COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus latest: Singapore reports lowest daily rise in 4 months; New Zealand’s largest city in lockdown
Singapore on Wednesday reported its lowest daily coronavirus caseload in over four months, as countries in the Asia-Pacific grappled with new outbreaks, with New Zealand’s largest city back in lockdown,…
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Why a struggling Japan may have no choice but to put up with a stronger yen
The Japanese yen has been performing well against the US dollar over the past few months. It may continue to hold its own. That may seem odd when Japan is…
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Airbnb said to be preparing to file paperwork for IPO in US after travel rebound
Airbnb plans to file paperwork for a stock market listing in the next few weeks paving the way for its shares to start trading as soon as the fourth quarter,…
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As Everest prepares to reopen for autumn climbing season, is Nepal putting cash before caution?
This year has been a quiet one for Mount Everest. In March, Nepal’s Tourism Minister, Yogesh Bhattarai, announced that all expeditions to the nation’s Himalayan peaks, including those to Everest,…
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Covid live news: Lebanon hits record daily cases after blast; Russian vaccine must follow safety procedure, says WHO
Coronavirus in Europe: French and Dutch on alert over rise in cases As Australia wakes up, here’s a summary of some of the latest headlines from the last couple hours:…
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England’s contact-tracing saga is at the heart of the government’s failures
The saga of the attempts to set up an English test-and-trace system is perhaps the central story of the government’s Covid-19 failure. At the heart of the tale is a…
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UK government urged to justify £108m contact-tracing deal with Serco
The government has been urged to demonstrate there was no favouritism at play in awarding Serco a contact-tracing contract worth £108m, as a leaked memo revealed the outsourcing firm was…
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UK coronavirus live: pressure on England over A-level results after Scotland exams U-turn
That’s it for the coronavirus UK liveblog today. Here’s a summary of the top stories: Scotland’s education secretary John Swinney announced a major u-turn on exam results, saying that all…
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Coronavirus vaccine pre-orders top 5 billion in worldwide scramble for supplies
Although none of the coronavirus vaccines under development has proved its efficacy yet in clinical trials, at least 5.7 billion doses have been pre-ordered around the world.First shipments of a…
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Oldham may face full lockdown after Covid cases double
The Greater Manchester town of Oldham is on the brink of being placed into a full lockdown after its number of coronavirus cases nearly doubled despite restrictions on social contact.…