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airportsJuly 5, 2020
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong still walking an economic tightrope, commerce minister warns

Hong Kong must be ready to endure further economic hardship with no major recovery on the horizon given the raging coronavirus pandemic, commerce minister Edward Yau Tang-wah has told the…
airportsJuly 5, 2020
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Why the US still has not solved its coronavirus testing crisis

This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by David Lim and Alice Miranda Ollstein on politico.com on July 5, 2020.The United States still…
airportsJuly 5, 2020
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Coronavirus bailouts can secure a better future – if policymakers can get their act together

What kind of brave new world will emerge in the post-Covid-19 era? It could be a better world in the economic sense if policymakers march into it willingly and embrace…
airportsJuly 5, 2020
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Amid coronavirus shutdown, UK pays tribute to National Health Service on 72nd anniversary

People across the UK joined in a round of applause on Sunday to mark the 72nd anniversary of the free-to-use National Health Service, one of the country’s most cherished institutions.The…
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County lines gangs disguised drug couriers as key workers during coronavirus lockdown

Criminal gangs have been dressing young drug mules as nurses and Deliveroo workers to deliver cocaine, heroin and illegally acquired prescription drugs during lockdown, according to a senior officer in…
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Scientists investigate cases of post-Covid-19 fatigue

Most people experience Covid-19 as a short-term illness – once the infection has been fought off, they bounce back to health. But evidence is emerging of a significant minority –…
airportsJuly 5, 2020
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Trump claims victory as US nears 130,000 coronavirus deaths – live

CNN has offered a rather pointed response to Donald Trump after the president attacked the network for “manipulating the words and meaning of my 4th of July Speech.” CNN, in…
airportsJuly 5, 2020
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Coronavirus live news: Spain puts part of Galicia back into lockdown; Melbourne outbreak has ‘explosive potential’

A top health official from US president Donald Trump’s administration said on Sunday it was not clear whether it will be safe to hold the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville…
airportsJuly 5, 2020
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UK coronavirus live: Britain claps for NHS on 72nd anniversary

A further 22 deaths of people who had tested positive for Covid-19 in the UK were recorded today, taking the total to 44,220. People across the UK have expressed their…
airportsJuly 5, 2020
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Met police urged to investigate Dominic Cummings’ trip during Covid-19 lockdown

The former chief prosecutor for north-west England has urged the Metropolitan police to launch an immediate investigation into Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham at the height of the…