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Beijing coronavirus outbreak: city raises emergency level and grounds hundreds of flights
China’s capital has raised its emergency level as dozens of new coronavirus cases emerged and residents were barred from any “unessential” travel outside Beijing following a new outbreak of the…
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Nintendos, hot tubs and even pedigree dogs top online shopping scams
People considering buying hot tubs, Nintendo Switches and even pedigree dogs have been warned to be on their guard as online fraudsters target these areas, amid a proliferation in Covid-19-related…
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Dining moves outdoors as London restaurants prepare to reopen
A swathe of central London is to be transformed into a continental-style outdoor dining area under plans to keep bars and restaurants in business. Westminister council is lining up 50…
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EU seeks to curb investment by state-backed buyers from China and other countries
Europe took aim at China’s subsidised state-owned enterprises, as it proposed on Wednesday to set up new barriers to curb future – and possibly existing – investments by foreign firms…
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RSC ‘may be forced into drastic hibernation without urgent help’
It may be one of Britain’s biggest and best-funded arts organisations but without urgent support the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) faces being forced into “drastic hibernation” because of the pandemic,…
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UK theatre faces ruin amid coronavirus crisis, say top cultural figures
Britain’s world-leading performing arts sector has been brought to its knees and faces ruin without urgent government investment, a powerful alliance of nearly 100 actors, writers, directors and creatives has…
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Private rents in England hit record high during coronavirus lockdown
Private-sector rents in England hit a record high of £700 a month just as the country was heading into coronavirus lockdown, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics…
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How Trump’s missteps undermined the US’s recovery from pandemic
Despite the inertia and dysfunction that plagued the early stages of the US government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the situation could still have been somewhat rescued if Donald Trump…
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While other countries are recovering, Britain is the patient in intensive care | Trish Greenhalgh and Andrew Sentance
Coronavirus can take many forms. At one extreme, the illness can be mild and fleeting. At the other, and relatively rarely, it can kill. Most commonly, it produces a short…