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Lenin’s tomb reopens as Russia rushes to return from lockdown
After months in self-isolation, he’s back. Vladimir Lenin, embalmed and entombed, has reopened to the Russian public, luring bold tourists back to Red Square and down a steep set of…
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UK retail landlords squeezed as stores hit by Covid-19 crisis
Hammerson and British Land collected only a fraction of their rents due last month as retailers struggled despite the easing of the coronavirus lockdown in the UK. Hammerson, the landlord…
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Police step up patrols amid fears of ‘chaos’ as English pubs reopen
Police forces across England will deploy additional patrols on Saturday as pubs reopen, part of the biggest easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures to date. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels and other…
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HSBC adds former co-CEO of world’s biggest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates to board
The former co-chief executive of the world’s biggest hedge fund and newly elected chairwoman of Finra, the US securities industry’s self-regulatory arm, is joining HSBC’s board as an independent director…
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What kind of face mask gives the best protection against Covid-19?
Does it matter what sort of mask you wear? Yes. Different types of mask offer different levels of protection. Surgical grade N95 respirators offer the highest level of protection against…
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Coronavirus UK: are Covid-19 cases rising or falling near you?
The map shows local authorities where the number of cases has increased week-on-week and where it has fallen. Some of this is due to natural fluctuations, especially in areas where…
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Australia boosts defence spending by 40 per cent as China tensions rise
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced a significant increase in defence spending to boost the country’s military prowess in the Indo-Pacific, amid jitters about China’s growing power in…
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Japan hospital that took in Covid-19 patients, bucking trend, struggles to stay afloat after outbreak of its own
Doctors in white coats and blue scrubs sat around a conference room table in June, looking up at a colourful slide projected on the wall.“How is anyone supposed to memorise…
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Coronavirus: how India’s largest slum beat back the pandemic, for now
When coronavirus claimed its first victim in India’s largest slum in April, many feared the disease would turn its narrow, congested streets into a graveyard, with social distancing or contact…