COVID-19 Updates
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October air traffic climbs again as ‘golden week’ holidays and cheap deals drive recovery in China’s post-Covid air travel
China’s air travel industry continued to rebound in October as pent-up demand during the “golden week” holiday and so-called fly-at-will promotions boosted traffic.The recovery was, however, slower than in previous…
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The Japanese celebrities who made coronavirus face masks fashionable
Japanese celebrities have accepted golden statues in the nation’s first awards ceremony to celebrate face mask fashion. The Best Masknist Awards 2020 were organised by Tokyo-based Sanwa Co., which manufactures…
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Stocks hit by investor caution as Covid vaccine excitement fades – business live
The 12.6% rise in eurozone GDP is still a record high for quarterly growth, despite its downward revision, according to Eurostat: These were by far the sharpest increases observed since…
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The office block has had its day. But what will replace it? | Simon Jenkins
Does a Christian need a church? Does a shopper need a shop? Does an office worker need an office block? We know these places help bring people together and can…
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Coronavirus live news: US tops 140,000 daily cases as world suffers record death toll
Incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain says president-elect Joe Biden will appoint a “Covid coordinator” who will lead the administration’s pandemic response. Klain, speaking on MSNBC on Thursday…
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Dominic Cummings leaves legacy of ‘bullying, deception, hypocrisy and hubris’, says Labour – live
Scotland’s health secretary wanted to suspend freedom of information legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to internal government emails obtained by the investigative website The Ferret. Jeane Freeman…
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New Order frontman Bernard Sumner recovering from coronavirus
New Order frontman Bernard Sumner has said he is recovering from coronavirus. Speaking to Minnesota radio station The Current, he said he caught it three weeks ago, and was still…
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UK’s ‘Yorkshire ripper’ serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dies of coronavirus
British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper for a five-year killing spree during which he stabbed and bludgeoned at least 13 women to death, has died after…
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Covid-19 is rising again in New York. Can the city prevent another surge?
Sign up for the Guardian’s First Thing newsletter It seemed unimaginable: months after Covid-19 killed thousands of New Yorkers, the city and state finally seemed to get the virus under…
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Malaysia’s latest economic data offers hope but Covid-19 curbs could threaten recovery
Malaysia’s economy contracted less than expected in the third quarter, shrinking 2.7 per cent from the same period last year, leading Malaysia’s central bank to offer a more positive outlook…