COVID-19 Updates
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Dettol maker Reckitt Benckiser’s sales slow as it warns over prices
Consumer goods group, which also makes Nurofen and Durex, says its costs are rising Consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser, which owns brands including Dettol, Nurofen and Durex, has reported disappointing…
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The IMF is right: global economic recovery from Covid could go wrong
Better-off countries should be concerned by the north-south divide caused by the pandemic Failure to help poor countries ‘could cost global economy $4.5tn’ Given the ebbs and flows of the…
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Failure to help poor countries fight Covid ‘could cost global economy $4.5tn’
IMF calls on rich nations to help halt spread of infectious variants through countries with low vaccination rates Larry Elliott: Global economic recovery from Covid could go wrong The world…
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Warhammer maker Games Workshop hands staff £5,000 bonus after lockdown sales surge
UK firm praises workers for ‘exceptional performance’ during pandemic after sales rose more than a third Warhammer retailer Games Workshop is handing its shop workers, model makers, designers and support…
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New Covid-19 variants prompt IMF to slash China, emerging Asia economic growth outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for China this year because of the patchy recovery from new coronavirus variants, as Beijing focuses on reducing…
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California and New York City to mandate vaccine for government workers
Department of Veterans Affairs becomes first major federal agency to require healthcare workers to receive Covid shot California and New York City announced on Monday that they would require all…
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Sydney Covid lockdown restrictions: update to Orange and regional NSW coronavirus rules explained
Covid restrictions for greater Sydney, including residents in the Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool, Cumberland and Blacktown LGAs, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Wollongong to be extended, with lockdown set to…
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Greater Sydney lockdown to be extended by four weeks as Covid cases continue to rise
NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian will announce the extension on Wednesday after the state reported 172 new local Delta cases – a record for this outbreak NSW Covid update: 172 new…
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Hong Kong tourism sector pleads with government to reopen border with mainland China
Hong Kong’s battered tourism sector has urged the government to reopen its border with mainland China as soon as possible or at least extend the lifespan of Covid-19 vaccination centres,…