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Coronavirus: Uber to cut quarter of global workforce and scale back investment
Uber on Monday announced it is cutting a quarter of its global workforce and trimming investment to survive the financial hit to its business from the coronavirus pandemic.The San Francisco-based…
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Coronavirus latest: US death toll tops 90,000 as WHO promises pandemic review
A half-trillion-euro European fund laid out by France and Germany sparked optimism fighting economic fallout from the coronavirus, as did encouraging early results on vaccine research by a US biotech…
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A weak yuan will help strengthen China’s coronavirus-battered economy, but only for now
Sometimes, too much of a good thing can be a distraction from what really matters. Right now, China’s economy is enjoying a big break from the weak renminbi – no…
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slams ‘spiteful’ Taiwan exclusion from World Health Assembly
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has slammed the “spiteful” rejection of Taiwan to attend the World Health Organisation’s annual meeting as an observer, despite the island’s success in tackling…
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Asians in the US least likely to get coronavirus infection despite racist assumptions of many, data suggests
Cindy Song, a retired government employee living in Washington, saw the Covid-19 storm coming and hunkered down.Alerted by Chinese friends on social media about the danger, by early March she…
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‘A new normal’: how coronavirus will transform transport in Britain’s cities
Amid the confusion that followed Boris Johnson’s televised announcement easing the lockdown, Will Norman was clear about one thing – the way people move around cities would never be the…
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UK coronavirus live: self-isolate if you lose your sense of smell, new advice from chief medical officers says
Shakespeare’s Globe theatre is facing insolvency and the risk of closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. The digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) committee has called for more financial support…
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Markets lifted by Covid-19 vaccine hopes and Fed’s stimulus pledge – business live
Here are the key points from Moderna’s announcement, of “Positive Interim Phase 1 Data for its mRNA Vaccine (mRNA-1273)” (which is online here). After two doses all participants evaluated to…
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Coronavirus live news: Italy begins reopening bars and cafes as Spain also eases restrictions
Hungary and Slovenia have agreed on a road map towards a gradual reopening of their border by 1 June, the Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto wrote on his Facebook page…
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Coronavirus US live: Trump attacks Obama and the media as death toll nears 90,000
The World Health Organization is holding its first global assembly since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. For the Guardian, Lily Kuo reports from Beijing: Beijing is expected to face…