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Americas are new coronavirus epicentre as deaths surge, World Health Organisation says
The Americas have emerged as the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a Tuesday briefing, as a US study forecast deaths surging in…
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Coronavirus: Canada nursing home patients left in dirty diapers, with cries for help ignored, ‘heart-wrenching’ report says
Canadian soldiers helping to manage the coronavirus outbreak in nursing homes saw staff leaving people in soiled diapers, ignoring calls for help and reusing unsterilised equipment, an official report said…
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Coronavirus uses same strategy as HIV to dodge immune response, Chinese study finds
The novel coronavirus uses the same strategy to evade attack from the human immune system as HIV, according to a new study by Chinese scientists.Both viruses remove marker molecules on…
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US-China partial decoupling is inevitable, and must be carefully managed to minimise disruption
As 2020 commenced, White House political calculations on trade, China and President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign appeared firmly on track. The three-step political strategy was clear. First, present China as…
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Donald Trump hints at willingness to walk away from China trade deal
US President Donald Trump has hinted once again at his willingness to walk away from the phase one trade deal that the US struck with China in January, as he…
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From Star Wars dialogue coach to jazz great to gospel legend: influential artists we’ve lost to the coronavirus
A saxophonist whose sounds helped birth international dance music. An actress who learned alongside one set of Hollywood legends then told the life stories of others. A musician who went…
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China offers flights to evacuate citizens from coronavirus-hit India, as border tensions rise
China is making plans to evacuate its citizens from India, with chartered flights taking place from early next month as the country grapples with a rise in Covid-19 infections from…
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NYSE re-opens trading floor for first time since pandemic closure – business live
Investors will be cautiously celebrating another milestone this morning on Wall Street. The S&P 500 has pushed above 3,000 points and is also above the 200-day moving average for the…
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Coronavirus live news: global cases pass 5.5m as WHO warns of ‘second peak’
Devi Sridhar, professor of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, has criticised the UK’s decision to focus on the lockdown over other mitigation methods like contact tracing, saying…
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Coronavirus US live: Trump and Biden at heart of war over mask-wearing as deaths near 100,000
Trump’s tweet pushing a baseless conspiracy theory involving Joe Scarborough comes as the widower of Lori Klausutis has writted to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to implore him to remove the…