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UK home loans fall 90% since start of Covid-19 crisis
The number of new home loans approved in Britain has fallen by 90% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to the lowest since at least the early 1990s, the…
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Boris Johnson ‘concerned’ by Leicester coronavirus outbreak – video
The prime minister has said a surge of coronavirus cases in Leicester is concerning as the government considers delaying the easing of lockdown in the city. The latest figures from…
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The Tories once said only they could keep us safe. Now they’re the party of risk | Andy Beckett
So much has changed in Britain since the Tories took power 10 years ago. Less noticed is that the Conservative party itself has changed: from one that prioritises keeping the…
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Victoria’s coronavirus spike: what’s causing it, and is anyone to blame?
Victoria is experiencing a concerning rise in Covid-19 cases, with 75 new cases announced on Monday which were identified over the preceding 24 hours, one of the largest overnight jumps…
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Across Asia, amateur investors pile into equity markets – spooking the professionals
When the coronavirus pandemic sent shares plunging, you didn’t have to be a professional investor to spot a buying opportunity. In fact, it might be better if you weren’t.The rise…
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Battered by coronavirus, Australia’s ‘lucky’ economy faces long road to recovery
Coronavirus has done to Australia what even the global financial crisis could not: abruptly end a record growth run and help trigger a deep recession from which the country will…
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Hong Kong’s coronavirus quarantine staff standing proud despite abuse, suicide threats and killer litter
Dealing with objects thrown from a tower block, routine verbal abuse and suicide attempts are some of the challenges faced by staff and volunteers who kept Hong Kong’s quarantine centres…
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Expect the coronavirus pandemic bankruptcy tsunami to be worse than predicted
As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads and in many places deepens across the world, and efforts to revive our economies flounder, some sobering questions arise: how deep is the recession going…
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Daily death toll in New York, once the US coronavirus epicentre, drops to five
Five people died Saturday from the coronavirus in New York state, the lowest daily death toll the state has reported since March 15.Saturday’s total compared to 13 fatalities the day…
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Coronavirus bailouts: governments and central banks can’t keep throwing money at the problem
A comfort in these dark days of pandemic and recession has been the presence of governments and central banks with apparently bottomless purses. Without this largesse, the world economy would…