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Why is Spain’s coronavirus death toll stuck at 27,136?
For days now, Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll has been on hold, generating widespread uncertainty about the real state of the epidemic that has claimed more than 27,000 lives.The health…
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Doctors warn that thousands could die of bowel cancer after halt in screening
A dramatic rise in bowel cancer cases is set to sweep Britain in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, doctors and scientists have warned. They said they feared that the…
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For small businesses like ours, social distancing could be a nightmare | Ally Hardy
My husband and I run a quirky, colourful music bar in Hereford. The past four months have been been traumatic, as they have for many who run small businesses up…
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BLM protesters given 5pm curfew by Met police
People joining Black Lives Matter demonstrations in London on Saturday must be off the streets by 5pm, according to conditions laid down by the Metropolitan police. Protesters have also been…
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Grenfell relative draws comparisons between fire and Covid-19 response
A bereaved relative has drawn parallels between the coronavirus crisis and the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire before the third anniversary of the disaster. Karim Mussilhy, whose uncle Hesham…
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Mahathir backs Biden, says US re-electing Trump would be disaster
Malaysian elder statesman Mahathir Mohamad, known for his own iconoclasm and strongman leadership during two stints as prime minister, believes the re-election of United States President Donald Trump in November…
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Coronavirus: Hongkonger living in public housing at centre of infection cluster confirmed as infected
A Hongkonger from public housing at the centre of a coronavirus cluster was confirmed as infected on Saturday, taking the infection tally there to nine and the city’s Covid-19 total…
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Mahathir expects Malaysia’s economy to rebound from coronavirus but foes get no credit
Malaysia’s economy has been battered by the coronavirus recession but according to former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad it is not all doom and gloom, provided the current government is willing…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s Ocean Park reopens after more than four months of closure
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park reopened on Saturday after more than four months of closure because of the coronavirus, with revellers braving the rain and heat to enjoy the long-awaited return…
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Grieving Indonesians are ‘snatching bodies’ to bypass coronavirus burial rules
Hospitals in Indonesia are boosting security at their morgues, police said, after a spate of body-snatchings by relatives seeking traditional burials for family members who died of the coronavirus.Under new…