of Pittsburgh, is one of hundreds of thousands of overseas students at American universities fearing for their future after President Donald Trump’s administration threatened…
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Refusing to wear a face mask amid pandemic as bad as drink driving, leading scientist says
People who refuse to wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic should be stigmatised the same as drink drivers, the president of Britain’s prestigious Royal Society says.The comments from biologist…
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Coronavirus crisis exposes the politics of division in the international community
Crisis often helps to lift the fog of bureaucratic process and shows institutions in their true light. At first glance, the United Nations along with its World Health Organisation takes…
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China’s financial market reform stokes rally in yuan to four-month high
The yuan’s exchange rate strengthened above the psychologically important level of 7 per US dollar on Thursday, as optimism over new policies liberalising China’s financial markets helped attract foreign capital.The…
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College graduates with tech, live-streaming skills most in-demand in China’s job market, survey says
College graduates who majored in tech-related disciplines and those with live-stream-suited skills became the most in-demand recruits during China’s coronavirus-influenced spring hiring season, even though many of them have reservations…