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What can Rishi Sunak do to boost the economy?
Rishi Sunak is drawing up plans for temporary tax cuts and spending measures to reboot the British economy after three months of lockdown. Faced with the deepest recession in three…
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Who is affected by Trump’s new rules on work visas?
US President Donald Trump suspended the entry of certain foreign workers on Monday until the end of the year, a move the White House said would help the coronavirus-battered economy,…
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How Australia’s media and politicians can stop fuelling anti-China sentiment
On Tuesday last week, Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne rejected as “disinformation” a warning by the Chinese government that tourists and students should reconsider coming to the country “because of…
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Donald Trump to impose foreign worker restrictions through end of year
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Nolan D. McCaskill on politico.com on June 22, 2020.US President Donald Trump will sign an…
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Coronavirus: what changes mean for people shielding in England
With the government relaxing lockdown for those shielding from Covid-19 in England, we explore what this means for the most vulnerable in society. Who has been shielding? People who are…
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Coronavirus: worldwide cases top 9 million as WHO warns pandemic is accelerating
Global coronavirus infections topped 9 million on Monday as the World Health Organisation warned that the pandemic was accelerating.Record levels of new daily Covid-19 cases are due to the fact…
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Coronavirus live news: WHO reports record daily global case increase; New York shops and bars reopen
Many countries that have been successful in tackling the novel coronavirus are seeing an increase in cases due to religious events and other vulnerable settings like expatriate gatherings, the World…
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UK coronavirus live: daily death toll rises by 15; school exams in England could be delayed next summer
Matt Hancock, the health secretary, will be taking the UK government press conference at 5pm. He will be appearing with Dr Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer for England.…
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John Bolton calls Trump incompetent as president plans Phoenix speech amid pandemic – live
A New York police officer was swiftly suspended after body-cam footage showed him putting a black man in a banned chokehold. The suspension was announced yesterday, hours after the officer…
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In Pakistan, coronavirus deaths near 150 a day even as government pushes ahead with reopening
The coronavirus is spreading in Pakistan at one of the fastest rates in the world, and its overwhelmed hospitals are turning away patients. But the government is pushing ahead with…