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China electric-car makers BYD, Xpeng, Li Auto, Nio stand to benefit as lower loan rates recharge sales after Covid-19 woes
Loans for car purchases in June rose 37.5 per cent to US$8.1 billion compared with a month earlier, according to a report, as Beijing urges lenders to help jump-start the…
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‘It is a witch-hunt for violators’: Macau residents bristle at restrictions as Covid-19 lockdown heads into second week
Residents and workers are growing impatient with being confined at home and losing out on salary, with rare displays of protest emerging. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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‘The way it’s playing out is unexpected’: the changing waves of Covid
As infections soar in the third major wave this year, experts say Covid may never settle into a seasonal cycle Paddling pools are out, beer gardens are brimming. But a…
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UK has missed chances to prepare for future pandemics, says ex-vaccines tsar
Kate Bingham suggests lessons not learned about need for scientific and commercial expertise in government Opportunities have been missed to prepare the UK for future pandemics, the former vaccines tsar…
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Soaring childcare costs in UK to hit hard-up parents this summer
Families face stressful holidays with fewer providers, higher prices or deciding to keep their children at home while they work The cost of childcare over the holidays is likely to…
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‘It’s basically impossible’: pandemic backlog leaves learners struggling to sit driving tests
Learner drivers are overpaying to book driving tests and struggling to find teachers as the Covid crisis disrupted lessons for some half a million pupils Learners are struggling to sit…
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Learner drivers overpay for tests and struggle to find teachers after lockdown
Backlogs caused by the Covid crisis have meant disruption for about 500,000 pupils Desperate learner drivers are paying double the going rate for tests on the secondary market, while others…
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Victoria calls on 400 extra health workers to combat rising Covid hospitalisations
Premier, Daniel Andrews, announces a $162m package to fund specialist staff across 12 hospitals as Covid-related absentee rates climb Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news…
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The best of times, the worst of times… That’s science in the age of Covid | Francois Balloux
The pandemic death toll has just passed 200,000 in the UK. Scientists reach for answers but it’s a messy, slow process The pace of the news cycle around the Covid-19…
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Jim Chalmers defends delay in reinstating Covid leave payments as cases rise
The $750 payment for those who need to isolate due to Covid has been extended through September, following pressure on the government Get our free news app, morning email briefing…