COVID-19 Updates
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How to read the news like a mathematician – from the budget and HS2 to Covid and sport
With the public facing an ever-increasing barrage of sums, calculations and data, here are some numerical tricks and ideas that can help people make better sense of the world These…
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‘Not going to beg’: why entrepreneurs of color are increasingly self-funding
Raising funds from investors is unfavorable for marginalized founders, who face racial bias in the world of venture capital Rechelle Balanzat, an Asian-American founder, has led her startup Juliette, a…
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Resorts World sees quick recovery for Hong Kong’s passenger cruise market as it eyes local, mainland tourists
Hong Kong-based Resorts World Cruises, controlled by Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay, believes the cruise passenger business in Hong Kong will recover faster than in Singapore. Read the original article…
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Chinese buyers ready to scoop up ‘better value’ Thailand property for investment, retirement as travel resumes between the 2 countries
Thailand was a top choice for Chinese buyers looking for property overseas between 2018 and 2021. It slid to fourth place behind Australia, Canada and the US only last year,…
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Coronavirus pandemic 3 years later: has the Covid virus won?
Saturday March 11 marks three years since the WHO first called the outbreak a pandemic, and the UN says it’s not yet ready to say the emergency has ended. Read…
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Matt Hancock’s leaked messages being ‘used to rewrite history’, say civil servants
Some advisers and civil servants speaking to the Guardian say an ‘anti-lockdown filter’ has been placed on events The mass leaking of thousands of Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages have laid…
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‘Profiteering’ of Covid pandemic must never be repeated, world figures warn
Scathing open letter accuses big pharma of ‘exploiting’ publically funded vaccines and says humanity must come before commerce The Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, former first lady of South Africa and…
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US drops Covid test rule for travellers from China
The requirements – put in place amid a surge in infections in China – have now been lifted as the number of cases has fallen. Read the original article at…
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BBC apologises for failure to scrutinise Nadine Dorries’ claims about Sue Gray
Former culture secretary called into question neutrality of civil servant after her appointment as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff The BBC has apologised for the failure to properly scrutinise claims…
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Covid-19: US House votes to declassify intelligence on virus origins
Lawmakers say Americans have questions about how the pandemic began and how to prevent future outbreaks; US agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals…