Coronavirus Latest News
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UK quarantine plan: what will it mean for travellers?
The government has unveiled a major shift in border policy to be introduced next month in a bid to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 in the UK. What has…
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China’s 6.6 per cent defence spending boost marks slowest growth in three decades
China will boost defence spending by 6.6 per cent this year – the lowest rate in three decades – as Beijing faces growing security risks and economic fallout from the…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong lawmakers fail to decide on bailout for Ocean Park after concerns raised over HK$3 billion owed to bank
The fate of Hong Kong’s Ocean Park hung in the balance after lawmakers failed to make progress on approving a HK$5.4 billion (US$697 million) rescue plan, owing to concerns over…
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Joe Biden pushed to embrace radicalism of FDR by scale of economic crisis
When Joe Biden launched his campaign for president in April last year, the unemployment rate was 3.6%, the lowest it had been in nearly half a century. Now, months into…
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Black and Latino Americans more likely to die from coronavirus, study finds
An academic analysis in the US has shown African-Americans are 3.5 times more likely to die than whites from Covid-19.The study, which has not been peer reviewed, also found mortality…
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Indonesian celebrity who said she would auction virginity on Instagram for ‘warriors against coronavirus’ was ‘being sarcastic’
An Indonesian celebrity who said she would auction her virginity on Instagram with a starting bid of 2 billion rupiah (US$135,486) to raise money for health care workers fighting Covid-19…
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Coronavirus offers Hong Kong an opportunity to turn its back on protest violence and heal its political rift
Every crisis brings disaster as well as opportunity. If there can be cooperation and compromise, this pandemic is a good time to accept past problems and seek a better future.…
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Coronavirus live news: 660,000 people forced to flee homes during crisis despite UN global ceasefire call
Fifty-two more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Kenya, out of a total of 2,567 samples analysed over the past 24 hours, the ministry of health reports. The…
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Coronavirus US live: experts urge caution on first holiday weekend of summer as deaths pass 94,000
Good morning, US live blog readers, welcome to another vigorous day of politics and coronavirus news, with all the up-to-the-minute developments covered here. Here’s is what’s foremost today so far:…