COVID-19 Updates
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Why London house prices jumped in November
Analysis: pent-up demand, stamp duty holiday, low borrowing costs and overseas investors added fuel Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage London was in lockdown. Its economy –…
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Bright spots of China, Korea fail to lift Burberry’s global sales as coronavirus hits luxury shopping in Europe, America
Strong sales for Burberry in China and Korea were not enough to offset a weak performance in Europe and the Americas as the iconic British fashion brand reported lower revenues…
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Coronavirus live news: WHO says UK variant detected in 60 countries; Dutch government set to introduce curfew
Variant first detected in Britain found in 60 countries; Dutch curfew set to be introduced between 8.30pm and 4.30am; new measures in Beijing Biden holds memorial for 400,000 Americans who…
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Coronavirus: China calls for revisions to reports at WHO, defends early response
Beijing has called for revisions to two reports presented at the World Health Organization this week, as the UN body hears expert reviews of the international response to Covid-19 over…
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UK Covid live: Boris Johnson questioned over timing of border measures and loss of police records
Latest updates: PM says he does not know how many criminals have had records deleted; Starmer asks why he ignored advice on closing borders in March Priti Patel says she…
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Coronavirus in China: residents of five Beijing neighbourhoods told to stay home
The residents of five neighbourhoods in a southern district of Beijing and schoolchildren across the city have been told to stay at home as health authorities in the Chinese capital…
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Priti Patel says she wanted UK borders shut last March
Boris Johnson urged to explain why he apparently rejected home secretary’s Covid advice Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The home secretary, Priti Patel, is at the…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: city’s pro-Beijing politicians to get mainland Covid-19 jab this week, ahead of major political gatherings in the capital
About 200 pro-Beijing politicians from Hong Kong are set to travel to mainland China on Friday for a Covid-19 vaccination, the Post has learned, weeks before the city’s most vulnerable…
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Coronavirus: China grapples with ‘mini Wuhan’ as cases rise in the north
China’s top epidemiologist has likened a coronavirus outbreak in a northern city to a “mini Wuhan”, warning that community transmission could worsen.In an interview with China Newsweek magazine, George Gao…
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Why Donald Trump will never admit defeat | Judith Butler
Whether it is deaths from Covid-19 or his own election defeat, admitting loss is something Trump finds impossible to do It could be considered a small thing that Trump can…