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Coronavirus: China suspends poultry imports from Tyson Foods plant after workers test positive
China has suspended poultry imports from a plant owned by American meat giant Tyson Foods Inc after a coronavirus outbreak was reported there.The General Administration of Customs said on Sunday…
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‘We are facing extermination’: Brazil losing a generation of indigenous leaders to Covid-19
When Bep Karoti Xikrin fell ill with Covid-19, he refused to go to a hospital. The 64-year-old chief of a Xikrin indigenous village in Brazil’s Amazon was plagued by headaches…
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Coronavirus live news: Latin America and Caribbean exceed 2m cases as Brazil’s death toll passes 50,000
The United Nations has accused the Taliban and Afghan security forces of “deliberate” attacks against healthcare workers and facilities at a time when Afghanistan is grappling with the coronavirus epidemic.…
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Aviva says executive pay should be first casualty of Covid cuts
A top UK fund manager has warned companies that executive pay packets should be the first casualty of any cost-cutting measures linked to Covid-19, but said hard-hit sectors such as…
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Daughter speaks out after her father dies of Covid-19: ‘It was preventable’
As her father lay dying in a hospital bed in Arizona, after testing positive for Covid-19, Lina Washington pleaded with him to keep fighting. When they hung up, Washington scrolled…
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Jürgen Klopp admits he was ‘very worried’ Liverpool’s title season would be voided – video
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp admitted that he was ‘very worried’ that the season would be void as Liverpool chase the Premier League title – resuming against rivals Everton on Sunday.…
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How regulation of endangered wildlife trade can prevent the next pandemic
Just over 100 days ago, on March 11, Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. It has caused immense human suffering and economic distress. It has also…
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Visitors return to Spain as coronavirus state of emergency ends
Overseas visitors have begun arriving in Spain once more as the country reopens its borders and the three-month state of emergency declared in response to the coronavirus pandemic comes to…
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Coronavirus: Spain reopens border with France for first time in more than 3 months
Traffic flowed again across Spain’s border with France on Sunday as the last of the strict Spanish coronavirus restrictions introduced in March were eased.Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced earlier this…